Remains and jars just found in a necropolis on the Croatian island of Hvar date back to the fifth or fourth century AD when Greeks living in the Roman Empire resided in the area. Credit: Facebook/Kantharos HvarThe gardens of a seventeenth-century Croatian
A Roman-era bronze diploma earned by a graduate of a military school was just discovered in Perrhe, in what is now Turkey. Credit: Screenshot from YouTubeA Roman-era bronze diploma earned by a graduate of a military school in theAncient Greekcity of Perrh
A Hellenistic-era burial with spectacular grave goods was uncovered in Chieti, Italy this week. Credit: Facebook/Soprintendenza Archaeologia Belle ArtiA spectacular Hellenistic-era grave featuring elegant grave goods was just uncovered in Chieti, Italy la
Agios Sozomenos on Cyprus is the site of Bronze Age ruins that are still being excavated today. This is the most iconic church in the area, dedicated to St. Mamas. Credit:dimitrisvetsikas1969/CC0Cyprus’ Department of Antiquities recently announced the res
A unique Byzantine inscription using some Greek letters was discovered recently on Gerasun Island, the only inhabited island in the Black Sea. Credit: Facebook/Ioannis GeorgopoulosA unique Byzantine inscription from the fourteenth century was recently dis
The statue of a female discovered on July 27 in Perge, Antalya, Turkey. Credit: Turkish Ministry of CultureAn ancient statue was unearthed on Monday in the Turkish province of Antalya, near theancient Greekcity of Perge.Believed to have been made around t
Archaeologists in Italy are just now announcing the discovery of ten spectacular Etruscan tombs. Credit: Soprintendenza Archeologia BelleArti Paesaggio Etruria MeridionaleArchaeologists in Italy are just now announcing the discovery of ten spectacular Etr
Head of theAncient Greekgod Hermes, discovered under an Athens sidewalk recently. Credit: Greek Ministry of CultureDespite the many and varied challenges of the past year as the nation and the world struggled with the pandemic and all its ramifications, 2
A Pyxis, or circular box for containing makeup, 470-460 BC. Attica. The vessel shows the marriage of Thetis and Peleus. Credit: Wikimedia CommonsIn the modern world of today we are privileged to take for granted that the ingredients in our cosmetics are s
File photoBy analyzing sediment cores taken from six sites in southern Greece, an international team of researchers identified trends in cereal, olive, and grapevine production indicating major changes in agricultural production between 1000 BC and 600 AD
The lead scroll with Ancient Greek writing, found in an amulet belonging to the Greek man Demetrios, 160 AD. Credit: Museum of LondonAlthough most of us may feel a bit sorry for ourselves in 2020, having to deal with lockdowns and other strict measures to
The ancient fortification of Antissa on the Greek island of Lesvos. Credit: Ephorate of Antiquities of LesvosThree buildings that are of particular interest to archaeologists were brought to light recently in the ongoing excavation in the castle of Agioi
The Ancient Greek Dipylon amphora, from ca. 700 BC. Could it have been created by a woman? A Canadian researcher now believes this may have been the case. Photo: WikipediaThe striking, nearly 5-foot tall Dipylon Amphora, from approximately 700 BC, is a ma
原文作者：Patricia A. McAnany考古学正在改变我们对古代玛雅社会发展方式的认识。现在，考古学家通过使用激光雷达技术发现，一些用来辅助肉眼天体观测的宏伟构筑物，其建成年代之早出乎他们的预料。在考古学的历史上，很少有过一次技术突破使得整个领域都发生改变的“分水岭”式时刻。但20世纪40年代放射性碳测年的发明就带来了一场这样的革命，它提供了 ...
