Handwriting analysis provides clues for dating of old testament texts
Inscriptions dating to 600 BCE suggest widespread literacy at the time, say TAU researchers.
Neanderthals may have been infected by diseases carried out of Africa by humans
A new study suggests that Neanderthals across Europe may well have been infected with diseases carried out of Africa by waves of anatomically modern humans, or Homo sapiens.
New discoveries into how an ancient civilization conserved water
Aerial imagery technology is helping researchers locate and study areas that are showing them how less urbanized populations conserved water for drinking and irrigation.
Visiting & Early Career Fellowships 2016-2017
Applications are invited for a Visiting and an Early Career Fellowship at the BSA for 2-3 months in the academic year 2016-17 in any branch of the arts or sciences related to Greece.
SASCAR International Conference
The Italian Archaeological School at Athens presents the SASCAR International Conference, which will take place at the School from May 12th to May 14th, 2016.
New models predicting where to find fossils
An international team of scientists have developed a way to help locate fossils of long-extinct animals.
Two statues found in Elephantine Island, Aswan
The Swiss mission working at Elephantine Island, under the leadership of Dr. C. von Pilgrim, has succeeded in finding two statues, one of them for prince "Heqaib" from the Old Kingdom.
Changes in the urban landscape of 19th century Patras
In the 19h century, Patras is a constantly changing city, an urban landscape where historical, social and economic changes take place.
What really happened on Easter Island?
Hundreds of iconic moai statues stand testament to the vibrant civilization that once inhabited Easter Island.
Micro-Monuments Workshop at the CHS
Participants of this workshop will create their own personal physical small–scale sculptures on site at the Center for Hellenic Studies.
Neanderthal Y chromosome offers clues to what kept us separate species
Researchers reporting in the American Journal of Human Genetics, published by Cell Press, have completed the first in-depth genetic analysis of a Neanderthal Y chromosome.
The dark side of religion
A new study finds that ritual human sacrifice played a central role in helping those at the top of the social hierarchy maintain power over those at the bottom.
Shakespeare’s First Folio found on Scottish island
A previously unknown rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio from a mansion library at a Scottish Island has been confirmed as genuine.
Ancient curse tablets found in a grave in Greece
Ancient Greek lead tablets found in an Athenian woman's grave were inscribed with curses according to researchers.
Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms at the Met
This exhibition will bring together some 264 artworks that were created through the patronage of the royal courts of the Hellenistic kingdoms, with an emphasis on the ancient city of Pergamon.
Two Europa Nostra Awards for Greece
Greece has won two awards in the Category Conservation: one for the restoration of the Byzantine church of St. Peter in Kastania and one for the traditional watermill in Agios Germanos, at Prespes.
Second Temple period bronze implements discovered in Magdala excavations
A decorated bronze incense shovel (used for transferring embers from place to place) and a bronze jug were recently uncovered in archaeological excavations in Magdala on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Politics and Performance in Western Greece
This four-day symposium brings together performance as displayed through rhetoric and drama, and politics in the sense of both history and the means of political activity.
University of Warwick announces PostDoc position
Available as part of the ERC-funded project ‘Token Communities in the Ancient Mediterranean’. Applications close May 16 2016.
Population size fails to explain evolution of complex culture
Recent study challenges predominant theory about driving factor and origin of complex human culture.
Evidence of second Viking settlement in North America
Evidence of a Viking settlement, the second in North America, may have been discovered in Canada by space archaeologists.
11 PhD scholarships in Archaeology available in Germany
At the DFG Research Training Group 1878 of the Universities of Bonn and Cologne on the topic of ‘Archaeology of Pre-Modern Economies’, eleven doctoral posts are to be filled with effect from October 1st, 2016.
How ancient horse-dung bacteria is helping us determine where Hannibal crossed the Alps
Despite thousands of years of hard work by brilliant scholars, the great enigma of where Hannibal crossed the Alps to invade Italy remained unsolved.
The Sculptures of the Tumulus Kasta near Amphipolis (Part 2)
Antonio Corso gives a full account of the Amphipolis finds providing a scholarly interpretation of them.