Heroes and Outcasts
Article presenting examples of Greek burials in Classical Antiquity and drawing conclusions about burial customs.
Shipsheds of the Ancient Mediterranean
This is the first detailed and comprehensive study of the shipshed complexes which housed the great navies of the Greco-Roman world, including Athens and Carthage.
Between heaven and earth. Twelve glances at el Greco
Exhibition focusing on the influence of el Greco in contemporary art creation. It will showcase the work of twelve artists in which the presence of El Greco is clear.
How To Protect A Mummy With Brains But No Heart
Experts scanning a 6th c. AD Greco-Roman mummy of a woman were found confronted with a number of questions as they found that her brain was still preserved within the head, while a ritualistic object was found over her sternum and abdomen.
Israel to Host The Largest Archaeological Library in the Middle East
The library and archives will be part of the Israel Antiquities Authority's Schottenstein National Campus for the Archeology of Israel, currently under construction in Jerusalem.
The Talisman: A Critical Genealogy
The Talisman: A Critical Genealogy is part of the College Art Association 103rd Annual Conference, which will take place on February 11-14, 2015 in New York City.
Educating the Future Pharaohs
Egyptologist claims that beyond the general assumption that the kings of ancient Egypt and their kin could read and write, there is also actual material evidence to prove it.
Goya and the Altamira Family
The exhibition at the Met marks the first time the Altamira family portraits have been shown together as a group.
Heritage of Commemoration
Events organized on the occasion International Day for Monuments and Sites in Cyprus.
Ossuaries From the Time of Jesus Discovered in Israel
Eleven ossuaries presumably from near Mt. Scopus found by police and passed to the Israeli Antiquities Authority.
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.