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KV 40: a royal harem of the underworld

KV 40: a royal harem of the underworld

Basel Egyptologists reveal five-chamber tomb containing mummified remains of Egyptian and foreign ladies as well as royal sons and daughters of Thutmose IV and Amenhotep III.
Saitic Dynasty tombs discovered at Oxyrhynchus

Saitic Dynasty tombs discovered at Oxyrhynchus

Fish, sarcophagoi and a portrait of Jesus reported as found.
Head of a male figurine

Head of a male figurine

The 33rd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of Preveza and Arta and the Archaeological Museum of Arta present the exhibit of the month, the head of a male figurine probably depicting Apollo.
Revealing Akrai in Sicily

Revealing Akrai in Sicily

Portable artefacts of significant artistic importance have been revealed in the residential quarters of the ancient city of Akrai, in the in the south-eastern part of Sicily,
International Committee for Regional Museums 2014 Annual Conference

International Committee for Regional Museums 2014 Annual Conference

The conference will be an assembly for discussions on how museums create bonds between visitors, generations and world-wide cultures through use of their collections.
Becoming Mycenaean? Developments in Mycenaean burial practices and their role in wider social change

Becoming Mycenaean? Developments in Mycenaean burial practices and their role in wider social change

Lecture by Dr Michael Boyd (Senior Research Associate; McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research) in the framework of the Mycenaean Seminar series.
Heroes and Outcasts

Heroes and Outcasts

Article presenting examples of Greek burials in Classical Antiquity and drawing conclusions about burial customs.
Shipsheds of the Ancient Mediterranean

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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.
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