Grave of Don Quixote author discovered in Madrid
Part of a coffin bearing the initials of Miguel de Cervantes was recovered by a team of researchers at a Madrid convent this weekend.
Ancient capital unearthed during renovation of Ayia Thekla
A capital possibly belonging to an early Christian church built in the area of the Ayia Thekla chapel in Sotira (Cyprus) was brought to light during restoration works.
Easter Island mystery
Was the Rapa Nui demographic decline caused by environmental degradation, or could a political revolution or an epidemic of disease be to blame?
Princely tombs in Karczyn
The largest necropolis from the Roman period in Karczyn in Kujawy is the object of detailed scientific research in Poland.
Wage Accounting in Deir el-Medina
By investigating the documentary evidence from the royal workmen’s community at Thebes, Wage Accounting in Deir el-Medina provides a comprehensive overview of the processes by which the state paid its employees their monthly grain rations.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in the Ancient World
Research has discovered soldiers in ancient Iraq suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) up to 3,000 years ago.
7,000-year-old tomb reveals ancient burial methods
Excavations at the temple of Apollo Smintheus in Çanakkale revealed a tomb providing valuable information regarding burial methods of the era.
Tutankhamun’s broken beard
On January 24, a press conference was given at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo about Tutanhamun's beard and the unfortunate attempt to glue it back to the funerary mask using epoxy.
Early ancestors used their hands like modern humans
New research suggests pre-Homo human ancestral species used human-like hand postures much earlier than was previously thought.
MA Scholarship to study in Rome and Canterbury (UK)
A scholarship fund worth over £18,000 is available to applicants wishing to study a taught MA at the University of Kent, Rome starting in September 2015.
The Mycenaean sanctuary at Abai/Kalapodi
Professor Wolf Dietrich Niemeier will address the topic “The Mycenaean sanctuary at Abai/Kalapodi and the question of continuity of cult between the Bronze and the Iron Age”, during the the 4th meeting of this year’s Mycenaean Seminar series.
The systematic excavation at the Peak Sanctuary of Vrysinas
The impressive number of clay human figurines together with the even larger mass of figurines representing animals, mostly bovids, place Vrysinas among the most important archaeological sites.
Building Beta at Akrotiri, Thera
The next Minoan Seminar, presented by Fragoula Georma, Irene Nikolakopoulou, and Ioannis Bitis.
Greek Iconographies
The Netherlands Institute at Athens and the Belgian School of Athens organize the lecture series “Greek Iconographies”.
Red numbers on Colosseum
During the ongoing restoration of the Colosseum traces of painted red numbers have been found on its arches.
Content of charred papyri from volcano eruption revealed
Scientists have discovered a new x-ray method to reach the content of papyrus scrolls charred by volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago.
Earliest dated building in Derry revealed
An excavation carried out in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, has brought to light part of a building that is thought to have burned down during the O’Doherty rising of 1608.
5,361 looted artefacts seized in Switzerland
Record haul of rare antiquities illegally looted from Italy was recovered in Switzerland.
The Canine Cooperation Hypothesis
Behavioural scientists studied the origins of the famous dog-human relationship.
Postgraduate Latin Summer School
The Department of Classics at the University of Reading announced that the Postgraduate Latin Summer School will run again in 2015.
Oldest known Gospel discovered in a mummy mask
A fragment of what could be the earliest copy of the Gospel of Mark was discovered in the face mask of an Egyptian mummy.
The Name Giver of dinosaurs, crocs and other reptiles
Nundasuchus is the name palaeontologist Nesbitt gave to the 9-feet-long carnivorous reptile he had discovered in 2007.