"The observed hatchet marks on the cervical vertebra are a clear indication of decapitation," Seefeld reports on the remains of 24 people found in an artificial cave in the historical Maya city of Uxul (Mexico).
The cache was earmarked as a contribution toward the building of a new synagogue, at a location that is near the Temple Mount. The Synagogue was never built but the treasure remained there.
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.
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.
Incorporates the latest discoveries and theories from archaeology, genetics, history, and linguistics to paint a spirited history of European settlement.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.