Work of the 7th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities for 2010-2011
The work of the 7th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities in 2010-2011 was presented last Saturday.
National History Museum gets huge addition to its collections
Bulgaria’s National History Museum received a huge boost to its classical era and medieval collections on October 9, when it was handed 5000 items seized at the border with Serbia.
Rome bars tourists from eating at historical sites
As of this week, anyone caught snacking around the Eternal City’s centuries-old monuments and archeological sites could find themselves landed with a fine of up to 500 euros ($650).
Papal Latin Academy to Breath Life into Dead Language
Pope Benedict XVI is planning to set up a Papal Latin Academy to promote the use of Latin within the Catholic Church and the secular world.
Two Roman shipwrecks off Turkey
Two ancient Roman shipwrecks, complete with their cargo, have been discovered by Italian archaeologists off the coast of Turkey near the the ancient Roman city of Elaiussa Sebaste.
Excavations at Kissonerga-Skalia 2012
The 2012 season of excavation at the Bronze Age settlement of Kissonerga-Skalia near Paphos has been completed.
Mazotos shipwreck provides information on Classical shipbuilding
Mazotos shipwreck is among the very few in the Mediterranean that can provide information on shipbuilding during the Classical period.
Riace Bronzes languish in limbo
The Greek statues have not been seen in public since 2008 while museum renovation is mired in controversy.
The secret of the two Kouroi
Surveys have shown that the two Kouroi of Corinth have been erected in honor of two 35- year-old men which died at the same time and were buried simultaneously. Soon the two statues will be exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth.
Archeologists map WWI shelters at Gelibolu
A joint archaeological research project initiated by Turkey, Australia and New Zealand in 2010 is working to map the locations of shelters constructed during the Battle of the Dardanelles. Turkish and Anzac archives have been used in the project, as well as GPS technology.
AHRC-Funded Postdoctoral Research Post
The Department of Classics at KCL is appointing a full-time postdoctoral Research Associate in Classics and Class 1789-1917 (project Principal Investigator: Professor Edith Hall).
Tomb of Maya ‘snake’ Queen discovered
The tomb of a great Mayan warrior Queen may have been unearthed by archaeologists in northern Guatemala, redefining the understanding of women's political roles during the Classic Maya period.
Einstein’s ‘God Letter’ to Be Auctioned on EBay
A letter handwritten by physicist Albert Einstein a year before his death, expressing his views on religion, will be sold on eBay this month with an opening bid of $3 million (£1.9m), an auction agency said.
101 Byzantine coins found in Veliki Preslav
Archaeologists working at the site of a medieval monastery in Veliki Preslav, one of the former capitals of Bulgaria, have found 101 copper coins said to date from the late 12th to early 13th centuries CE.
Bosnia’s National Museum is latest victim of political funding crisis
Museum closed after 124 years as state government's powers and funding are eroded by antagonistic communities.
‘Drunken tourist herds’ destroying Sistine Chapel’s majesty
Author Pietro Citati calls for limit on crowd numbers to preserve Michelangelo's art in Vatican City, Rome.
G.S. Aldrete and A. Aldrete, The Long Shadow of Antiquity
This book is an enlightening look at the myriad ways that the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome have fundamentally influenced and shaped our modern world.
Value and Equivalence
The Research Training Group ‘Value and Equivalence’ at Goethe University and TU Darmstadt invites applications for 11 PhD scholarships.
Postdoc and graduate opportunities in archaeology
Leiden University invites applications for 3 positions in Archaeology.
Doctoral fellowships in ancient philosophy
The Graduate School of Ancient Philosophy at the Humboldt-University in Berlin has extended the deadline for three doctoral fellowships in ancient philosophy.
Experiencing and Thinking about Borders in the Ancient Mediterranean World
Call for papers for the conference that will take place on 28th-29th June 2013 at INHA (Institut National de l’Histoire de l’Art de Paris-Sorbonne).
Anna Simandiraki-Grimshaw and Eleni Stefanou (eds.), From Archaeology to Archaeologies
Critical analysis of diverse archaeological practices, in particular the conflicting relationship between the ‘mainstream’ and the ‘alternative’.
Ben Jervis and Alison Kyle (eds.), Make do and Mend
Volume deriving from a session held at the 2010 Theoretical Archaeology Group conference (Bristol University). The aims of this session were to explore occurrences of compromise and repair in the past, with a particular focus on material culture.