The Louvre-Lens
Yesterday President Francois Hollande inaugurated the first regional branch of the Louvre, a cultural “clearing”, as written in Le Figaro, in a former mine yard at the industrial city of Lens (Northern France).
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Northwestern University’s Middle East and North African Studies Program invites applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship beginning September 1, 2013.
Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas
Conference dedicated to the study of Hellenistic and Roman terracottas from the Mediterranean region.
Ancient imperial palace in Xian near the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang
Archaeologists believe that this palace is a predecessor of the forbidden city, the imperial palace in Beijing , which was occupied by emperors during the later Ming and Qing dynasties. Both were built on north-south axes in keeping with traditional Chinese cosmology.
Technology, Microstructure, and Corrosion of Ancient Metals
The course on "Ancient and Historic Metals: Technology, Microstructure, and Corrosion" will be held at University College London, Department of Mechanical Engineering from 22nd to 26th July 2013.
The new Acropolis Museum visits Sofia
Sofia is being offered a unique chance of becoming acquainted with the new Acropolis Museum.
Anything that can promote future cooperation with Turkey will be welcome
The Iznik tiles from Selim's tomb exhibited at the new Louvre-Lens
Alexander the Great: a very competent expert in finances
How were soldiers and equipment of Alexander the Great paid? How many short-term loans did he get in order to finance his military expeditions and why did he forbid the women of Ephesus to wear jewelry? A lecture by Dimitrios Kostopoulos.
Serap Özdöl, Neolithic Pottery in the Anatolian Plateau
The book sheds light on the cultural sequence of the Neolithic pottery in the Anatolian plateau with the help of original evidence from the settlements of Çatalhöyük in the Konya plain and Süberde and Erbaba in the Beyşehir-Suğla basin.
Hellenistic harbor structures on the coast of Israel
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a fleet of early-19th century ships and Hellenistic harbor structures at Akko (Israel).
The Aigai palace: an architectural manifesto
This is a building that expresses the credo of the Macedonian king and his ideology tinted by Platonic thought.
Return of Orpheus Mosaic from Dallas to Turkey?
Orpheus mosaic is expected to return to Turkey in the eve of the new year.
Antikythera revisited
From the 1st to the 18th October, an underwater archaeological survey has been conducted at the Antikythera Shipwreck site.
Symphony of a missing room
The Acropolis Museum will host the MIRfestival 2012, from 7th to 13th December 2012.
Theoretical Archaeology Group – Chicago 2013
The theme for TAG 2013 is "Vision." Session proposals can be submitted until January 1, 2013.
International Conference on Plato’s Academy
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens organizes in Athens, from 12 to 16 December 2012, an international conference entitled "Plato's Academy: A Survey of the Evidence".
Byzantine Thessaloniki: photographs and drawings of the BSA
The Centre for Byzantine Research of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki organizes a photography exhibition entitled “Imprints: Byzantine Thessaloniki on photographs and drawing of the British School at Athens 1888-1910”
Elgin’s secrets in the bottom of the sea
Dr Dimitris Kourkoumelis gave a lecture yesterday on the findings of the Mentor shipwreck.
The Archaeology of Euboea from Prehistoric to Byzantine Times
Scientific conference on the archaeology of Euboea entitled: “An Island between Two Worlds: The Archaeology of Euboea from Prehistoric to Byzantine Times.” The conference will take place over the period of three consecutive days in Eretria in July of 2013.
Paleolithic Macedonia: Landscape in the Mist
What do we know about paleolithic Macedonia? Some scarce finds, mostly stone tools, and usually “orphan”, and some general dating references maintain until today a fragmentary, rather distorted picture about this distant era, a picture which is being even more
Words and coins
Exhibition organized jointly by the Benaki Museum of Athens and the Martin Bodmer Foundation.
New finds at the ancient theatre of Nea Paphos
The fifteenth season of archaeological investigations of the precinct of the ancient Hellenistic-Roman theatre of Nea Paphos has been completed.
Promotion of monuments in Aegina
Monumental rock-cut cist tombs of Hellenistic era, which were unearthed in a plot at the island of Aegina, will be restored and promoted, according to the Central Archaeological Council