Sensational Viking fortress discovered in Denmark
Archaeologists from the Danish Castle Centre and Aarhus University have discovered a previously unknown Viking fortress in a field west of Køge, Denmark. The discovery could be an important piece in Denmark’s historical jigsaw puzzle.
Study traces ecological collapse over 6,000 years of Egyptian history
Ancient Egyptian artworks help scientists reconstruct how animal communities changed as climate became drier and human populations grew.
Australia returned Hindu statues to India
On Friday, Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott returned the two ancient Hindu statues displayed in Australia, but allegedly stolen from Indian temples.
It’s the pits!
As peach trees in the Niagara Region of Ontario give up the last of their fruit for the season, their ancestors halfway around the globe are clamouring for attention.
“Gods, Myths and Mortals” to open in Australia
The exhibition "Gods, Myths and Mortals" opens on Friday, September 12, at the Hellenic Museum of Melbourne in Australia.
Amphipolis: Two caryatids of exceptional artistry found
Two caryatids of exceptional artistry carved in Thasian marble were revealed on Saturday afternoon (September 6), during the ongoing excavations at the Casta hill burial monument in ancient Amphipolis.
The Ionia Road (Part III)
During the rescue excavation at the fortification wall at "Treis Ekklesies", occasioned by the construction of the Ionia Motorway, a Protogeometric cemetery was located and investigated at Stamnas.
One of world’s earliest Christian charms found
A 1,500 year old papyrus fragment found in the University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library has been identified as one the world’s earliest surviving Christian charms.
PhD scholarships at the Graduate School at Arts
A number of SU PhD scholarships SU (4+4) and PhD fellowships (5+3) are announced at the Graduate School at Arts, Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University of Denmark.
Trinity geologists re-write Earth’s evolutionary history books
They found that oxygen-producing life forms were present on Earth some 3 billion years ago – a full 60 million years earlier than previously thought.
T. Rex times seven: New dinosaur species is discovered in Argentina
At 85 feet long and weighing about 65 tons in life, Dreadnoughtus schrani is the largest land animal for which a body mass can be accurately calculated.
The first Neanderthal work of art?
A study of a rock engraving discovered within Gorham’s Cave in Gibraltar finds that the series of criss-crossed lines cut into stone was likely created by Neanderthals.
Hellenistic Monarchies in the Ancient Mediterranean World
The department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Penn State invites contributions for the Tombros conference on Hellenistic monarchies that will take place on April 24-25, 2015.
Saqqara Pyramid: destroyed by the company hired to fix it?
Egypt's oldest pyramid is being destroyed by the company hired to fix it, according to local reports.
CHS/DAI Joint Fellowships
The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) and the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (DAI) offer two fellowships to scholars studying ancient Greece or societies that interacted with the ancient Greeks.
2015-16 Fellowships in Hellenic Studies
The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) offers fellowships to scholars working on the ancient Greek world in all its varieties.
Amphipolis: excavations in progress
Α floor section was discovered as the excavation of the Ancient Amphipolis tomb continues.
From silk tunics to relics
Researchers from the University of Bonn reconstruct the Veneration of Saints from 4th-century tunics.
Modern population boom traced to pre-industrial roots
The foundation of the human population explosion, commonly attributed to a sudden surge in industrialization and public health during the 18th and 19th centuries, was actually laid as far back as 2,000 years ago, suggests an extended model of detailed demographic and archeological data.
Singles and the Single Life in the Roman and Later Roman World
Conference exploring the definition of "singleness" in a society which did not yet know the Christian concept of marriage.
Twelve million historical images posted to Flickr
An American academic is creating a searchable database of 12 million historical copyright-free images, according to BBC.
Red Sea port studied by Polish archaeologists
Archaeologists studied two-thousand-year-old port infrastructure and a large animal cemetery in Berenice on the Red Sea in Egypt.
Teaching women’s history
A website developed by postgraduate students from the University of York aims to encourage the integrated teaching of women’s history in UK's school curriculum.
