ICAHM’s Annual Meeting
The International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM) is holding its Annual Meeting in Cuzco (Peru) next week.
Traces of Neolithic life
Traces of life going back 10,000 years have been located in the Levent Valley of the eastern Anatolian province Malatya. The 28 km long Levent Valley has thousands of small and large caves. Thanks to its extraordinary geological formation, the
Terracotta Army exhibition opens at Topkapi
“Çin'in Hazineleri” (Treasures of China) features four of the famous terracotta warriors and one on horse, and 100 historic artefacts on loan from prominent Chinese museums.
Archaeological park creation at Pythagoreion is imperative
Last week President of the DIAZOMA Association, Stavros Benos, together with Vice President of the Association and Professor Emeritus of Classical Archaeology Petros Themelis, visited the ancient theatre of Samos.
First US-Greek dig in Thebes
The first open lecture given on the Thebes Excavation at Ismenion hill drew an excited crowd.
M. Iacovou (ed.), Cyprus and the Aegean in the Early Iron Age
The present volume is a tribute to the memory of the internationally acclaimed scholar Nicolas Coldstream.
Herculaneum’s Big Picture
The Herculaneum Conservation Project proves to be more efficient compared to the management of Pompeii.
Advanced Technology in Underwater Archaeology
Lecture held by researcher oceanologist Dr. Brendan Foley, as part of the Hub Science series.
Alexander from Russia to Australia
The exhibition includes over 400 objects from classical antiquity through to the modern age from both Western and Non-Western origins, spanning a period of almost 2500 years.
9th International Scientific Meeting on Hellenistic Pottery
Being interested in the effective continuation of a successful institution, the permanent Scientific Committee of the Meetings on Hellenistic Pottery, planned to hold the 9th Meeting in Thessaloniki.
Greek islands were inhabited 170,000 years ago
Neanderthals and Homo erectus had somehow ventured to the Mediterranean islands and settled Crete, the Ionian islands, Cyprus etc., thousands of years earlier than previously thought, according to new data coming to light.
Financial support from Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace
The Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace has decided to fund the excavations at the Kasta tomb, in Amphipolis region, with the amount of 50,000 euros.
Cononian walls get a facelift in Piraeus
A significant part of the Cononian walls of Piraeus will be restored, aiming at the promotion of the remains of Antiquity at the Athenian port.
Aphrodite’s Island: Australian Archaeologists in Cyprus
Exhibition celebrating the Cypriot archaeological collections of the Nicholson Museum, and exploring the stories of the Australian researchers who have investigated the island’s history.
Food, Memory and Identity in Greece and in the Diaspora
This conference seeks to address questions surrounding Greek food, drink, foodways, cuisines and recipes and their relationship with identity and memory through the ages.
Helmut le Mammouth
A nearly complete mammoth skeleton has been found in a gravel pit on the banks of the Marne, 30 miles north-east of Paris. The discovery was made in July, but kept secret until this week.
A curse on an Euboean skyphos (ca 700 BC)
Recent excavations have begun to bring to light ancient Methone in Pieria, established by colonists from Eretria in Euboea around 733 BCE.
The Thracian treasure goes on display
The 264 unique gold adornments of the trove found near the village of Sveshtari go on display today at the National Archaeological Museum in downtown Sofia.
An ancient city (1200-100 BC) comes to light at Krousona
An important archaeological excavation has just started at "Koupos" by Krosona. It is expected to bring to light more findings from a settlement that has already proved a life span of twelve centuries.
Unveiling of King Tut’s replica tomb
The replica tomb was revealed and immediately opened to public within the framework of the two-day-long EU Task Force Conference on Tourism and Flexible Investments.
The development of metrology and space perception in prehistory
This conference will address issues of counting and weighing skills’ development as well as various ways of space measuring and division.
Inauguration of the Karditsa Archaeological Museum
Finds dating from the Middle Palaeolithic Era, reflecting the successive cultural periods of the Karditsa region are awaiting the visitors of the town’s Archaeological Museum, which will be inaugurated on Friday, November 16.
Ephesus gets facelift
A reconstruction plan for the protection of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus, lying 3 kilometers southwest of the town of Selçuk, has been approved during the town’s Municipality Assembly’s November meeting. Turks are expecting that Ephesus will be included