Piece of Fabric Found at Çatalhöyük
This piece of cloth is linen weaved with hemp. This is a first in the world and one of the best preserved examples.
The Tomb of Philip in Vergina: Which Pihlip?
Olga Palagia will give a lecture entitled at the Swedish Institute.
Institution of Sponsorship from ancient to modern times
International Conference on the institution of sponsorship to be held in Thessaloniki.
Step Pyramid Uncovered Near Edfu
Made of local sandstone blocks and clay mortar, lacking internal spaces and reaching a hight of only 13 m. at the time of its use, the Edfu pyramid belongs to a group of "provincial pyramids" likely dedicated to royal cult.
Landscape Ecology and the End of Antiquity
Lecture by Nicholas Rauh (NEH Fellow, ASCSA; Professor of Classics, Purdue University).
About East and West
On Tuesday, February 11, 2014, Evangelos Livieratos, Professor of Higher Geodesy and Cartography, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, will give a lecture.
The Ancient Greeks’ Beliefs on Death and Hades in a New York Exhibition
Seventy nine ancient works of art from ten Greek state museums and collections are to "travel" to New York for an exhibition on death in Ancient Greece.
Transformation and Adaptation
Deadline for applications: March, 30th 2014.Abstracts (200 words max) should be sent to the conference secretary.
You Would Meet A Tall, Thin Man
Skeleton's dimensions actually match descriptions of Charlemagne as a tall, thin, older man.
Investigations in the Early Bronze Age of the Kouphonisia
In the framework of the Cycladic Seminar series, archaeologist and ephor emerita of antiquities in the Greek Archaeological Service, Photini Zapheiropoulou will give a lecture on the "Investigations in the Early Bronze Age of the Kouphonisia."
Activities of the Directorate for the Documentation and Protection of Cultural Property
The Directorate for the Documentation and Protection of Cultural Property (DTPPA) is a service of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports under the Directorate General of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage.
Rome’s Earliest Known Temple Revealed
Archaeologists had to fight with nature in order to reveal the temple' s ruins
Portugal Opposition Set Against Miro Collection Sale
The auction of the works of the famous Spanish Catalan artist is to form part of Christie's "The Art of the Surreal and Impressionist/Modern" sale (London, 4-5 February 2014).
The Sunken Basilica of Bursa
Staring above the lake of İznik in Bursa, Turkey, one can clearly see the detailed plan of a church of the Early Byzantine(Palaeo-Christan) period whose ruins still survive at the lake’s bottom. The impressive image was revealed during an aerial photography
E. Frood, A. McDonald (eds.), Decorum and Experience
Festschrift to honour Egyptologist Prof. John Bains, with essays on ancient Egyptian thinking as detected through texts, iconography and their combination in Egyptian works of art.
Statue of Female Pharaoh’s Favourite Identified
Senenmut is known to have commissioned numerous statues of himself (25 known today). Could this be statue no 26?
“Fake” El Greco on view in Toledo major exhibition
Art expert Antonio Garcia has produced a 60-page report which states the 16th century painting “Lady in a Fur Wrap” was not created by the artist El Greco.
Mapping Antioch’s Influence
A research team from the University of Cincinatti, US, managed to visualize the political borders of the ancient metropolis of Antioch using technological elements provided by Google Earth.
The Monuments of Kephalonia after the Quake
Damages were detected in the Argostoli Museum's building and permanent collection, the Castle of St. George and several Byzantine churches.
Two new poems of Sappho
A newly uncovered papyrus has yielded two previously unknown poems of 7th century BC poetess Sappho.
Thessaloniki’s Metro Antiquities: an update
Central Archaeological Council of Greece (known as KAS) agreed on detaching and repositioning of the Venizelou Station antiquities as a whole group in the same spot.
“Tracing” Tholos Tombs in Aetolo-Acarnania
Α lecture by archaeologist Ileana Siori, at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.