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ARCE US Fellowship applications for the 2025 cycle

ARCE US Fellowship applications for the 2025 cycle

Funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural affairs, ARCE offers long-term 3 to 12 month fellowships.
Endangered Material Knowledge Programme 2024/2025

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme 2024/2025

The EMKP gives grants to support the documentation and digitisation of material knowledge systems that are under threat.
Hidden verses revealed on the Blue Qur’an manuscript

Hidden verses revealed on the Blue Qur’an manuscript

Researchers have unveiled text on one of the world’s most recognisable Qur’an manuscripts and most important examples of Islamic calligraphy.
Did the ancient Greeks believe in their myths?

Did the ancient Greeks believe in their myths?

Jan Bremmer, Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of Groningen, on atheism, doubt and belief in antiquity.
Repatriation from the Kon-Tiki Museum to Rapa Nui

Repatriation from the Kon-Tiki Museum to Rapa Nui

With the support of the Rapanui community and Chilean officials, a project of returning objects from The Kon-Tiki Museum to Rapa Nui was developed.
Egyptian Bes-mugs were used for psychotropic drinks

Egyptian Bes-mugs were used for psychotropic drinks

Multianalytical investigation reveals the first-ever physical evidence of hallucinogens in an Egyptian mug.
Wine Cultures. Gandhāra and Beyond

Wine Cultures. Gandhāra and Beyond

This work explores the production techniques, social functions, and cultural significance of intoxicating drinks, particularly wine.
220 archaeological artifacts returned to Mexico

220 archaeological artifacts returned to Mexico

220 archaeological artifacts are returned to Mexico, marking UNESCO's International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property.
Desert Epigraphy & Archaeology

Desert Epigraphy & Archaeology

This panel aims to foster an engaging exchange on current research and innovations in the field of desert epigraphy and archaeology.
Declassified spy images help locate ancient battle site

Declassified spy images help locate ancient battle site

Archaeologists from Durham University and University of Al-Qadisiyah in Iraq have pinpointed the location of a famous early Islamic battle.
LSU researchers excavate earliest ancient Maya salt works

LSU researchers excavate earliest ancient Maya salt works

A team of archaeologists have excavated the earliest known ancient Maya salt works in southern Belize, Central America.
Αnnual invitation for a stay at Fondation Hardt, Geneva

Αnnual invitation for a stay at Fondation Hardt, Geneva

Fondation Hardt pour l' Étude de l'Antiquité Classique, Vandoeuvres, Geneva has issued its annual invitation for a stay at the research centre.
A “Kohl Road” to Nubia?

A “Kohl Road” to Nubia?

For the first time, lead isotope analysis traces the supply of kohl to the area of Lower Nubia during the Bronze Age.
Heritage Summer Field Schools 2025: Dates Announced

Heritage Summer Field Schools 2025: Dates Announced

HERITΛGE summer schools are excellent opportunities for heritage professionals and students to develop existing knowledge and learn new skills for managing heritage.
PhD Position Ghent Centre for Late Antiquity

PhD Position Ghent Centre for Late Antiquity

The Ghent Centre for Late Antiquity (GCLA) is hiring a PhD student to work on benefactors in Late Antiquity.
3rd International Conference Ancient Greek and Byzantine Technology

3rd International Conference Ancient Greek and Byzantine Technology

The Association for Research on Ancient Greek and Byzantine Technology announces the 3rd International Conference on Ancient Greek Technology.
The origin of writing is tied to ancient cylinder seals

The origin of writing is tied to ancient cylinder seals

Designs on stone cylinders dating back 6,000 years correspond to some signs of the proto-cuneiform script that emerged in the city of Uruk.
The Lion’s Den: Use of ochre 48,000 years ago

The Lion’s Den: Use of ochre 48,000 years ago

Largest study on ochre extraction in Africa reveals the transportation of valuable earth mineral pigments over long distances.
Pompeii: When great art also began to appear in small houses

Pompeii: When great art also began to appear in small houses

A new example of a richly decorated house without an atrium revealed by the current excavations in the insula of the Casa dei Casti Amanti. 
Oldest engravings of fishing discovered in Ice Age art

Oldest engravings of fishing discovered in Ice Age art

The ice-age camp site of Gönnersdorf on the banks of the Rhine, Germany, has revealed a groundbreaking discovery that sheds new light on early fishing practices.
Women of the Cyclades through time

Women of the Cyclades through time

The exhibition explores the history of the Cyclades, depicted through the marble female figurines crafted by local islanders during the 3rd millennium BC.
Oldest genome of Italy belongs to an infant

Oldest genome of Italy belongs to an infant

He probably had blue eyes, ebony skin and curly, dark hair; the genes also suggest a close kinship between his parents.
Characteristics and Modalities of the Conflict in Palmyra

Characteristics and Modalities of the Conflict in Palmyra

Alongside the strategic and tactical elements, this panel will also focus on the Palmyrene military ideology.
Egyptian Middle Kingdom tomb found at Al-Asasif

Egyptian Middle Kingdom tomb found at Al-Asasif

Egyptian Middle Kingdom nonroyal burials and impressive ancient objects have been discovered at a tomb in Al-Asasif.
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