Work completed on historic sunken Yenikapı ships in Istanbul
Sunken vessels unearthed in Yenikapı during excavations for Istanbul’s Marmaray and Metro projects have been moved from the land. It took eight years to move the vessels from the excavation area.
The body beautiful in ancient Greece
Major international touring exhibition featuring treasures from the British Museum's rich Greek and Roman collection.
Cyrus Cylinder U.S. Tour culminates at the Getty Villa this fall
The cylinder recounts how Persian king Cyrus II conquered the city of Babylon in 539 B.C. and instituted reforms throughout the region.
L. La Follette (ed.), Negotiating Culture
A wide-ranging collection that asks the question, Who owns culture?
K. Vlassopoulos, Greeks and Barbarians
Professor Vlassopoulos explores the diversity of interactions between Greeks and non-Greeks in four parallel but interconnected worlds.
Global Museum Leaders Colloquium
A two-week pilot program created and hosted by the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
Getty lifts restrictions on use of digital images
The Getty announced that it was lifting restrictions on the use of images to which the Getty holds all the rights or are in the public domain.
Limestone slab with engraved game
The 33rd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of Preveza and Arta and the Archaeological Museum of Arta present the exhibit of the month: Limestone slab with engraved game.
Farewell to Professor Ahmad Etman
Professor Etman passed away on Thursday, 22 August 2013 after been hit in a car accident three days earlier.
Women in Classical Antiquity: Between Image and Lived Realities
Please, send abstracts of a maximum of 300 words to [email protected] and/or [email protected] by 1st November, 2013.
On the Tomb of Alexander and other demons…
Ekaterini Peristeri, Ephorate director and chief excavator is furious, alarmed and fed up from the recent buzz and releted discussions suggesting that the the stunning enclosure excavated in Kasta, Amphipolis could contain the legendary tomb of Alexander the Great.
Seeking the Ancient Kallos
Local fine art photographer makes international museum history with new exhibit in Athens, Greece.
Mediterranean and Levantine Cultural History in the Byzantine, Medieval and Renaissance Periods
The deadline for submissions is 31 October 2013.
More looted artefacts from Malawi National Museum recovered
On Saturday night, 24 August, five ancient Egyptian and Graeco-Roman artefacts were recovered by police. The objects include three Graeco-Roman reliefs made of marble and limestone and two bronzes.
Ancient shipwrecks found off Turkish coast
Turkish marine archaeologists express excitement at the discovery of an Ottoman ship with valuable Dutch cargo just off the coast from Urla in İzmir. The sunken vessel is the latest in a long line of ships that have been found in the underwater excavations of the area.
K. Cooper, Band of Angels
A band of forgotten women were hugely influential in the rise of Christianity, but their contribution has been neglected by the mainstream churches.
Figuring out the season of the Santorini Minoan volcanic eruption
According to a new study of insect pests found in an ancient storage vessel on Santorini, the volcanic eruption took place sometime between June to early July, around 1600 BC.
Hunter-gatherers’ taste for spice
Archaeologists at York, working with colleagues in Denmark, Germany and Spain, have found evidence of the use of spices in cuisine at the transition to agriculture.
Long-sought grave of Alexander the Great found?
Culture Ministry of Greece stated it is “overbold” to assume that the ancient mould excavated could contain an ancient Macedonian tomb or even Alexander the Great.
Globe carved on ostrich eggs
A recently discovered globe from the early 1500s, carved onto ostrich eggs, may be the oldest globe of the New World ever identified, according to experts.
Newly unearthed ruins challenge views of early Romans
In a long-buried Italian city, archaeologists have found a massive monument revealing that the Romans had grand architectural ambitions much earlier than previously thought.
Large tunnel discovered beneath Hadrian’s Villa
A hidden tunnel was found by Italian archaeologists beneath Hadrian’s Villa near Rome, part of a network of galleries and passageways that would have been used by slaves to discreetly service the sprawling imperial palace.
Poison ring in medieval fortress
Bulgarian archaeologists working at medieval fortress on Cape Kaliakra have discovered a well-preserved poison ring.
Reconstruction of a Neolithic settlement
Project carried out as an extension of the Open Air Archaeological Museum at the Biskupin's archaeological site.