It takes a village to raise a child
University of Utah anthropologist Karen Kramer explores the moment when ancient societies adopted the practice of 'taking a village to raise a child' in research published in the Journal of Human Evolution.
Exhibition “from the storage rooms”of the Lemesos Archaeological Museum
The most important and attractive areas of a museum are its storage rooms... An exhibition at the Archaeological Museum of Lemesos (Cyprus).
Large scanning project reveals animal mummy “scandal”
More than 800 mummies, ranging from cats and birds to crocodiles, have so far been analysed using X-rays and CT scans during a large scanning project at Manchester Museum and the University of Manchester.
Museums and Museology in modern society. New challenges, new relationships (Part 7)
In this article, Esther Solomon presents the ethnographic museums of the 21st century and addresses the topic of cultural diversity.
Religious Convergence in the Ancient Mediterranean
This international conference brings together scholars in religion, archaeology, philology, and history to explore case studies and theoretical models of converging religions.
2016 Annual Meeting of Postgraduates in Ancient Literature
The Annual Meeting of Postgraduates in Ancient Literature (AMPAL) is one of the largest postgraduate conferences in ancient literature in the UK.
Scandinavian trade ‘triggered’ the Viking Age
New study shows that the early Vikings from Norway had access to large quantities of reindeer antlers and sold them to craftworkers in Southern Scandinavia.
Strange Itineraries
The Onassis Cultural Centre-Athens in collaboration with Big Olive (bigolive.org) invite you to a walk in the footsteps of European travellers who were captivated by Athens before and after the struggle for Independence.
International Journal of Student Research in Archaeology
IJSRA accepts papers addressing any topic and temporal sequence of archaeological interest until September 1, 2015.
Traces of flowers on Red Lady’s tomb
The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country researchers Maria José Iriarte and Álvaro Arrizabalaga have published a paper in the Journal of Archaeological Science monograph on the burial of the Red Lady in Cantabria.
Save Mes Aynak
"The time to act is now. My fear is that we'll all gasp in horror when the Mes Aynak site is destroyed but won't do much when there was actually time to save it." - Brent Huffman, Director of "Saving Mes Aynak".
The “Serpent Column” will once again adorn Delphi
A replica of the famous sacrificial tripod dedicated to Apollo to commemorate the Greeks who fought and defeated the Persian Empire at the Battle of Plataea (479 BC) will be place in the archaeological site of Delphi.
Heritage destruction as an archaeological opportunity?
Researchers say it is possible to obtain a great deal of original and important information from sites that have suffered badly through conflict.
The Western Traditions of Ancient History
Since the 18th century the study of Ancient History has centred around two separate concepts, imperialism and liberty, as Professor Oswyn Murray (University of Oxford) will explain in the presentation of his paper "The Western Traditions of Ancient History", at the British School at Athens, next Monday.
Project Curator for an Egyptian Exhibition
The British Museum's Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan are hiring a Project Curator for a a major exhibition of Egyptian antiquities.
Ancient Zominthos: Restoration after illegal digging
Restoration of the damages caused by looters at the Zominthos archaeological site on Mount Psiloritis on Crete have begun on Monday. As announced by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, the site was vandalized.
Summer Workshop on Ancient Greek Graffiti
A week-long workshop focused on the Greek graffiti of Pompeii and Herculaneum will take place August 3-7, 2015 at the Center for Hellenic Studies, in Washington DC.
AURAL LIGHTHOUSES presents DANCING TUBES INTERVENTIONS
All nature, as it is in itself, consists of two things: there are bodies and there is void in which these bodies are and through which they move.
Lucretius, Der Rerum Natura, (c. 50 BCE), Book I, 418-421
Αegean and Cypriot trade in the 2nd millennium BC
Cyprus Seminar by Nikolas Papadimitriou (Museum of Cycladic Art).
Carl W. Blegen: Personal and Archaelogical Narratives
A biography that sets Blegen and his closest colleagues in the social and academic milieu that gave rise to the discipline of classical archaeology in Greece.
Human hunting weapons may not have caused the demise of the Neanderthals
Technological innovation may not have led to the colonization of Europe by anatomically modern humans, suggests new study.
Bizarre ‘platypus’ dinosaur discovered
Although closely related to T-Rex, a new dinosaur discovered is proving to be an evolutionary jigsaw puzzle, as it preferred to graze upon plants.
Knowledge, love and diplomacy
Lecture at the Netherlands Institute at Athens by Professor Dr Jan Bransen (Radboud University).
Digital meets Culture
The portal Digital Meets Culture calls for contributions, i.e. interesting news concerning new technologies applied to creativity and culture.