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To «παράδοξο της Λακωνίας». Σεισµοί καταπόντισαν την αρχαία πόλη Παυλοπέτρι πριν από 5.000 χρόνια
Stephanos Krikkis, Τα Νέα, 17/12/2010
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Μια σειρά από ισχυρούς σεισµούς, που άρχισαν να εκδηλώνονται πριν από 5.000 χρόνια, ήταν η αιτία που τερµατίστηκε η ευηµερία της αρχαίας πόλης Παυλοπέτρι στη Λακωνία, η οποία καταποντίστηκε στον βυθό της θάλασσας. Στο συµπέρασµα αυτό συγκλίνουν τα δεδοµένα που προέκυψαν µετά την τελευταία µεγάλη γεωµορφολογική και γεωλογική έρευνα που πραγµατοποίησαν επιστήµονες από το Ελληνικό Κέντρο Θαλασσίων Ερευνών στις ακτές
Top 10 Discoveries of 2010
Archaeology, January/February 2011
Decades from now people may remember 2010 for the BP oil spill, the Tea Party, and the iPad. But for our money, it’s a lock people will still be excited about the year’s most remarkable archaeological discoveries, which we explore (along with one “undiscovery”) in the following pages.
Η «Ακρόπολις της παλαιοντολογίας»
K. Smeros, Ο Δημότης της Ανατολικής Αττικής, 09/12/2010
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Η έκθεση με τίτλο «Πικέρμι Χθες, Σήμερα, Αύριο» άνοιξε τις πύλες της για το κοινό, παρουσιάζοντας σημαντικά παλαιοντολογικά ευρήματα της περιοχής της Ανατολικής Αττικής, η οποία είναι πλούσια σε τέτοιου είδους θησαυρούς που μαρτυρούν πολλά για την φυσική ιστορία του πλανήτη μας. Άλλωστε το Πικέρμι δεν είναι άγνωστη «έννοια» για τους επιστήμονες παλαιοντολόγους. Θεωρείται ως η «Ακρόπολις της Παλαιοντολογίας», καθώς
Gifts Enhance Metropolitan Museum’s Scholarly Activities in Cycladic and Early Greek Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the gift to its Greek and Roman Art Department of an endowment fund from The Museum of Cycladic Art, in Athens, Greece. The gift, in memory of Dolly Goulandris, will support lectures about the ancient art of the Cyclades and other regions of the ancient Greek world. Also announced was the intended gift by
Did Climate Change Drive Prehistoric Culture Change?
Michael Balter, Science, 6-12-2010
Earth is warming, climate researchers say, and sooner or later we will have to adjust our lifestyles if we want to adapt and survive. Perhaps we should take a cue from earlier occupants of North America. A new study finds a strong correlation between changing climate and changing culture in the prehistoric United States. Archaeologists divide the prehistory of North
Farmers slowed down by hunter-gatherers: Our ancestors’ fight for space
Agricultural – or Neolithic – economics replaced the Mesolithic social model of hunter-gathering in the Near East about 10,000 years ago. One of the most important socioeconomic changes in human history, this socioeconomic shift, known as the Neolithic transition, spread gradually across Europe until it slowed down when more northern latitudes were reached. Research published today, Friday, 3 December 2010,
Archaeological amazements from Bulgaria: 5 thousands year old burials (Chirpan Project)
Examiner, 2/12/2010
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Bulgaria is one of the archaeologically richest countries in the world. Archaeology is a highly prestige profession there with huge media interest in everything what has been discovered. Recently, thanks especially to young generations archaeologists, more information has begun to be published online. An excellent example is 2009-2010 Project “Archaeologiacal examination of a Thracian-Roman Dynasty Centre in the region of
Neanderthals: how needles and skins gave us the edge on our kissing cousins
Guardian, 5/12/2010
On the ground floor of the Natural History Museum in London, arrays of Formica-covered cabinets stretch from floor to ceiling and from one end of the great building to the other. Some of nature’s finest glories are stored here: pygmy hippo bones from Sicily, mammoth tusks from Siberia and skulls of giant sloths from South America. Many treasures compete for
ISLANDS OF WINDS. Maritime Culture of the Bronze Age Aegean. University of Heidelberg (November 27, 2010 – July 24, 2011)
The exhibition is organised by the University of Heidelberg. It is divided into three thematic sections. The first section focuses on the life of the inhabitants of the islands and the mainland seaside areas. The second section presents the development of shipbuilding materials, tools and other materials and the use of vessels. In the third part the land-based facilities of
Jacques Raison has passed away
The French archaeologist Jacques Raison died on 2 December 2010. He was known for his work on Linear A and in particular for his two books on the Palace of Knossos (published in 1969 & 1988).
Lost Civilization Under Persian Gulf?
ScienceDaily, 08/12/2010
A once fertile landmass now submerged beneath the Persian Gulf may have been home to some of the earliest human populations outside Africa, according to an article published in Current Anthropology. Jeffrey Rose, an archaeologist and researcher with the University of Birmingham in the U.K., says that the area in and around this “Persian Gulf Oasis” may have been
Tumulus skeleton found with arrow tip in spine
Today's Zaman, 9/12/2010
The body of a man with an arrow tip still lodged in his spine was found during ongoing excavations in Bursa’s Aktopraklık tumulus. Archeologists believe that the man had died shortly after he was shot with an arrow from a bowman on higher ground. The tumulus where the skeleton was buried is estimated to have a history of about 8,500
Oldest Salt Mine Known to Date Located in Azerbaijan
ScienceDaily, 27/11/2010
CNRS archeologists have recently provided proof that the Duzdagi salt deposits, situated in the Araxes Valley in Azerbaijan, were already being exploited from the second half of the 5th millennium BC. It is therefore the most ancient exploitation of rock salt attested to date. And, to the researchers’ surprise, intensive salt production was carried out in this mine at least
Ταφικές πρακτικές και κοινωνική οργάνωση κατά τη Mέση Eποχή του Xαλκού
Η Έρευνα, 28/11/2010
Ποιες είναι οι ταφικές πρακτικές και η κοινωνική οργάνωση στη Θεσσαλία κατά τη μέση εποχή του χαλκού; Τι δείχνει σχετική έρευνα; Η Κασσάνδρα Σισμάνη, αρχαιολόγος, απόφοιτος του τμήματος Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας του Α.Π.Θ. και κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού διπλώματος με ειδίκευση στην Προϊστορική Αρχαιολογία του τμήματος Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας του Α.Π.Θ. με βάση σχετική μελέτη, φωτίζει άγνωστες πτυχές της Θεσσαλικής κοινωνίας στη