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.
Academics gather to discuss Göbeklitepe
Scientists from Turkey and around the world gathered Oct. 2 in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa to evaluate new data from recently conducted archaeological excavations at the ancient site of Göbeklitepe.
The world’s oldest prosthetics
The results of scientific tests using replicas of two ancient Egyptian artificial toes, including one that was found on the foot of a mummy, suggest that they’re likely to be the world’s first prosthetic body parts.
Food and Wine Night at the Nicholson Museum
An exclusive ancient Greek food night at the Nicholson Museum - University of Sydney.
Sacred bulls for the tourists
So far the Serapeum rescue operation has taken 26 years, but it is now in its final stages and the rock-hewn tombs of the Apis bulls have officially reopened. Nevine El-Aref was at Saqqara to visit the famous galleries.
Raiders of the Lost Ark: ten facts you might not know
What was Indy's original (and deeply dull) surname?
Iliad out Loud
"How Homer’s ancient epic presaged the poetry slam" is the idea running through a documentary presented in the University of Chicago Magazine.
Emergency meeting on saving Syria’s heritage
An emergency meeting will take place Monday at Cairo University aimed at saving Syrian heritage from further destruction amid the country's civil war.
Excavations at the site of Prastio-Mesorotsos completed
The 2012 archaeological investigations at the site of Prastio-Mesorotsos in the Paphos district have been completed.
Battle of Salamis Marked After 2,500 Years
Some 2,500 years ago, a naval battle took place in September (although the exact date remains unknown) in the straits between the Greek mainland and Salamis, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens.
Return to Antikythera
Site where oldest computer lay for thousands of years may yield other treasures and even another Antikythera mechanism.