Well-Preserved Mummy Among Finds at Tel Tabla
Limestone anthropoid sarcophagus containing mummy and a number of shabti figurines revealed.
Joan Miró Sale Cancelled
Christie's claim that their decision is based on legal uncertainties concerning the collection's ownership status, claiming they a have a responsibility to our buyers to be sure that legal title can transfer to them without issue.
A Prehistoric Unicorn From Rajastan
Since its beginning in 2012, the excavation at Karanpura, has brought to light two broad cultural levels, representing the early and the mature Harappan age
A.H. Constantinou / I. Hadjicosti (eds.), The Ancient Theatre and Cyprus
The book consists of a collection of papers presented at the homonymous symposium which was organised in November 2011.
Egyptology Online at Manchester
Egyptology Online @ Manchester is dedicated to a series of world-leading on-line courses in Egyptology, run from the Faculty of Life Sciences in The University of Manchester.
Face to Face With a Carthagenian
On January 29 the American University of Beirut Archaeological museum opened a special exhibition dedicated to the reconstructed identity of a man who lived in Carthage (modern day Tunisia) 2,500 years ago.
A Hellenistic Monumental Building at Vryocastro, Kythnos
Research shows that the assumption that Building 5 was the "prytaneion" of Kythnos in the Hellenistic period remains a likely scenario.
Epigraphy
This course in Greek epigraphy addresses PhD students working within any of the “historical” disciplines like ancient history, classical archaeology, classical philology, and theology.
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