Thessaloniki, Greece - Excavation work during construction of a new subway network in Greece's second largest city has discovered an ancient wreath made of gold that was buried with a woman some 2,300 years ago. Archaeologists say Friday's find...
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
CURRENT TRENDS IN THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION:
THE NATIONAL AND THE INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Iaşi, Romania, November 6-10, 2013
Organizer: Institute of Archaeology, Romanian Academy, Iaşi branch
Place: Romanian Academy, Iaşi branch
Dates: November 6-10, 2013
Working Language: English
Official web site: http://archaeoheritage.ro/conference/
CALL FOR PAPERS
Archaeological heritage helps to...
Dr Barry Molloy, an archaeologist at the University of Sheffield, the United Kingdom, has discovered that the Minoan civilization had strong martial traditions, contradicting the commonly held view of Minoans – the Bronze Age people of Crete – as...
DEMRE, Turkey — In the fourth century A.D., a bishop named Nicholas transformed the city of Myra, on the Mediterranean coast of what is now Turkey, into a Christian capital. Nicholas was later canonized, becoming the St. Nicholas of...
Archaeological excavations have been continuing in the ancient city of Stratonikeia in Muğla. Once the work is completed, the ancient city could be added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The world’s largest marble city, the ancient city of Stratonikeia in...
In an event at the Theocharakis Foundation, author Giorgos Tsoukalis presented his latest book, History Smugglers – Return of the 20 Treasures, a look at antiquities smuggling that describes some high-profile cases, including those that have been solved in...