ICOMOS Statement on Threats to Lebanon’s cultural heritage
On 6 October, rockets struck in the immediate vicinity of Baalbek World Heritage site; reports on several historic buildings and archaeological sites being damaged in South Lebanon.
ARCE Fellowship applications are open
ARCE-funded fellowships support intellectuals interested in conducting academic research in Egypt on various topics.
PhD funding opportunities in Classics and Archaeology
The Dpt of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Nottingham invites applications from students looking to undertake doctoral study.
Postdoctoral Researcher for the PalimXRF project
This one-year position dedicated to the application of multispectral imaging technologies to the reading of ancient manuscripts.
“Conflict in Archaeology” session at Kiel Conference 2025
The deadline for submitting abstracts to the session "Modeling Conflict in Archaeology" has been extended to 31st October 2024.
Who can decipher the enigmatic code from the Bronze Age?
The exhibition focuses on the so-called bread loaf idols - mysterious, decorated clay objects whose function remains a puzzle to this day.
Steppe bison: a specialised herbivore of Pleistocene landscapes?
The results of new research challenge the common view that the steppe bison was a strictly grazing animal, feeding mainly in the steppes.
Early modern human activity in the jungles of Southeast Asia
Studying layers of dirt from the Tam Pà Ling cave site has provided insights into earliest evidence of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia.
The GEM announces the trial operation of its Main Galleries
The Grand Egyptian Museum has announced the trial operation of several of its spaces, including its main galleries.
Archaeologists discover Armenia’s oldest church
Archaeologists from the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and the University of Münster have discovered the remains of a previously unknown early Christian church in the ancient city of Artaxata.
Beyond the Page: the Hidden Worlds of Ancient Science
Papers are invited that disrupt and/or expand upon a theory- and author-centric conceptualization of science in the ancient world.
Parthian Art & the Graeco-Roman World
The video recordings of the workshop, 'Parthian Art and the Graeco-Roman World', are now available on the CARC website.
Visualizing Victory: Propaganda around Military Victories in Antiquity
This panel seeks to examine the techniques of visual propaganda used to portray military triumphs in Antiquity.
New Voices on the Polis
Master’s and Doctoral students are invited to submit abstracts for 20-minute papers in English relating to the polis.
Meta-sea. The Sea of the Gods
The conference addresses the theme of circulation in connection to religion and the definition of a Mediterranean identity.
Skill and technique in Bronze Age spear combat
Studying Bronze Age spear fighting helps researchers better understand battle strategies and the development of weapons.
Landscape effects of hunter-gatherer practices reshape idea of agriculture
Indigenous hunter-gatherer practices play key role in plant dispersal, genetic diversity and conservation, according to new research.
Skammata, a documentary film
After its successful premiere, Skammata, the documentary film by Danae Stylianou, will be screened in Lemesos (Limassol) and Pafos.
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships in Classics & Ancient History
The Classics Section, within the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at Newcastle University, invites expressions of interest.
Women’s Perspectives in the Nile Valley
The conference ‘Women’s Perspectives in the Nile Valley’ will take place on 25th-27th of June 2025 in Warsaw (Faculty of Archaeology UW).
Communicating Archaeology
The British School at Athens announces that the Communicating Archaeology - PG course will take place in 14-21 January 2025.
Underwater caves yield new clues about Sicily’s first residents
Coastal and underwater cave sites in Sicily contain important new clues about the path and fate of early human migrants to the island.
Oldest DNA from South Africa decoded to date
10,000-year-old human genome are genetically similar to those of ethnic groups living in the region today.
