Gallery Talks
See the new program of Gallery Talks at the Acropolis Museum for the month of September.
Shunga: Sex and pleasure in Japanese art
These works, produced between 1600 and 1900, have continued to influence manga, anime and Japanese tattoo art.
First millennium AD sweater revealed
First millennium AD sweater, discovered two years ago in an hunting area on the Norwegian Lendbreen glacier at 6,560 feet above the sea level, has been detailed in the current issue of the journal "Antiquity".
Everybody Can Be Maecenas
Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 3, the Louvre Museum will launch an appeal for donations for the conservation of the famous statue.
Ancient Libyan necropolis threatened by real estate speculators
Even though the city is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, local farmers have laid claim to certain parts of the necropolis and recently destroyed a section with the help of excavators in order to make way for new houses.
2,000-Year-Old Bear Ring Found In Siberia, Used In Ancient ‘Bear Cult’
The ring is tiny in diameter so even a young girl, let alone a woman, cannot wear it. We concluded that it was used in a ritual connected with a bear cult and was put on the bear claw.
G. Ekroth, J. Wallensten (eds.), Bones, behaviour and belief
This volume brings together sixteen contributions exploring ritual practices and animal bones from different chronological and geographical perspectives.
The Archaeological Work in the Aegean Islands
The Archaeological Institute of Aegean Studies is organizing in Rhodes the first International Scientific Conference on “The Archaeological Work in the Aegean Islands” from 27 November until 1 December 2013.
University of Toronto Roman History tenure track position
The Department of Classics at the University of Toronto invites applications for a tenure stream appointment in Roman History. This position will be at the rank of Assistant Professor and will commence July 1, 2014.
Repairing and rebuilding Timbuktu’s cultural heritage
The Djingareyber Mosque in Timbuktu received a new façade this month as activities began in earnest to rehabilitate the city’s cultural heritage.
Egyptology Position at UC Berkeley
The Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a tenure-track, assistant professor position in Egyptology with a start date of July 1, 2014.
Excavations at Byzantine castle reveal 80 artifacts
The Yoros Castle, which is located in Istanbul's Anadolukavağı neighborhood and whose date of construction is not known exactly, has been hosting excavation teams of the Istanbul University since 2010.
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.