Scenes from the Stone Age
A major exhibition dedicated to the masterpieces of Lascaux will be held this autumn in Geneva.
Wall and sanctuary discovered in Ancient Feneos
A fortification wall with 5 towers and a sanctuary devoted to a female deity came to light in Ancient Feneos.
Brutal conflicts in Neolithic Europe
Violent conflicts in Neolithic Europe were held more brutally than has been known so far.
Sun discs found on Danish island
Evidence of beliefs and rituals performed by inhabitants of the Danish island of Bornholm 5,500 years ago, have been discovered by archaeologists of the Warsaw University during the excavations in Vasagard.
2,000-year-old unlooted Sarmatian woman burial discovered in Russia
A treasure trove of ancient jewellery has been found in the grave of a noble warrior woman, belonging to a nomadic people who occupied the steppes north of the Black Sea.
Suspected 1665 Great Plague Pit unearthed in London
A mass burial site suspected of containing 30 victims of The Great Plague of 1665 was unearthed at Crossrail's Liverpool Street site in the City of London.
Humans responsible for demise of gigantic ancient mammals
Early humans were the dominant cause of the extinction of a variety of species of giant beasts, new research has revealed.
Sunken settlement found in the Argolic Gulf
An extended sunken settlement dating back to the 3rd millennium BC was found during the investigations conducted by the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities and the University of Geneva at the Khilada Bay, Argolic Gulf.
Masterpieces of Metonymy: From Ancient Greek Times to Now
In Masterpieces of Metonymy, Gregory Nagy analyzes metonymy as a mental process that complements metaphor.
Arabs and Empires before Islam
250 translated extracts from an extensive array of ancient sources which, from a variety of different perspectives, illuminate the history of the Arabs before the emergence of Islam.
What’s new in Roman Greece
The Roman Seminar, in cooperation with the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation, will organize the International Conference “What’s New In Roman Greece”.
The Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek
The "Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek" is the English translation of Franco Montanari’s "Vocabolario della Lingua Greca".
Celts: art and identity
The exhibition "Celts: art and identity" opens at the British Museum on September 24, 2015. The Museum invites on a journey tracing what it means to be Celtic.
A dip into the Mysteries of Osiris
The show focuses on the incredible remains of the temples of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus in which the most secret religious rites and processions took place.
An archaeology exhibition “with a taste”
The collection of David Doret, exposed almost in its entirety with the exception of a few items of little architectural value, is owned by the museum.
How It All Began. The Story of Carl Jacobsen’s Egyptian Collection 1884-1925
Mogens Jørgensen has clearly mapped out, how, in a race with other major collectors, and in dialogue with the Egyptian authorities, the Glyptotek managed to build up an Egyptian collection.
Ramesside Inscriptions. Historical & Biographical
First published in eight individual fascicles between 1969 and 1975 by B. H. Blackwell (Oxford), this volume is re-printed here for the first time in a single, handsome, book.
Lost Egypt found in Omaha
The exhibition is running since May 23 but lasts through September 6 at The Durham Museum, Omaha, USA.
Art is out !
De Casabianca’s pioneering “Outings Project” involves using a smartphone to take photos of masterpieces housed in famous museums and galleries.
This is the world’s first robot
The life-size doll had a mechanism transferring wine and water from two pots interred in its body, to the jug she was holding.
Was Tutankhamun’ s tomb actually made for Nefertiti?
Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves suggests KV 62 was originally made for Nefertiti, who is still hiding beneath its burial chamber’ s plastered walls.
Ancient-style wine-making is rediscovered in Georgia
Georgia's wine-making heritage goes back 8,000 years and centers on the qvevri, a cavernous egg-shaped terra-cotta pot.
The magic world of ancient Egypt
Egyptian Magic has more than 300 objects of great value, some dating back 3,000 years and coming from various museums around the world.
The Great Islands: Studies of Crete and Cyprus presented to G. Cadogan
This volume, comprising mostly Cretan and Cypriot studies, is offered by an array of scholars who have been taught or examined by Cadogan.