“Opening Roads” at the Archaeological Museum of Dion
“Opening Roads” is the title of the temporary exhibition organized by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Pieria at the Archaeological Museum of Dion.
Did Augustus really transform Rome from brick to marble?
“I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble,” said Augustus according to legend. Was he telling the truth or making an empty claim?
Earliest known fossil of the genus Homo has been dated
The earliest known record of the genus Homo -- the human genus -- represented by a lower jaw with teeth, recently found in the Afar region of Ethiopia, dates to between 2.8 and 2.75 million years ago.
Excavation reveals ancient town and burial complex in Diros Bay
Recent research by The Diros Project, a five-year excavation program in Diros Bay, Greece, has uncovered the remains of an ancient town and burial complex that date to the Neolithic and Bronze Age.
Lectureships in Ancient Greek Language & Literature
The Department of Classics at King’s College London is intending to make two appointments to lectureships (indefinite contract) in Ancient Greek Language and Literature.
Working Drawings of Icon painters after the Fall of Constantinopolis
This book presents the 452 working drawings that compose the Andreas Xyngopoulos portfolio in the Benaki Museum, commented upon and illustrated in their entirety.
New tomb discovered in Qurna
The American Research Center in Egypt team cleaning the forecourt of the Eighteenth Dynasty Theban Tomb of Djehuty, TT 110 have unearthed a new tomb in Qurna.
When age matters
The precise dating of ancient charcoal found near a skull is helping reveal a unique period in prehistory.
StAGE 2015
Registration for the postgraduate conference ‘StAGE 2015: Training and Research in Material Culture Related to the Ancient World’ is now open.
Yılan Mermer: The Marble of the Snake
The Marble of the Snake is a neglected monument in Thessaloniki. Its history takes us back to Constantine the Great and the tradition of raising honorary statues in public spaces.
Lady in lead
A mysterious lead coffin containing the skeleton of an elderly woman was found close to the site of Richard III's hastily dug grave at the Grey Friars friary.
The Invaders: How Humans and Their Dogs Drove Neanderthals to Extinction
This book shows how our coevolution with wolves contributed to the extinction of Neanderthals and further transformed us through the process of domesticating dogs.
What was a day at school like for Julius Caesar?
Priceless insight into daily life in the Roman Empire are revealed by the first English translation of Europe's most ancient children's book.
More than 200 bodies found in communal graves beneath Paris supermarket
More than 200 bodies have been found by INRAP archaeologists in eight mass graves beneath a central Paris supermarket. The bodies were laid out in neat rows.
Surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago
The ancient British were not cut off from Europeans on an isolated island 8,000 years ago as previously thought, new research suggests.
Museums and Museology in modern society. New challenges, new relationships (Part 5)
Τhe concept of museums and collections as ideological fields of reference in the work of important artists of the so called Institutional Critique.
Outrage over footage of IS militants smashing ancient Iraq statues
UNESCO expresses outrage over terrorist attack against Mosul Museum.
Heroic Offerings
The first in-depth study of the terracotta plaques from the sanctuary of Agamemnon and Kassandra at Amyklai.
Secret chamber discovered at Sidon temple
A delegation from the British Museum discovered a concealed chamber at the Sidon’s Frères archaeological site.
New light shed at Homo Sapiens stay in Arabia through tool evolution
A pair of American archaeologists claim that through tool evolution they managed to track the route humans took moving from Africa across Eurasia about 50,000 to 60,000 years ago.
Kolonna on Aegina. A Central Aegean Hub
Αn overview of research and excavations conducted at the site covering roughly a 600-year span from the later Early Bonze II period to the beginning of the Late Bronze Age.
Feasting on the Enemy: Horror in the Theban Epics
About the hero Tydeus forfeiting immortality by gnawing on the head of a dying enemy...
Athens: from ancient polis to postmodern metropolis
A three-week long, intensive study abroad programme combining at least 40 hours of morning on-site classes with afternoon specialist lectures and weekend fieldtrips.