Assessing the Sacred Significance of Figurative Terracottas
The AIA Colloquium addresses the varied conditions that might lead to the inference that a terracotta was invested with religious meaning.
Oxford University Numismatics Society Graduate Colloquium
Abstracts for the Oxford University Numismatics Society’s termly Inter-Institutional Graduate Colloquium are to be sent by 7th May.
Abydos tomb: Penn Museum and Egyptian Archaeologists report
Penn Museum and Egyptian archaeologists discovered the massive tomb of an unnamed pharaoh at the ancient necropolis of Anubis Mountain.
Making Memories in Ancient Egypt
An up-to-date introduction to memory studies in Egyptology, this book invites the reader to rethink how and why memory matters.
Workshop for cultural heritage caretakers
Call for Papers issued by the EAA for a conference, which will be held in Belgrade, Serbia on September 3-6, 2025.
Lead glass jewellery was mass-produced in medieval Poland
Researchers conducted analyses of lead isotope ratios in glass jewellery discovered in a stronghold in Wrocław and in a cemetery in Sypniewo.
Archaeologists unearth one of the UK’s largest Iron Age hoards
The Melsonby Hoard – unearthed near the village of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, UK - includes more than 800 objects.
Unraveling the eastern Maghreb’s Ancient DNA
One of the most remarkable findings is that the eastern Maghreb was a region of strong genetic and cultural resilience.
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Caravaggio 2025 in the Palazzo Barberini
“CARAVAGGIO 2025” is on view in Rome's Palazzo Barberini since March 7. The exhibition will run through July 6, 2025.
Ancient military commander’s tomb unearthed in Egypt’s Ismailia
The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities unveiled a ground-breaking discovery in Tell el-Maschuta.
Fragment of a human face aged over one million years discovered
The discovery of a human facial fragment aged over one million years represents the oldest known face in western Europe.
Mummy from Warsaw was not pregnant
After four years of disputes over the alleged pregnancy of the Egyptian mummy the case has finally been solved.
Travel, Connection, and the Uses of History
Call for papers for a conference to be held at the University of Southampton on May 15, 2025.
A necessary burden
Sometimes, the word “ballast” has a negative connotation of “burden”. Yet, ballast was a crucial resource in global seafaring.
Rose Salane: Periphery in Red, Yellow, Blue
The Institute of Fine Arts is pleased to announce Periphery in Red, Yellow, Blue, a solo exhibition featuring new work by artist Rose Salane.
The Neolithic of the Sárköz and Adjacent Regions in Hungary
The present volume summarises the bioarchaeological research carried out since the excavations in the Alsónyék settlement and adjacent sites.
First articulating leg of Paranthropus robustus discovered
Fossils from Swartkrans Cave in South Africa reveal that a prehistoric relative of humans was upright, but also vulnerable to predators.
Iron shackles from the Ptolemaic gold mines of Ghozza
The article presents the Early Ptolemaic period iron shackles which have been discovered in Ghozza, a 3rd c. BC gold mine in Egypt.
New mammoth bone finds in Lower Austria
In Langmannersdorf an der Perschling in Lower Austria, archaeologists have discovered large quantities of mammoth bones and stone tools.
Buddha statue torso and head reassembled
The head, discovered in 1927, was scanned and compared with the newly found body, allowing for a near-complete reassembly of the statue.
“Frontiers” of Southeast Iberian Bronze Age communities identified
The research is based on the analysis of the production and circulation of pottery vessels in the northern part of present-day Murcia.
PECUNIA: Public Wealth in the Cities of Roman Asia Minor (27 BC-AD 235)
An ERC-funded project inviting applications for a 3-year doctoral contract to investigate public wealth in the cities of Roman provinces
Royal Tomb and Pottery Workshop Discovered In Sohag, Egypt
A new tomb at Abydos' Mountain of Anubis and a workshop, warehouse facilities and tombs in Banawit.
Avocado cultivation’s origins hold lessons for a changing climate
New research from anthropologists Amber VanDerwarker and Doug Kennett of UC Santa Barbara elucidates the history of avocado domestication.