Eastern Wyoming Paleoindian site as Americas’ oldest mine
Excavations have confirmed that an ancient mine in eastern Wyoming was used by humans to produce red ocher starting nearly 13,000 years ago.
Gold Mycenaean ring returned to Greece
The ring had been found in 1927, during excavations by the Italian Archaeological School at the Mycenaean necropolis of Ialyssos, Rhodes, among the offerings of Tomb 61.
Considerations concerning a recent article on a signed base on Delos
Considerations on F. Queyrel's article “D’une statue disparue de Praxitèle à une divinité mystérieuse dans la maison del’Hermès à Délos”.
Opening of the exhibition Stone Paths – Stories Set in Stone
The exhibition is based on the scientific publication Corpus Inscriptionum Judaicarum Graeciae (CIJG) - Corpus of Jewish and Hebrew Inscriptions from Mainland and Island Greece.
Previously unknown crocodile species lived in Asia 39 million years ago
Researchers from the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen have identified fossils of a previously unknown crocodile species in Vietnam.
Prehistoric faeces reveal parasites from feasting at Stonehenge
A new analysis of ancient faeces found at the site of a prehistoric village near Stonehenge has uncovered evidence of the eggs of parasitic worms.
Two post-doc positions in Warsaw
Two post-doc positions (full time, up to 60 months each) in Warsaw have been announced.
Where were Herod’s bathtubs quarried?
New research for the first time allows the distinction between calcite-alabaster originating in Israel from that originating in Egypt.
AGON Film Festival Awards
On Monday, the 16th of May at 20:00, the Jury of the 11th International Archaeological Film Festival- AGON, granted the following Special Mentions and Awards.
The Schliemann Furniture from the G.I. Katsigras Collection is in Berlin
The walnut wood furniture was made in Vienna in 1880, and in 1955 the doctor George Katsigras bought it from antique dealer Stathis Kyrloglou.
“Copper and Lignite” at the Aiani Archaeological Museum
For the first time the exhibition will be presenting a set of five copper vessels found during excavations in the lignite mine of the Community of Mavropigi.
19th meeting of Postgraduate Cypriot Archaeology (PoCA)
The meeting will take place from the 1st to the 3rd of December 2022 both in person in Graz and online.
Women Collectives in Classical Antiquity (and Beyond)
This year’s European Gender Studies in Antiquity Network (EuGeStA) conference which will take place from the 3rd to the 4th of June 2022at the University of Toronto and the Jackman Humanities Institute.
Fossil of pregnant ichthyosaur found in glacier
The 4-meter-long fossil will help scientists study the embryonic development of ichthyosaurs.
Esna Temple’s True Colors Revealed
Archaeologists revealed a set of original inscriptions, images and colors covering the ceilings and walls of the majestic monument.
Back to the Game: Reframing Play and Games in Context
This volume has its genesis in the 21st Conference of the International Society for Board Game Studies (BGS) held in Athens in April 2018.
Poverty and Vulnerability in Classical Antiquity
The conference aims to examine, and propose fresh perspectives on, aged and gendered experiences of poverty and vulnerability.
Yiannis Pikoulas has passed away
An internationally renowned historian, Yiannis Pikoulas was an archaeologist in the true sense of the word.
Art and Sensuality in the Houses of Pompeii
The exhibition illustrates the extent and significance of sensual and erotic subjects in the domus and the daily life of ancient Pompeians.
New finds from the historic shipwreck “Mentor”
Τhe results of the recent underwater research on the wreck of the ship “Mentor” are extremely important regarding how the ship was built.
Millennia of prehistoric Stonehenge land use revealed
Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Ghent University (Belgium) have discovered hundreds of possible large prehistoric pits – and thousands of smaller ones – at the heart of the Stonehenge landscape.
Golden Years (1822-1922-2022) symposium in Montreal
The University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) is pleased to announce its international symposium Golden Years (1822-1922-2022).
“Heinrich Schliemann was one of the great figures of archaeology”
Matthias Wemhoff, Professor of Prehistory at the Freie Universität Berlin is interviewed by the Athens and Macedonian News Agency.
Temple of Zeus brought to light in North Sinai
An Egyptian archaeological mission working at the Tell Al-Farma (Pelusium) in the North Sinai archaeological site found the remains of a temple dedicated to the god Zeus Cassius.