The Buongoverno construction site “reveals” Lorenzetti’s treasures
In 2021 the Municipality of Siena started a project of diagnostics, enhancement and conservation maintenance of the masterpiece by Ambrogio Lorenzetti.
2100-Year-Old Agricultural Farmstead uncovered next to Nahal Arbel
The discoveries (agricultural implements, storage jars, tens of weaving loom weights) shed light on this area in the Hasmonean Period.
Industrial manufacturing of wool and wool textiles in the Bronze Age Italy
Montale in northern Italy may have been one of the earliest centres in Europe for production of wool during the Bronze Age.
A 3400-year-old city emerges from the Tigris River
German and Kurdish archaeologists have uncovered a 3400-year-old Mittani Empire-era city once located on the Tigris River.
250 coffins with mummies and 150 bronze statues found in Saqqara
Extraordinary numbers of finds from new cache and burial shafts found by the Egyptian mission.
CUCD EDI Grants for Classics EDI initiatives/events
Deadline for current call for applications: 15th November 2022
Teaching Associate in ancient literature (fixed term)
The Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Nottingham is looking to appoint a Teaching Associate in Ancient Literature.
Ancient Greek and Latin Summer Courses
This year King’s College London is again running two 6-week courses in Ancient Greek and Latin as part of the KCL Summer School.
Introduction to Maritime Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage
The Egypt Exploration Society organizes the EES Online Course: "Introduction to Maritime Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage", on Thursday evenings, 6-7:30pm (UK Time), 16th June-14th July 2022 plus recordings.
Paleontologists found the jaws of an extremely rare bear in Tavrida
Finding suggests that ancient people could have appeared in the Crimea almost 2 million years ago.
Jean-Luc Martinez accused over Tutankhamun Stela Trafficking Case
Jean-Luc Martinez was accused of turning a blind eye regarding documentation of object provenance in the Louvre Abu Dhabi acquisition.
Asia Minor exhibition at the Benaki Museum
The Benaki Museum and the Centre for Asia Minor Studies are co-organisingthe large commemorative exhibition “Asia Minor Hellenism: Heyday - Catastrophe - Displacement - Rebirth” to mark the centennial anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe.
Archaeologists reconstruct a bow from the Times of Arkaim
A unique compound bow from the Bronze Age nearly two meters tall was reconstructed from authentic materials.
Climate change reveals unique artefacts in melting ice patches
Norwegian mountains are full of time capsules. Thousands of years of human and ecological history are preserved in remnant patches of ice.
Beyond Macedonia: the multifaceted Hellenistic Oikoumene reconsidered
Sixty renowned researchers will present fifty-six papers at the New Museum of Aigai.
Early urbanism found in the Amazon
Several hundred settlements from the time between 500 and 1400 AD lie in the Bolivian Llanos de Mojos savannah and have fascinated archaeologists for years.
First Australians ate giant eggs of huge flightless birds
Scientists settle debate surrounding 'Thunder bird' species, and whether its eggs were exploited by early Australian people around 50,000 years ago.
The prestigious Francqui Prize 2022 awarded to Veerle Rots
The 2022 Francqui Prize in Human Science is awarded to Veerle Rots for her pioneering research on prehistoric stone tools.
Rare silver coin discovered in Israel
Coin among first remnants from the Bar Kokhba revolt discovered in the caves of Wadi Chariton.
Leicester archaeologists expand excavations at Leicester Cathedral site
The team behind the discovery of Richard III have resumed major archaeological excavations at Leicester Cathedral, close to where the King was found.
The beaver, its prehistoric bone and its reintroduction
Scientists are focusing on the beaver, which has been extinct for years and to whom the town of Kastoria may owe its name.
Funded MA in Classics at Texas Tech University
The MA program in Classics at Texas Tech University has a very few funded positions open for students interested in beginning the program in the Fall of 2022.
Summer School in Classical Languages 2022
Applications are open for the Summer School in Classical Languages (formerly Greek and Latin Summer School) of the University of Bologna.
The National Museum of Scotland presents the silver casket
The silver casket believed to have been owned by Mary, Queen of Scots, is now on display in the National Museums Scotland’s Hawthornden Court.