Making Europe’s cultural heritage more open
One of the world’s most important historic book collections, from the Austrian National Library will be made freely available to the public via Europeana.eu.
Fossil of giant 3-million-year-old bear found in Grevena, Greece
Fossil of a giant bear which lived three million years ago in Grevena, Greece, was found.
Ancient ritual bath and World War II graffiti revealed in Israel
A 1,900 year old ritual bath and graffiti left by Australian soldiers during World War II were exposed in Israel, during the archaeological excavations carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Marathon – 2,500 Years
This volume includes twenty-one papers originally presented at a colloquium hosted by the Faculty of Philology at the University of Peloponnese, Kalamata in 2010.
Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars Program
The University of Cincinnati Classics Department announces the Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars Program.
Explore ‘The Histories’ by Herodotus
Find out more about our Classical past by exploring the digital text of Herodotus’ ‘The Histories’ with online mapping and an interactive map-and-narrative timeline 'mashup'!
One of the oldest images of Jesus
Archaeologists in southern Spain found an engraved green glass paten on which they have identified one of the earliest images of Jesus.
New finds from Tomb II, Great Tumulus, Aegae
Scientific meeting on "New finds from the skeletons of Tomb II at Aegae", to be held on Friday, October 10, 2014, at 13.00, at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki.
Two copies of ancient Greek clay beehives
"The construction of two copies of ancient Greek clay beehives and the control of their colonies’ homeostasis" will be presented by Katerina Kalogirou and Alexandos Papachristoforou during the apiculture-symposium to be held this week on Syros.
Rosetta
The Rosetta journal is looking to include articles covering a wide scope of archaeology, history and classics subjects, book reviews, museum or conference reports and any responses to previous articles.
Research Internship Positions (2014-15)
The Centre for Mediterranean, Middle East and Islamic Studies (CEMMIS) is offering two (2) internships on a voluntary basis for the current academic year.
The Bronze Age in Epirus (Part 2)
Remains of habitation and burial finds in various Epirus sites. Presentation of prehistoric Dodona.
Perishable Material Culture in Prehistory
A book that raises awareness of the ‘missing majority’ of material culture through investigations into ethnography, experimental archaeology, and case studies from around the world.
Seminar on Latin textual criticism in the digital age
The seminar will take place on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, on June 25–26, 2015.
Perseus Open Publication Series
The Perseus Open Publication Series (POPS) is a new venue for open access and open data publications in any format and in any language that the Perseus Digital Library can support.
Stone beehives on the islands of Eastern Mediterranean
George Mavrofridis' contribution to the symposium on beekeeping is about the various types of stone beehives to be found on the Eastern Mediterranean islands.
In front of the marble door
Amphipolis: On Wednesday parts of a marble “typical for Macedonian tombs” gate came to light on Kasta hill.
Marble Hermes head withdrawn from auction
A marble Hermes head was withdrawn from a Bonhams auction, that was going to take place today (Oct. 2), following a request by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture.
Cypriot bronzework in the Mediterranean world during the Late Bronze Age
After the positive response to the lecture of the period 2013-14, the MCA is continuing the series of public talks titled “Cyprus Seminar: Recent developments in the archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean” in the period 2014-15. The first lecture of this year’s
Tooth serves as evidence of 220-million-year-old attack
Tennessee University researchers found evidence of phytosaurs, who were smaller, semi-aquatic animals, potentially targeting and eating big carnivores in the Age of Dinosaurs.
Wild and domestic honey in middle Byzantine Hagiography
Ilias Anagnostakis will address the subject "Wild and domestic honey in middle Byzantine Hagiography: issues relating to its production, collection, and consumption" in the forthcoming symposium on beekeeping.
Representation in the Classical World
Abstracts for papers are invited again for the second UWICAH Postgraduate Classics Conference at Lampeter, entitled "Representation in the Classical World".
Straight from the field to the market, the kitchen, the table…
Lecture series at the Sismanoglio Megaro, Istanbul, Turkey.
An antique apiary on Agathonisi
In the northern part of the Agathonisi island, at the rocky area of Kastraki, an apiary was in use from the late 4th c. BC until the mid 2nd century AD...