Curatorial Assistant, Oriental Institute Museum
Requirements: Bachelor's degree or higher in field related to collections required (advanced degree in related field preferred); Minimum of one year relevant experience; Knowledge of database management software preferred.
Britain’s Earliest Irrigation System?
Our findings have unearthed zebra-like stripes of Roman planting beds that are encircled on their higher northern side by more deep pit wells.
1,800 Year-Old Letter Deciphered by US Grad Student
Soldier Polion was stationed in the Roman province of Pannonia Inferior at Aquincum (modern day Budapest), wrote in Greek making many errors and might have been multilingual.
Artemis fresco stolen from Pompeii
The face of Artemis' figure, measuring about 20x20 cm, has been reported missing since last week. After examining the site, the authorities claim the theft is the work of "experts" in crime.
The Roman Empire In Depth
Using archeological evidence from shipwrecks and harbors, classics scholar Justin Leidwanger uncovers the story of economic networks during a millennium of classical antiquity.
Εarliest Complete Example of Metastatic Cancer Found
Analysis has revealed evidence of metastatic carcinoma, cancer which has spread to other parts of the body from where it started, from a malignant soft-tissue tumour spread across large areas of the body.
Petra of the Sun
Research finally showed that during certain times of the year, such as the winter solstice, the city' s most important buildings -such as Ad Deir, which is connected by researchers with religious festivities- would be highlighted by the sun.
Neolithic Alepotrypa Cave and the surrounding area
Anastasia Papathanasiou (Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology and Speleology of Southern Greece) will give a lecture about the Alepotrypa Cave.
Cat Domestication in Egypt Pushed Back By 2,000 Years
Bones from cats found in Hieraconpolis, Egypt, may push back the date of cat domestication by 2,000 years, researchers claim.
Kathryn E. Piquette and Ruth D. Whitehouse (eds.), “Writing as Material Practice”
Fifteen case studies explore the artefactual nature of writing
Thera Eruption: Not Earlier Than 1600 BC
The early date theory is based on 14C dating of individual pieces of olive wood enveloped by volcanic ash, which, however, should belong to trees that used to be alive at the time of the eruption to produce an accurate result.
Tombs of Alexander the Great’s Ancestors Found?
Between 2012-2013, five architectually impressive but poorly preserved tombs, which seem to have been plundeded during antiquity, have been found.
Squaring the Circle? Research, Museum, Public: A Common Engagement Towards Effective Communication
The Annual ICOM-CECA and 13th Annual ICOM-UMAC Conference will take place in Alexandria, on 9-14 October 2014. This year's conference is entitled "Squaring the Circle? Research, Museum, Public: A Common Engagement Towards Effective Communication."
Icons
The icon both as object of worship and as artistic expression belongs to the two spheres of faith and art. This dual nature makes it difficult to use appropriate criteria for its assessment.
A 9,000 Year Old Magic Wand
It is generally accepted that the wand was of ceremonial/magical character but its exact use still remains uncertain.
Colonies and coins from the Alpha Bank Collection
Jointly organized by the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki and the Alpha Bank Numismatic Collection.
Revealing the Secrets of 4,000 Year-Old Settlements in Hungary
Polish archaeologists have studied three settlements in the region of Kakucs, Hungary.
New evidence about the deceased of the royal tomb II at Vergina
Announcement at the Archaeological Conference about the 2013 excavations in Macedonia and Thrace
The Warrior’s Weapons
The statues, of which 8,000 have been revealed so far, were carrying weapons, "wielded" lances, swords and crossbows.
Sutton Hoo-Related Royal Residence Found?
The 50-hectare (123.5-acre) site, four miles north-east of Sutton Hoo contained fragments of exquisite gold jewellery, pieces of gilt bronze horse harness, Saxon pennies and metal offcuts from a blacksmith's workshop and weights associated with trade.
Emotional Expressions in Ancient Funerary Art Served as Therapy for the Bereaved
Emotional expressions on Greek tombstones from the Hellenistic period (323-31 B.C.) help increase our understanding of social communication and cultural values.
Depots of Leiden archaeologists in Syria plundered
From dozens to hundreds of boxes containing remarkable archaeological finds by Leiden researchers in Syria have most probably been plundered.
Mongol Empire Rode Wave of Mild Climate
Tree rings within Siberian pines from the Khangai Mountains exhibit that the years preceding Genghis Khan's rule ( 1180 to 1190) were stoked by intense drought while during the empire's meteoric rise (1211-1225) Mongolia saw sustained rainfall and mild warmth never seen before or since.