Information Fluency in Classics
The workshop will introduce undergraduates to important sources of information for the study of classics and develop their ability to access, evaluate, and manage resources in a variety of formats.
Archeologists discover Maya ‘melting pot’
Archaeologists working in Guatemala have unearthed new information about the Maya civilization's transition from a mobile, hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a sedentary way of life.
Treasured Possessions from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
A dazzling journey through the decorative arts: from the hand-crafted luxuries of the Renaissance to the first stirrings of mass commerce in the Enlightenment.
The Diplomat, the Dealer and the Digger
Yannis Galanakis about "Writing the History of the Antiquities Trade in 19th century Greece".
Poisonous garden plants as prehistoric weaponry
New technology furthers research into the use of poisonous plants by prehistoric societies to make weapons more lethal for hunting.
Archaeology of Feeling: Death and the Materiality of Memory
Presentation synthesizing fifteen years of ethnographic fieldwork experience and writing in and for the Southern Peloponnese.
Greek Diet, Health, and Medicine in the Roman World
This conference will examine the impact of Greek thought on Roman notions of diet, health and medicine.
Scholarships for Masters courses in Classics at Reading
The scheme is open to UK and EU students who will be starting a Masters course at the University of Reading in 2015.
Heterodoxy and Tradition
Conference discussing both pagan and Christian philosophical traditions, with particular attention to the interaction between them.
Symbols and Metaphors
This conference proposes to explore all aspects of Symbols and Metaphors throughout the disciplines and to examine the use and discussion of symbols in art, literature, and the sciences.
iDig Archaeology app now available
A tool for archaeologists designed to produce immediate digital records in the field and is heavily optimized for excavation workflows.
Plato’s Wayward Path
This study brings the disciplines of literary and classical studies into methodological debate, questioning modern views of Plato’s dialogue form.
Archaeological Research in the Middle Haliakmon Valley (Part 1)
This pattern of occupation, which according to historical data was formed over a continuous period of over 1,000 years, emerged from the coexistence of a large number of settlements that differed in a series of parameters.
A stone stele from the temple of Apollo the Savior
The inscription is in the Doric dialect of NW Greece and contains the treaty defining the limits between the two cities, Ambracia and Charandros.
The Great Islands
A fascinating testament to the continuing achievements of one of the finest archaeologists of the region.
Museum coral expert helps date ancient tombs
Western Australian Museum researcher Dr Zoe Richards has identified coral used in three sacred pyramid tombs on a prehistoric Micronesian island to date their construction to the 14th century.
Human parasites in medieval cesspit reveal links between Middle East and Europe
A medieval cesspit in the Christian quarter of the old city of Jerusalem has revealed the presence of a number of ancient parasite eggs, providing a window into the nature and spread of infectious diseases in the Middle East during the 15th century.
Prehistoric stone tools bear 500,000-year-old animal residue
Tel Aviv University discovers first direct evidence early flint tools were used to butcher animal carcasses.
The first fine-scale genetic map of the British Isles
An international team used DNA samples collected from more than 2,000 people to create the first fine-scale genetic map of any country in the world.
Beyond Argolis
Peter Pavúk (Institute of Classical Archaeology, Charles University in Prague) will introduce the topic "Beyond Argolis. Survival of MH traditions into LBA in Central Greece", in the framework of the Aegean Lectures.
Lectureship in Classics
Applications are invited for a lectureship in Classics permanent whole-time post in the Department of Classics within the College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences.
Ancient skeleton under Odessos wall
A tall man’s skeleton was found buried in a construction ditch partly under the fortress wall of the Greek and Roman ancient city of Odessos.
Women and the Birth of Democracy in Classical Athens
The conference will explore the ideology of “female inferiority” as prompted by ancient democratic laws, especially citizenship laws, and as cultivated in Classical literature and beyond.
Scientists offer new perspectives on China’s long history of reunifications
Archaeologists have investigated the historical processes leading up to China's political unification through the juxtaposition of macro- and micro-scale analysis.