Italy’s tough town
A rare roofed theatre, markets, warehouses, a river port and other startling discoveries were made by a Cambridge-led team of archaeologists.
Scandinavia’s oldest known ship burial is located in mid-Norway
This summer, archaeologists and a metal detectorist conducted a small survey of Herlaugshagen, at Leka in the northern part of Trøndelag County.
Pompeii: Prison bakery emerges
A bakery-prison, where enslaved workers and donkeys were confined and exploited to grind the grain needed to make bread.
Oldest fortresses in the world discovered
Archaeologists from Freie Universität Berlin together with an international team confirm ancient prehistoric fortifications in Siberia.
Coins offer insight into monetary circulation in ancient Egypt
Thousands of previously ignored small coins discovered in Marea, a city near Alexandria, have been examined by numismatists.
Virginia Museum returns works of art to countries of origin
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced on Dec. 5 that the museum has deaccessioned and returned 44 works of ancient art.
Switzerland repatriates Hellenistic artifact to Libya
The Director of the Federal Office of Culture handed over a marble sculpture of a young woman’s head at the Libyan Embassy in Bern on Dec. 5.
Baboons in captivity in Ancient Egypt
Baboons were raised in captivity before being mummified in Ancient Egyptian sites, according to a study published December 6, 2023.
Ancient Balkan genomes trace the rise and fall of Roman Empire’s frontier
A multidisciplinary study has reconstructed the genomic history of the Balkan Peninsula during the first millennium of the common era.
Conceptualising sacred languages and their visual inimitability
The final programme of the conference has been issued.
International Xenophon Society (IXS) Conference
Submissions on any topic relevant to Xenophon are welcome, as the aim of the conference is to reflect the wide diversity of his output.
Museums and Justice at the 13th CoMuseum Conference
This year's CoMuseum International Conference is about justice and representation: being fair within and through museums and cultural organizations.
Old Dongola wall paintings in Top 10 discoveries of 2023
This spring, media in Poland and abroad covered the discovery of magnificently preserved, unique paintings in Old Dongola, Sudan.
A stunning female bust in the Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis
It was found along with sixteen other busts of various types in a woman's grave in the eastern cemetery of Amphipolis.
TRAC 2024 Travel Bursaries
The TRAC Standing Committee traditionally offers bursaries for delegates to attend the annual conference.
Paleolithic humans may have understood the properties of rocks
A research group in Japan has clarified differences in the physical characteristics of rocks used by early humans during the Paleolithic.
Hunting of straight-tusked elephants was widespread among Neanderthals
Finds uncovered in the east of Germany show that Neanderthals stored vast amounts of meat and fat or temporarily aggregated in larger groups to consume these.
Chess from the Islamic world. The Benaki Museum Collection
A richly illustrated volume of a small but significant collection of chessmen, other games pieces and games boards held at the Benaki Museum of Islamic Art.
New type of settlement from the Wari State time found in Peru
An architectural complex of large dimensions, consisting of a two-story building and a courtyard with warehouses from the time of the Wari State.
Germany requested the return of the Lancelotti Discobolus
According to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Germany has asked Italy for the return of the Lancelotti Discobolus.
The near-arctic Stone Age cemetery of Tainiaro is far larger than previously believed
According to a recent study, there are at least 120 graves at Tainiaro, and the actual number could be even over two hundred.
The Imhotep Museum has reopened in Saqqara
The Imhotep Museum, dedicated to the legendary ancient Egyptian architect and his legacy, has reopened in Saqqara, following the completion of its restoration and development project.
Trade and Seafaring in Antiquity
This volume focuses on economic activity between the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean, the Ancient Orient and the Far East in antiquity begins.
A Roman copper-alloy tortoise figurine found near Wickham Skeith
Cast in copper alloy, the object is in the form of a tortoise or turtle. The flat base shows no evidence for fixing, which suggests that it was a free standing figurine.