Ancient cemetery came to light
Significant finds came to light last Monday in a cemetery dated to the Classical and Hellenistic period, in Gonnoi of the Larissa region (Thessaly, Greece).
French winemaking could have roots in Italy
The famous French winemaking has ancient roots, probably Italian, as the chemical analyses of ancient organic compounds reveals that wine has been produced in the south of France as early as the 5th century BC.
Signs of history, signs of memory
The first seven “signs of memory” have been placed at the respective spots of historical interest in Thessaloniki.
Kazakhstan archaeologists discover Saka princess tomb
It is quite possible that the woman was a daughter of a king of Saka Tigrakhauda tribe
Reading social changes at Drakaina Cave
Dr. Georgia Stratouli and Odysseas Metaxas will make a presentetaion about the LN/FN transition at the island of Kephalonia, in the framework of the International Conference "Communities in Transition".
Europeana Releases First Free iPad App
Europeana, Europe’s digital library, museum and archive, has launched its first free iPad app.
Sebastia in danger
Disputes over the site's security status, stemming from the area's political situation has led to its neglection.
Green light for the new Munch Museum
Just in time for the opening of the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Munch’s birthday.
Valley of the lost temples
There are approximately four thousand known Angkorian and pre-Angkorian-era archeological sites in Cambodia, including temples, bridges, reservoirs, and theaters - and new sites are being added to this inventory every year.
The Venetian walls of Heraklion
The Mayor of Heraklion asks for the inclusion of the Venetian walls in UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Greek coins repatriated from Switzerland
The 118 coins, seized from a Belgian man permanently residing in Greece, have returned to Greece on Friday, May 31.
Commemorating W.M. Flinders Petrie’s birthday
Sinner or saint, Petrie was a man of his time. A time of innovative ideas and inventions as well as extreme views, all of which form part of the passionate search for truth.
International Conference on Mammoths and their Relatives
The VIth International Conference on Mammoths and their Relatives (ICMR) will be held in Western Macedonia, Greece, in the historic rural towns of Grevena and Siatista, in May 5-12, 2014.
Lighthouses: From the Past to the Future
The conference “Preservation of lighthouse heritage” will be held in Piraeus (June 3-7, 2013). Parallel to the conference, the Laskaridis Foundation is presenting the exhibition “European Lighthouses: From the Past to the Future”.
‘The Dialectics of the Antiquities Rush’ in Cambridge
An interesting take on the early European excavators' fascination with the Mediterranean and the East, which resulted in a true pillaging of archaeological sites in order to bring "treasures" home.
Dialogues Between Greece and the East
The international conference ‘Dialogues Between Greece and the East’ will be held at University Of Exeter on September 9-12, 2013.
The Hanging Gardens were not in Babylon
The legendary Hanging Gardens of Babylon are exactly that: legendary. And they may not have been located in Babylon.
Coins and the Bible
From tax to the Temple, from shekels to silver, this exhibition reveals the fascinating yet often hidden interaction between money and the Bible.
Cyprus has acquired STARLab
Cyprus has acquired STARLab, a self-contained, mobile laboratory for archaeological analysis and investigation, after a Memorandum of Cooperation between Cyprus Institute and the Center for Research and Restoration of Museums of France was signed.
How royal consorts shaped European culture
Throughout her research, Professor Watanabe O’Kelly focuses on a number of stories surrounding European princesses whose marriages had a cultural impact on Europe.
Germany returns 8,000 Neolithic pottery fragments to Greece
Germany’s Pfahlbaumuseum, an outdoor museum on Lake Constance that features reconstructions of Neolithic and Bronze Age stilt houses, will return 8,000 Neolithic pottery fragments that were illegally excavated near Velestino (Thessaly) during World War II.
The Rhind Mummy revealed in true 3D
This mummy will never be opened and will always remain intact, so the only way to look inside is to use state of the art scanning and visualisation techniques.
Excavations in ancient Sikyon and Chiliomodi
The Central Archaeological Council has given the green light for the excavations in Ancient Sikyon and Chiliomodi to begin.