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Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime Free Online Course

Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime Free Online Course

Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime Free Online Course aims to answer how do we protect our heritage from theft, illegal sale, and destruction.
Harmful mutations have accumulated during early human migrations out of Africa

Harmful mutations have accumulated during early human migrations out of Africa

If modern humans migrated as small bands, then the populations that broke off from their original African family should progressively accumulate slightly harmful mutations.
Switzerland returns looted Etruscan antiques to Italy

Switzerland returns looted Etruscan antiques to Italy

Switzerland has handed back to Italy 45 cases of ancient Etruscan art stolen during illegal excavations.
Cantabria government wants to start auctioning off tickets to Altamira cave

Cantabria government wants to start auctioning off tickets to Altamira cave

the Cantabria government contemplates auctioning off the ticket to the UNESCO site. Some say that this means the cave would be open only to the highest bidders.
Olivier Descotes: the new Director of the Benaki Museum

Olivier Descotes: the new Director of the Benaki Museum

This appointment, effective as of 1 March 2016, is the result of a procedure aimed at attracting international candidacies, which lasted almost a year and to which 82 candidates responded.
Genetic data does not support ancient trans-Atlantic migration

Genetic data does not support ancient trans-Atlantic migration

Anthropologists concluded that genetic data scientists have recovered to date only supports a migration from Siberia into the Americas.
The warrior graves and the Mycenaean presence in the area of Iolkos

The warrior graves and the Mycenaean presence in the area of Iolkos

Mycenaean Seminar presented by Dr. Anthi Batziou.
Sudan Archaeology from a Greco-Roman Perspective (Part 1)

Sudan Archaeology from a Greco-Roman Perspective (Part 1)

The special issue on Sudan archaeology from a Greco-Roman perspective begins with an article about the Hellenistic burial traditions in Meroe.
Mammoth injuries indicate humans occupied Arctic earlier than thought

Mammoth injuries indicate humans occupied Arctic earlier than thought

The carcass of a frozen mammoth with signs of weapon-inflicted injuries suggests humans were present in the Eurasian Arctic ten millennia earlier than previously thought.
Forensic research on modern child abuse can shed light on past cultures

Forensic research on modern child abuse can shed light on past cultures

Research into modern-day forensic analysis of child-abuse victims can be used to shed light on how children of earlier cultures were treated, anthropologists say.
New discoveries concerning Ötzi’s genetic history

New discoveries concerning Ötzi’s genetic history

The Iceman’s maternal genetic line originated in the Alps and is now extinct.
Another horse burial found in Faliron

Another horse burial found in Faliron

A well-preserved horse burial was found during excavations in the Faliron Delta.
First demonstration of sexual selection in dinosaurs identified

First demonstration of sexual selection in dinosaurs identified

Large ornamental structures in dinosaurs, such as horns and head crests are likely to have been used in sexual displays and to assert social dominance.
The iconostasis of the Church of Panagia Parigoritissa at Arta

The iconostasis of the Church of Panagia Parigoritissa at Arta

The iconostasis of the church of Parigoritissa was chosen by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Arta as the exhibit of this month.
Jamal: The Road to Silk

Jamal: The Road to Silk

Paintings and drawings by the painter Jamal inspired by the Silk Road, the emblematic commercial road which connected China with the West for centuries, in an exhibition organized by the Benaki Museum.
Strategies of Remembrance in Greece under Rome

Strategies of Remembrance in Greece under Rome

International conference aiming to explore comparative perspectives on strategies of remembrance in Roman Greece.
The Peak Sanctuary of Vrysinas. A form of early amphictyony?

The Peak Sanctuary of Vrysinas. A form of early amphictyony?

"The Peak Sanctuary of Vrysinas. A form of early amphictyony?" is the subject of the next Minoan Seminar to be given by Iris Tzachili.
Prosthetic leg found in Chinese tomb

Prosthetic leg found in Chinese tomb

A 2,200-year-old prosthetic leg was found in a tomb located near Turpan in western China.
Bronze Age stilt houses unearthed in East Anglian Fens

Bronze Age stilt houses unearthed in East Anglian Fens

Βest-preserved Bronze Age houses came to light at Must Farm quarry in the East Anglian fens.
A fish trap from the Middle Ages

A fish trap from the Middle Ages

While surveying the remains of a medieval bridge leading to Ostrów Lednicki, an island in Lake Lednica, Polish archaeologists discovered a large, wicker fish trap.
New digital tools could help speed up cultural heritage work

New digital tools could help speed up cultural heritage work

Archaeologists will soon have access to new digital tools for reassembly and erosion, while advances in predictive scanning could open up new market opportunities.
Ancient burial rituals prove you can take it with you…

Ancient burial rituals prove you can take it with you…

The ancient bereavement practices from the the Central Apulian region in pre-Roman Italy helps shed light on economic and social mobility, military service and even drinking customs.
Pathogens found in Ötzi’s stomach

Pathogens found in Ötzi’s stomach

Scientists discover Helicobacter pylori in the contents of Otzi's stomach -- along with some unexpected insights into the coexistence of man and bacterium.
Mycenaeans up to date

Mycenaeans up to date

This volume contains the proceedings of the conference "Mycenaeans up to date: The archaeology of the north-eastern Peloponnese—current concepts and new directions".
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