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The Damnoni Project: Excavation of a Mesolithic Site on CreteThe Damnoni Project is the first excavation of a Mesolithic site on Crete. A single season of excavation… [more] 
Anthropologists Discover Earliest Form of Wall ArtAnthropologists working in southern France have determined that a 1.5 metric ton block of engraved limestone… [more] 
Conference on the Bioarchaeology of Ancient EgyptOur understanding of ancient Egypt has long been rooted in the more obvious manifestations of its material… [more] 
Giza 3D Online: the Comfort of the Web, the Power of 3DGiza 3D is a complex project, involving collaboration, and management of a huge wealth of data in an… [more] 
The Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, MaltaHal Saflieni Hypogeum is a cultural property of exceptional prehistoric value. This unique monument dates… [more] 
Modern Origins: A North African PerspectiveOver the last decade, Africa has taken a central position in the search for the timing and mechanisms… [more] 
The Digital Pompeii ProjectThe Digital Pompeii Project is a joint venture of the Classical Studies Program, the Humanities Program,… [more] 
A Century of Research in Prehistoric MacedoniaThessaloniki, Greece - 2012 is an anniversary year for the city of Thessaloniki and for northern Greece,… [more] 
Book Review: The Oxford Handbook of Ancient AnatoliaThe Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia is a unique blend of comprehensive overviews on archaeological,… [more] 
The Hunt for Truth in Ancient SicilyAt the request of Italian authorities, a team of American archaeologists spent three summers in the late… [more] 
Empúries: The Gateway of Greek Civilization in the Iberian PeninsulaThe archaeological museum of Delphi launches a photographic exhibition on April 27 headed "Empúries:… [more] 
The Damnoni Project is the first excavation of a Mesolithic site on Crete. A single season of excavation took place in 2011, directed by Thomas Strasser (Providence College) in synergasia with Eleni Panagopoulou of the Ephoreia of Palaeoanthropology and Speleology of Southern Greece.… Read more
Anthropologists working in southern France have determined that a 1.5 metric ton block of engraved limestone constitutes the earliest evidence of wall art. Their research, reported in the most recent edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows the piece to be approximately 37,000 years old and offers rich evidence of the role art played in the daily lives of Early Aurignacian humans.
Our understanding of ancient Egypt has long been rooted in the more obvious manifestations of its material culture in the form of monumental architecture and a vast variety of artefacts. Increasingly, however, attention is given to the less spectacular, but equally, if not more informative bioarchaeological remains that answer questions on health and nutritional status of ancient populations, animal husbandry, diet, agricultural practices, the economy and the natural environment.… Read more
Giza 3D is a complex project, involving collaboration, and management of a huge wealth of data in an attractive, realistic and user-friendly presentation. It is a perfect demonstration of the power of 3D in the service of specialized research on the one hand, and the sharing of knowledge with all types of people on the other.… Read more UNESCO and the World Confederation of Underwater Activities (CMAS) join forces to safeguard the underwater cultural heritage. They agree that divers must play an important role in the preservation of the submerged heritage. Underwater Cultural Heritage encompasses all traces of human existence that lie or were lying under water and have a cultural or historical character.… Read more
Hal Saflieni Hypogeum is a cultural property of exceptional prehistoric value. This unique monument dates back to early antiquity (about 2500 BC) and it is the only known example of a subterranean structure of the Bronze Age.… Read more
Over the last decade, Africa has taken a central position in the search for the timing and mechanisms leading to modern human origins, and the rich archaeological and human paleontological record of North Africa is critical to this search.… Read more
Gnomon is a Bibliographic Database which now covers almost half a million publications in the fields of Ancient History, Archaeology and Philology, including a thesaurus and search engine that allows users to browse and search the database by name of author, year of publication, title etc.… Read more
The Digital Pompeii Project is a joint venture of the Classical Studies Program, the Humanities Program, and the Center for Advanced Spatial Technology at the University of Arkansas. Its goal is the creation of a comprehensive database for visual art and material culture at Pompeii; the database will be integrated with a navigable 3D model of Pompeii, walkable in real time, so that any painting or mosaic (or even wider search results, e.g.… Read more |
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