Hellenistic burial chambers found in Samsun
Among the findings are a gold eyewear, a couple of earrings, a metal hairpin, a metal anklet, two metal pieces of mirror and lots of earthen wares.
P. Koudounaris, Heavenly Bodies
The book includes arresting images of more than seventy spectacular jeweled skeletons of Catholic saints and the fascinating stories of dozens more, accompanied by rare archive material.
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I. Hodder (ed.), Archaeological Theory Today [Second edition]
The volume captures the diversity of contemporary archaeological theory.
Beyond intolerance
Beyond intolerance: the evolution of imperial religious policy and the meeting in Milan of 313. Historical and ideological premises and developments until Julian the Apostate. Submission deadline 15 September 2013.
J. Manco, Ancestral Journeys
Incorporates the latest discoveries and theories from archaeology, genetics, history, and linguistics to paint a spirited history of European settlement.
Sport in the Ancient World
Abstract submissions on any aspect of ancient sport for paper presentations welcomed. Please send an abstract (max. 3,000 characters) and a short bio to Peter Mauritsch. Submission deadline, 30 Novermer 2013.
Decoding Stonehenge
English Heritage excavations show site has nothing to do with sun worshipping, and find evidence circle was once complete.
Historical Church of Prophet Elias Under Threat
Once a favourite spot for the inhabitants of Smyrna, the church is now threatened due to prospective highway construction works.
Castelli Romani site looted
The site is located near the ruins of a temple devoted to Juno ''The Saviour'' at Lanuvio, in the Castelli Romani (Castles of Rome) - a cluster of towns southeast of Rome.
Coffin Reuse in the 21th Dynasty
Economic crisis, social motivations and afterlife-related beliefs led 21st Dynasty Egyptians to de-fetishize coffins belonging to their ancestors in order to reuse them for their contemporary dead.
Archaeologists discover burials from the Roman period in Czelin
Crematory pit and urn grave from the 1st/2nd century AD have been discovered by archaeologists during excavations in the Roman period cemetery in Czelin (Zachodniopomorskie).
Richard III had roundworm infection, scientists claim
Researchers from Cambridge University analyse soil sample from pelvis and find eggs where intestine would have been.
News from Tel Kabri
An extended storage area full with pottery jars as well as more painted plaster fragments discovered.
Sunoikisis Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2013
The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) in Washington, D.C. invites students to present papers on their research on ancient Greece and Rome, as well as the classical tradition.
The Bronze Age: The Minoans and the Mycenaeans
Together with the Sunoikisis consortium, the Center for Hellenic Studies will offer a travel study program in Greece January 6-26, 2014.
The Mycenaean Acropolis of Midea
History and description of the Acropolis of Midea, on the occasion of an event to be held tomorrow at this significant archaeological site.
Lords of the Rings
Four Bronze Age gold rings were recently found near the site where six similar rings were found in 2009.
Cultural Heritage practices: issues of archaeological conservation and site preservation
Running from the 4th to the 6th of November, 2013 in Nicosia, Cyprus. Contact Dr Maria Dikomitou-Eliadou ([email protected]) in order to secure a place.
Language and tool-making skills evolved at same time
Research by the University of Liverpool has found that the same brain activity is used for language production and making complex tools, supporting the theory that they evolved at the same time.
Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites with Mosaics
Deadline for submission of the application is September 30, 2013.
Luxury Textiles and Extraction of Copper from Cypriot Bronze Age City
The University of Gothenburg has issued a press release about the finds of the archaeological expedition at the Bronze Age city Hala Sultan Tekke.
C. Bronk Ramsey, Andrew J. Shortland (eds.), Radiocarbon and the Chronologies of Ancient Egypt
This volume presents the findings of a major international project on the application of radiocarbon dating to the Egyptian historical chronology.