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The Ring of Theseus on display for the first time

The Ring of Theseus on display for the first time

The Ring of Theseus, a Mycenaean gold signet ring unearthed in the Plaka district of Athens in the 1950s, went on display on Monday for the first time at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
One God – Descendants of Abraham on the Nile

One God – Descendants of Abraham on the Nile

A special exhibition on Judaism, Christianity and Islam in Egypt from late antiquity to the early Middle Ages.
2nd International Petras Symposium

2nd International Petras Symposium

The Second International Petras Symposium will focus on "Pre- and Proto-palatial cemetery in context".
Athens Greek Religion Seminar

Athens Greek Religion Seminar

The Swedish Institute introduces the Athens Greek Religion Seminar.
Tomb of an unknown Egyptian queen

Tomb of an unknown Egyptian queen

Czech archaeologists believe they have discovered the tomb of an unknown Egyptian queen within a small cemetery to the southeast of the funerary complex of King Raneferef at Abusir.
Centenary Bursary Awards 2015-2016

Centenary Bursary Awards 2015-2016

Applications are invited from university graduates of Greek or Cypriot nationality for awards to cover the expenses of a stay in the United Kingdom. Applications should be submitted by 5pm, 30 January, 2015.
Kissonerga-Skalia: Revealing the unique large-scale building

Kissonerga-Skalia: Revealing the unique large-scale building

The results of the fifth season of investigations at Kissonerga-Skalia (2014) conducted under the direction of Dr Lindy Crewe of the University of Manchester have just been announced.
The systematic excavation at the Peak Sanctuary of Vrysinas

The systematic excavation at the Peak Sanctuary of Vrysinas

The excavation at the Vrysinas peak sanctuary was conducted from 2004 to 2011 and brought to light significant finds, mostly pottery and figurines.
Ancient maize followed two paths into the Southwest

Ancient maize followed two paths into the Southwest

After it was first domesticated from the wild teosinte grass in southern Mexico, maize, or corn, took both a high road and a coastal low road as it moved into what is now the U.S. Southwest.
Intact Archaic tomb in the Kition necropolis

Intact Archaic tomb in the Kition necropolis

Important finds were brought to light during the third excavation season at the Kition-Pervolia necropolis by the French Archaeological Mission of Kition and Salamis, under the direction of Dr Sabine Fourrier.
Ancient Greek shipwreck carrying unusual metal discovered

Ancient Greek shipwreck carrying unusual metal discovered

Ingots of orichalcum, a cast metal which was said to be found in Atlantis, have been recovered from a 16th century shipwreck off Southern Sicily.
Study casts doubt on mammoth-killing cosmic impact

Study casts doubt on mammoth-killing cosmic impact

Rock soil droplets formed by heating most likely came from Stone Age house fires and not from a disastrous cosmic impact 12,900 years ago.
3rd Annual Student Archaeology Conference

3rd Annual Student Archaeology Conference

The 3rd Annual Student Archaeology Conference will be held at the University of Edinburgh in June 2015. Call for Papers is now open.
Rock inscriptions and Sphinx discovered at Gebel El Silsila

Rock inscriptions and Sphinx discovered at Gebel El Silsila

During the epigraphic survey at Gebel El Silsila a rare Late Period rock inscription and a sphinx statue were found.
The Coins of Pythagoras

The Coins of Pythagoras

Joint research program to solve a twenty five century old mystery behind the technology used to produce a special variety of ancient Greek coins.
Study of ancient dogs in the Americas yields insights into human, dog migration

Study of ancient dogs in the Americas yields insights into human, dog migration

A new study suggests that dogs may have first successfully migrated to the Americas only about 10,000 years ago, thousands of years after the first human migrants crossed a land bridge from Siberia to North America.
New data about ‘stone feature’ at Vretsia – Roudias site

New data about ‘stone feature’ at Vretsia – Roudias site

The 2014 excavation season has brought to light new data regarding the architectural remains of the Epipalaeolithic mountainous site of Vretsia/Ayios Ioannis - Roudias in the Troodos Mountains as well as its lithic technology.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly at the Dark Age Ranch

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly at the Dark Age Ranch

A University of Cincinnati doctoral student and a doctoral student in archaeology at Boston University are taking a new twist on long-published research about what an ancient civilization did for a living.
Amathus, the enigmatic city of ancient Cyprus

Amathus, the enigmatic city of ancient Cyprus

Next Monday (January 12th) the ancient city of Amathus and its necropolises will be presented at the Museum of Cycladic Art in the framework of the Cyprus Seminar series.
Parasite eggs from the Celtic period found in Switzerland

Parasite eggs from the Celtic period found in Switzerland

Archaeologists from the University of Basel discovered eggs of intestinal parasites in samples from the former Celtic settlement, and concluded that its population lived in poor sanitary conditions.
Seven Greek discoveries that changed the world of archaeology in 2014

Seven Greek discoveries that changed the world of archaeology in 2014

Our website has selected to present to its readers seven Greek discoveries which changed the world of archaeology in 2014.
“Sitting in a car or in front of a desk is not what we have evolved to do”

“Sitting in a car or in front of a desk is not what we have evolved to do”

Latest analysis of prehistoric bones show there is no anatomical reason why a person born today could not develop the skeletal strength of a prehistoric forager or a modern orangutan.
Oldest stone tool ever found in Turkey

Oldest stone tool ever found in Turkey

Scientists have discovered the oldest recorded stone tool ever to be found in Turkey, revealing that humans passed through the gateway from Asia to Europe much earlier than previously thought.
Southeast Naxos Survey 2015

Southeast Naxos Survey 2015

A new project in 2015 will begin with surface survey on the island of Naxos.
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