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 on Greek tombstones from the Hellenistic period (323-31 B.C.) help increase our understanding of social communication and cultural values.
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.
Special seminar on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Minoan Seminar series will be held on Thursday, March 13th, 2014 at 6.30 p.m., at the Archaeological Society (Panepistimiou 22, Athens). The event will be chaired by Efi Sapouna-Sakellaraki
Call for papers exploring insights on the lives of women who evidently served as leaders or on the developement and dymamics of female leadership in primarily male-led societies.
An illustrated 16th century manuscript which was recently digitized by the University of Pennsylvania depicts cats, nirds and other animals strapped with missiles and rocketing against castles.
The Netherlands Institute at Athens is organizing a Dialogos lecture by Kleanthis Zouboulakis (PhD Candidate of Ancient History, University of Athens).
An archaeological project exploring the teritories spreading along Vesuvius' northern slope has brought to light impressive finds revealing delails on life beyond Pompeii.
The International Committee for Museums of Ethnography (ICME) an international committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) is proud to announce a new book.
A New Kingdom nobleman's tomb, still bearing a series of well preserved wall paintings has been revealed in the necropolis of Sheikh Abd-el-Qurna, near Luxor.
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Aristotle Studies is organizing a lecture by Professor of Philosophy at the University of Complutense (Spain) Tomás Calvo.