K. Giannakos, Aegean Type Sword and Finds at Hattusa
The finding of a sword of possible Mycenaean or Aegean origin of the Late Bronze Age, at Hattuša, dated ca. 1420-1400 BC, inspired the present research.
Bulgarian archaeologist claims to have found temple of Priapus
The director of Bulgaria’s National History Museum Bozhidar Dimitrov believes he has discovered a temple devoted to Greek god Priapus in Sozopol.
Ancient Warfare Workshop
Jointly supported workshop by Aberystwyth University, Bangor University, and the University of Wales: Trinity Saint David.
What excited archaeologists through 2012
Louise Iles at the University of Cambridge prepared for the BBC site a month-by-month of what excited archaeologists through 2012.
Concern about stolen Cypriot treasures
Tasoula Chatzitofi has expressed grave concern for the fate of the religious treasures seized in illicit antiquities dealer Aydin Dikmen's appartment, in Munich.
Cycladic Seminar
The Cycladic Seminar series opens next Monday with a lecture given by Colin Renfrew.
Dead Sea Scrolls Are Now Online and Available to Public
The Dead Sea scrolls include the oldest parchment fragments of the Ancient Testament known to us, in particular the Ten Commandments, Genesis chapter 1, Psalms, the integral Book of Isaiah, as well as apocryphal texts.
Ancient civilization uncovered in Bulgaria
Excavators have unearthed artifacts such as weapons, spondylus jewels, decorated fine ware pottery, shards marked by characters/pictograms, and evidence of structures dated to 4900 BCE.
The largest sarcophagus belongs to pharaoh Merneptah
The decorations on Merneptah's different sarcophagi describing the sun god's journey at night offer a clue as to why he built four of them.
Forming the Medical Concepts of Byzantium in the 9th Century
The Byzantine medicine is an important bridge for the passage from the ancient Greek medicine in folk medicine until the 18th century.
Caracalla baths
It's the dimension and the organisation that amazes – there is no spa as big as this anywhere in the world today
A. Jacquemin, D. Mulliez, G. Rougemont, Choix d’inscriptions de Delphes
The volume strives to reflect the reality of Delphic epigraphy, excluding neither trivial texts nor repetitive series.
Thessaloniki’s Architectural Trajectory
At the 100th anniversary of Thessaloniki’s liberation, an exhibition illustrates the city's architectural trajectory
Philip P. Betancourt, The Dams and Water Management Systems of Minoan Pseira
Study on the little known subject of Minoan water conservation and control.
Ancient city of Troy rebranded itself after war
If pottery made before the war has a distinct Trojan style but after the war its style is typical of the Balkans, it is because the Trojans were keen to align themselves with the new political elite in the region.
Inauguration of the Iera Odos revealed part
Archaeologists claim the most Athenians had walked the Iera Odos in antiquity. Now, thanks to the metro, modern Athenians will have the chance to follow the same route, only this time underground.
At the helm of the “world’s best archaeological museum”
Dr. Georgios Kakavas and his promising bold steps to open a new era in the museum's history.
Study of environmental consequences for the gold mines at Evros approved
Green light to the study of Environmental Consequences for the project “Mining facilities and Facilities for the production of gold at Perama, Evros” of the gold mining company “Gold Mines Thrace” was given by the majority of the Central Archaeological Council’s members.
The new issue of AJA
The January 2013 issue of the American Journal of Archaeology is available for viewing on AJA's website.
Save the Italian Archaeological School at Athens
The Italian Archaeological School at Athens is once again threatened to close down, due to drastic budget cuts.
The first carpenters in Europe
A research published in the December 19, 2012 issue of the open access journal Plos One by Willy Tegel and colleagues from the University of Freiburg (Germany) offers a detailed insight into the oldest wood architecture.
Maps and landscapes by 12 Painters
The exhibition “12 Painters: Maps and landscapes from the Heracles Cement Company Collection” is the first of a series of exhibition that will reveal the less known aspects of the Heracles Cement Company Collection.
Work in progress at Klematia settlement, Ioannina
The project “Archaeological Park of Post-Byzantine Monuments at Klematia” aims at the enhancement of the historical, aesthetic and artistic value of the churches and the development of a network of visitable monuments in the area.