Restoring a Mummy Collar
Dating back around 2,300 years ago and found in pieces in a reused tomb in modern-day Luxor, the collar is painted in a vivid array of colors and probably adorned the body of a wealthy undertaker.
€ 500,000 to Restore Nike of Samothrace
€ 500,000 have been raised so far in the framework of a campaign aiming to fund the restoration of the Nike of Samothrace, according to a statement issued by The Louvre, where the famous statue is housed since 1884.
Volunteer Based Medieval Graffiti Project Wins Prestigious Award
Graffiti includes everything from medieval ships and music, to names and geometric patterns.
News from Kultepe
A four and half-thousand year-old dwelling located at Kultepe mound, in a district of Kayseri, in central Turkey might be one of the largest Bronze Age palaces ever located in the Near East.
Ice Roads Used to Build Forbidden City
Ice-lubricated sledges were the most efficient way to transport multi-tonne stones for Beijing’s centre.
Another Crumbling Wall Spotted in Pompeii
Another crumbling wall spotted in a Pompeian house last Monday is triggering discussions about the site's condition and future.
Cornell to Return 10,000 Ancient Tablets to Iraq
Cornell University is preparing to forfeit to Iraq a vast collection of ancient cuneiform tablets in what is expected to be one of the largest returns of antiquities by an American university.
F. Nessi / M. Hatzaki (eds.), Rituals of Hospitality
A interdisciplinary reading of 19th century ornamented trays and their complex (hi)stories, set in the context of the last days of the Ottoman Empire.
Penn-Leiden Colloquia on Ancient Values VIII: Landscapes of Value
The topic of the eighth colloquium, to be held at the University of Leiden, the Netherlands, June 19-21, 2014, will be: Landscapes of Value.
The Viking Silk Road
The Norwegian Vikings maintained trade connections with Persia and the Byzantine Empire through a network of traders from a variety of places and cultures who brought the silk to the Nordic countries.
Education and libraries in the digital age
The 9th International Conference: Education and Libraries in the Digital Age will focus on the relationship between education and libraries.
Leaving a Mark on History in Sofia
Opening of the temporary exhibition “Leaving a Mark on History: Treasures from Greek Museums” on Thursday November 7, at the National Archaeological Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Were the beheaded of Flakstad sacrificed slaves?
People buried in double and triple burials might have come from very different strata of society, and slaves could have been offered as grave gifts in these burials.
Chr. Karydis / E. Kouloumpi / A. Sakellariou (eds.), The science of preventive conservation
The book ‘Science of Preventive Conservation’ is coming to fulfill the Greek bibliographic gap in the science of conservation of antiquities and works of art.
Solved?
Whether a plausible scenario or just another piece of good media material, the new findings on why Tutankhamun's mummy looks burnt are to be shown on TV for the first time in UK's Channel 4.
Fellowships 2014-2015
Durham University has announced the following research fellowship opportunities for 2014-15.
The Prastio-Mesorotsos archaeological expedition
The 2013 University of Edinburgh archaeological investigations at the multi-period site of Prastio-Mesorotsos in the Paphos district have been completed.
Antikythera
This text presents the antiquities identified in the last few years of excavation on the island of Antikythera.
Lusatian Cemetery Studied near Wągrowiec
Community scientists refer to as the Lusatian culture lived in the basin of the Vistula and Oder rivers, as well in today’s Saxony, Brandenburg, northern Czech Republic and Lusatia.
1,500-year-old Byzantine gold coin unearthed at Chinese tomb
Minted during 491–518 AD, the gold coin was likely used as an amulet or an ornament, rather than as an accepted currency in China.
Protecting Peru’s Ancient Sites
Now in her 50s, Peruvian Ministry of Culture historian Blanca Alva, who is also deaf-mute, has been successfully in charge of protecting ancient sites from tresspassing, sometimes under difficult and dangerous conditions.
Hurrian artifacts in Istanbul break new ground
The traces from the Hurrian civilization, connected somehow with the later Hittites, were found in the Küçükçekmece river basin in the western parts of the city.
500 treasures of Greek antiquity travel to Canada
Over 500 treasures of Greek antiquity will be showcased at the Canadian Museum of Civilization beginning in June 2015 as the Museum presents The Greeks – From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great.