Oldest Ivory Workshop in the World Discovered
Archaeologists found the oldest evidence for clearly distinct working areas which are interpreted as standardized workshops for working mammoth ivory.
Buddhist ‘Iron Man’ found by Nazis is from space
A Buddhist statue brought to Germany from Tibet by a Nazi-backed expedition has been confirmed as having an extraterrestrial origin.
Archaeological treasures face destruction in Syria
"The situation will remain unstable for a long time," according to Dominik Bonatz director of the Institute for Ancient Middle Eastern Archaeology at Berlin's Freie Universität.
Tracing the Sacred Way by bicycle
5th Cultural Bicycle Ride tracing the Sacred Way (Hierá Hodós). Participants will have the chance to visit one of the most important Byzantine monuments of Greece, the Daphni Monastery.
Blazing Fire, source of arts. Sparkling stories of fire
Educational program “Environment and Culture 2012. Blazing fire, source of arts. Sparkling stories of fire” at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
Greek history and/or literature
The Department of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track position in Greek history and/or literature at the rank of Assistant Professor.
Latin Prose
The Department of Classics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the College of Arts and Sciences seeks an assistant professor in Latin prose for a tenure-track appointment.
Roman Archaeology
The Department of Classics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the College of Arts and Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in Roman archaeology at the rank of assistant professor.
Prehistoric finds in Northern Greece
Scientists found 5-9 million-year-old fossil bones of prehistoric animals in the area of Platania in Drama.
Large scientific effort to reveal palimpsests of St Catherine’s monastery
A large scientific effort is under way to reveal and record the hidden texts and illustrations of the ancient manuscripts of St. Catherine's Monastery.
The Apis tombs at Saqqara Necropolis back on tourist map
Dozens of journalists, photographers and top officials as well as archaeologists and restorers gathered last Thursday at the Saqqara necropolis to witness the official inauguration of the Serapeum.
Humans hunted for meat 2 million years ago
Ancient humans used complex hunting techniques to ambush and kill antelopes, gazelles, wildebeest and other large animals at least two million years ago.
Bodrum seeks return of mausoleum pieces
Some pieces from Bodrum’s famous Mausoleum of Halicarnassus are on display at the British Museum, and work continues to bring them back to Turkey.
Archaeologists discover second Lycian synagogue
Archaeological teams digging in the ancient city of Limyra in the Mediterranean province of Antalya have announced the discovery of a second synagogue from the Lycian civilization.
‘Cult Fiction’ Traced to Ancient Egypt Priest
A recently deciphered Egyptian papyrus from around 1,900 years ago tells a fictional story that includes drinking, singing, feasting and ritual sex, all in the name of the goddess Mut.
Environmental Archaeologist
MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) is looking to recruit an Environmental Archaeologist to join its processing team.
Learning Officer
Chiltern Open Air Museum is looking to recruit an experienced candidate to review and develop the Museum learning services
Famous feline travels north
The loan allows audiences that might never visit museums with Egyptian collections to appreciate first hand the exquisite quality of ancient Egyptian bronze-working.
Study shows ancient language relationships
How do language families evolve over many thousands of years and how stable over time are structural features of languages?
Another Mona Lisa to be unveiled in Geneva
Question remains whether painting is a later copy or from the master’s studio.
Humans were already recycling 13,000 years ago
A study at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili and the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES) reveals that humans from the Upper Palaeolithic Age recycled their stone artefacts to be put to other uses.
Daily Lives of Ancient Egyptians Translated in New Dictionary
A 37-year project to compile a dictionary of an ancient Egyptian script used for daily communication has been completed, offering an unprecedented look at the words of ordinary ancient Egyptians.
Excavation season ends at ancient Kibyra
The excavations of the ancient city of Kibyra in the southwestern province of Burdur, known for its history of gladiators, were completed last week.
Byzantine pigeon house architecture examined
Byzantine Pigeon houses in the Ağırnas Valley in Central Anatolia are the focus of a recent research project carried out by a team of university lecturers and students. The study has started to yield results revealing a number of interesting things about the area.