New Beginnings for the Mausoleum of Augustus?
Archaeologists now plan to clean up, restore and reopen the Mausoleum while the city is to spend €12m on creating a pedestrian's area to facilitate the access of visitors.
Medieval Materiality: A Conference on the Life and Afterlife of Things
Medieval Materiality: A Conference on the Life and Afterlife of Things will take place on 23-25 October 2014 at the University of Colorado at Boulder (USA).
The Secret Life Of A Gobi Desert Shaman
A glimpse into the life of Indo European nomads of the ancient Central Asia.
Jesus’ Wife Papyrus Not A Forgery
King suggests it is not a proof that Jesus was married but a reference to issues of family and marriage faced by Christians of the time.
Lost Kingdoms
First international loan exhibition to explore the sculptural art produced in the earliest kingdoms of Southeast Asia opening today at the Met.
Birth of a Museum: Louvre Abu Dhabi
A preview of the cultural wealth of the collection of the future museum, due to open in December 2015.
Enhancement and Management of Cultural Heritage (Part 3)
Article studying the evolution of the bay’s landscape through time and investigating its existing state of preservation so as to present, at a theoretical level, possibilities both for its development and promotion prospects
Lecturer in Ancient History
The Department of Classics and Ancient History is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified candidate to a fixed-term Lectureship in Ancient History (01 October 2014 - 30 September 2017). Submission deadline, 12 May 2014.
Three Kings and a Tomb
A site where three 21st Dynasty Pharaohs were buried has been identified in Wadi el Garb, near Luxor, Egypt, and the high possibility it might house treasures makes the need for its protection urgent.
German art collector Cornelius Gurlitt agrees to return Nazi-looted artworks
German authorities have reached an agreement with reclusive art collector Cornelius Gurlitt on how to deal with his trove of more than 1,400 works of art found in his Munich apartment.
Arterial disease associated with modern day living is found in 3,000 year old skeletons
After announcing the discovery of the oldest complete skeleton with metastatic cancer last month, the researchers from Durham University are now reporting five skeletons in the same group which show signs that may be related to a thickening of the arteries’ walls, known as atherosclerosis.
Digging deep into the cathedral’s past
Archaeologists working at Durham Cathedral have discovered evidence to suggest that there may once have been a Roman site on the Cathedral peninsula.
The Sevso Treasure returns to Hungary
Seven objects that form part of a Hungary orientated late Roman assemblage of precious artefacts known as "the Sevso (Seuso) Treasure" have been returned to the Hungarian State
Seti I Golden Scarab and Anthripoid Coffin Found in the Jezreel Valley
The tomb of a Late Bronze Age man with strong ties with Egyptians who held control over a Central Canaanitic territory currently part of the State of Israel has been revealed by archaeologists of the Israel Antiquities Authority at Tel Shadud, Israel.
Neanderthals were no strangers to good parenting
A research team from PALAEO and the Department of Archaeology at York offer a new perspective which suggests that Neanderthal children experienced strong emotional attachments with their immediate social group, used play to develop skills and played a significant role in their society.
From athletes to couch potatoes
Research by Alison Macintosh shows that after the emergence of agriculture in Central Europe the bones of those living in the fertile soils of the Danube river valley became progressively less strong, pointing to a decline in mobility and loading.
The Ayia Irini sanctuary in Cyprus
Giorgos Bourogiannis will discuss the topic "The Ayia Irini sanctuary in Cyprus: Facing the challenges of an old excavation."
Athens and Attica in prehistory
This conference is meant to offer the opportunity for more synthetic approaches, which will bring together old and new excavation data, place it into a wider archaeological context, and address major historical questions.
Auction houses should double-check origins of antiquities they are about to sell
Last week Christie's and Bonham's removed an oinochoe and a pyxis from their upcoming auctions, after Christos Tsirogiannis identified them as having been sold by Italian smugglers.
Guarding Grapes and Other Tales from Papyri
The latest volume of a University of Cincinnati-edited papyrus research journal throws light on the perils of produce patrol and more stories from ancient times.
Getty To Return Byzantine Illuminated New Testament to Greece
The J. Paul Getty Museum announced today plans to voluntarily return a 12th-century Byzantine illuminated New Testament to the Holy Monastery of Dionysiou on Mount Athos in Greece.
Samothrace and the NE Aegean in Prehistory
Lecture on “Samothrace and the NE Aegean in Prehistory” at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
Illicit Antiquities No More
Launching on April 12th and until May 31st 2014, the temporary exhibition “Illicit Antiquities No More” will be hosted at the Archaeological Museum of Igoumenitsa.
Flinders lecturer dives into archaeology’s next frontier
As a specialist in prehistoric underwater archaeology, Dr Jonathan Benjamin looks at rising sea levels a little bit differently from most people.