AHRC PhD Funding Opportunity in Classics and Ancient History
The Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology (Classics and Ancient History) at The University of Liverpool invites applications for PhD studentships.
Ιnternship in the British Library
The British Library is pleased to be able to offer a paid internship in the Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts section of the Western Heritage Department for a doctoral or post-doctoral student in History, History of Art or other relevant subject.
Cemetery containing mythical carvings found by archaeologists
A 1,700-year-old cemetery has containing mythical carvings has been discovered by archaeologists in north-west China, in the city of Kucha, along part of the Silk Road.
People ate mammoth, dogs got reindeer
Tübingen biogeologists show how Gravettian people shared their food 30,000 years ago.
Gold jewellery found in Tuthmosis III temple tomb
A small collection of jewellery made of gold, that survived looters, were found in one of the tombs that lie beneath the Temple of Millions of Years of Tuthmosis III in Luxor.
A well with rich movable material was excavated in Cyprus
Fine and plain wares, cooking ware, transport amphorae, terracotta figurines, coins and metal objects were found in Cyprus during the 2014 field work within the framework of the Pafos Agora Project.
The Future is Now
On December 4, 2014, the Benaki Museum in Athens will host a one-day-conference entitled "The future is now. Evolving Museum Strategy, Programming and Communication".
Man-made materials, engineering and infrastructure
The 5th International Workshop on the Archaeology of Roman Construction entitled "Man-made materials, engineering and infrastructure" will take place at the University of Oxford, on 11-12 April 2015.
Classics: Mellon Bridge Assistant Professorship
The School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University seeks a scholar who studies the contact between the Greco-Roman and Islamic traditions during any period through the Renaissance for a tenure-track Mellon Bridge Assistant Professorship.
Gold necklace found in Celtic hoard
Experts performing conservation works on the world's largest Celtic hoard of coins, dating to about 70BC, came across a gold necklace, probably from the Baiocasses, a tribe from Normandy.
Biggest ancient stone block in Baalbek/ancient Heliopolis
The monolithic block in the stone quarry of Baalbek measures 19,60x6x5,5m. It weighs ca 1,650 tons...
Cultural Heritage: Recalibrating Relationships
Bringing Cultural Heritage and people together in a changing Europe and finding new ways of engaging with heritage in a digital world...
Fish, shellfish and fishermen in Prehistoric Aegean
The roots of the fishing traditions of the Aegean, which are still found along its coasts, are to be found in prehistoric times, from the Mesolithic to the Bronze Age.
Ancient Egyptian spell book deciphered
A 1300 year-old ancient Egyptian handbook including magic spells and invocations has been deciphered by Australian scientists. The spell book is a parchment codex including spells on love matters, exorcising evil spirits and treating infections. It is written in Coptic and scientists believe that it was used by ritual practitioners.
Scientific Writings from the Ancient and Medieval World
New series of translations with commentaries of works of ancient and medieval science to be published by Routledge.
Geologists discover ancient buried canyon in South Tibet
The discovery of an ancient buried canyon in Tibet rules out a popular model used to explain how the massive and picturesque gorges of the Himalaya became so steep, so fast.
Amphipolis: Slowing down the pace
After three months of intensive excavations with the dazzling array of finds, the pace on Kasta Hill is slowing down.
Sunken parts of the Stadion District found in the waters off Delos
Recent surveys conducted in the waters off Delos show sunken settlement remains in the Stadion District, where commercial and manufacturing activities took place.
What’s new in Roman Greece
The Roman Seminar, in cooperation with the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation, will organize the International Conference “What’s New In Roman Greece”.
Attic funerary stele found at Kerameikos
During the ongoing excavations by the German Archaeological Institute, Athens at Kerameikos the fragment of a Classical period funerary stele was found.
A Game of Thrones: Succession in the Ancient World
This colloquium seeks to bring together treatments of succession, broadly conceived, from a variety of disciplines and areas of study.
Promoting and elevating the activities of the European Cultural Centre of Delphi
Project aiming to upgrade the digital services offered by the European Cultural Centre of Delphi to citizens by utilizing the philosophy and technology of Web 2.0.
Cross-Cultural Exchange in the Byzantine World, c. 300-c.1500
"Cross-Cultural Exchange in the Byzantine World, c. 300-c.1500" is the subject of The Oxford University Byzantine Society’s XVII International Graduate Conference which will take place on 27th February – 28th February 2015, at the University of Oxford.
Mycenaean era artefacts unearthed in south-western Turkey
Mycenaean artefacts unearthed in south-western Turkey will enrich the collection of the Bodrum Underwater Archaeology Museum.