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Archaeology & Arts, 15-05-2013
The Greek polis, as a political and territorial entity, is a remarkable social organisation that emerged in the Greek world after the collapse of the Mycenaean palace system and the “transition” period that followed. Because of its very distinctive character within the ancient world, the city-state dominates the study of Greek history. But how did this start and how can
Discovery News, 14-05-2013
The Minoans, the builders of Europe’s first advanced civilization, really were European, new research suggests. The conclusion, published today (May 14) in the journal Nature Communications, was drawn by comparing DNA from 4,000-year-old Minoan skeletons with genetic material from people living throughout Europe and Africa in the past and today. “We now know that the founders of the first advanced
Margalit Fox, The New York Times, 11-05-2013
The woman was Alice Kober, an overworked, underpaid classics professor at Brooklyn College. In the mid-20th century, though hardly anyone knew it, Dr. Kober, working quietly and methodically at her dining table in Flatbush, helped solve one of the most tantalizing mysteries of the modern age. The mystery centered on a long-lost script from Aegean antiquity known as Linear B.
Archaeology News Network, 12-05-2013
Greece is preparing a case for the return of antiquities looted by the Nazis during World War II, officials said on Friday.“The entirety of the archaeological service’s archives is under investigation” in a search for photographs and sketches of lost items, the general secretariat for culture said in a statement. “Final and scientifically documented conclusions on the issue of Greek
École Française D'Athènes
Encadrement du séminaire :
Georgia KOURTESSI-PHILIPPAKIS (Département d’Archéologie, Université d’Athènes) & Rosalia CHRISTIDOU (Chercheur associée de l’UMR 5133 “Archéorient” du CNRS)
Avec les interventions de D. Malamidou, L. Stefani, Ch. Ziota et al.
Située entre les Balkans et la Méditerranée orientale, la Grèce du Nord est une région-clé pour la compréhension du processus de la Néolithisation de l’Europe et l’évolution
Archaeology News Network, 07-05-2013
New research from the University of Reading shows that Ice Age people living in Europe 15,000 years ago might have used forms of some common words including I, you, we, man and bark, that in some cases could still be recognized today. Using statistical models, Professor of Evolutionary Biology Mark Pagel and his team predicted that certain words would have
Hurriyet Daily News, 05-03-2013
Rock paintings dating back thousands of years ago have been found in the Aegean province of Aydın’s Çine district. Similar rock paintings have previously been found in the Beşparmak Mountains, Bafa Lake and its environs, all of which are located in an area divided between Muğla’s Milas district and Aydın’s Koçarlı and Söke districts. The paintings, which are believed to
Nestor 40.5 (May 2013) is available for download at http://classics.uc.edu/nestor/
Albawada, 23-04-2013
During routine archaeological research as part of the Ancient Egypt Leatherwork Project (AELP) carried out by Salima Ikram, Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo (AUC) and Andre Veldmeijer, head of the Egyptology section at the Netherlands Flemish Institute in Cairo, a collection of 300 leather fragments of an Old Kingdom chariot were uncovered at the Egyptian Museum
Christos Matzanas, Archaeology & Arts, 29-04-2013
Στο πρώτο μέρος του άρθρου, παρουσιάστηκε η κωδικοποίηση των τεχνικών και μεθόδων που αφορούν κυρίως στην κατεργασία του λίθου και η ταξινόμησή τους προκειμένου να δοθεί το πλαίσιο για την καλύτερη κατανόηση του τρόπου με τον οποίο οι άνθρωποι συνέχιζαν να κατασκευάζουν λίθινα εργαλεία ή παρεμφερή αντικείμενα χρησιμοποιώντας τις προϊστορικές τεχνικές. Επίσης, παρουσιάστηκε ο τρόπος με τον οποίο αντιμετωπίστηκαν γενικότερα
Archaeology News Network, 25-04-2013
The builders of the famous Giza pyramids feasted on food from a massive catering-type operation, the remains of which scientists have discovered at a workers’ town near the pyramids.The workers’ town is located about 1,300 feet (400 meters) south of the Sphinx, and was used to house workers building the pyramid of pharaoh Menkaure, the third and last pyramid
Archaeology & Arts, 25-04-2013
Nicholas Stampolidis, Professor of Classical Archaeology and Director of the Museum of Cycladic Art (Athens), will give a lecture on Eleutherna on Crete, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). Ancient Eleutherna is one of the capital cities of ancient Crete with a history of about 5000 years (3000 BC-1300 AD).
Situated on the NW ridges of the highest
Becky Oskin, Live Science, 23-04-2013
The grand Mycenaens, the first Greeks, inspired the legends of the Trojan Wars, “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey.” Their culture abruptly declined around 1200 B.C., marking the start of a Dark Ages in Greece. The disappearance of the Mycenaens is a Mediterranean mystery. Leading explanations include warfare with invaders or uprising by lower classes. Some scientists also think one of
Στα πλαίσια της 26ης Συνάντησης για το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στη Μακεδονία και Θράκη (ΑΕΜΘ), που πραγματοποιήθηκε στα τέλη Μαρτίου στην Αίθουσα Τελετών της Παλιάς Φιλοσοφικής Σχολής του ΑΠΘ, η επιστημονική ομάδα των Ανασκαφών του Νεολιθικού Οικισμού Αυγής παρουσίασε τις εκπαιδευτικές δράσεις που πραγματοποιήθηκαν από το 2009 έως το 2012. Στην ανακοίνωση παρουσιάστηκαν οι κοινωνικοί στόχοι του ερευνητικού προγράμματος, η σχέση
Το Βήμα, 19-04-2013
Ενα μεγάλο νεκροταφείο της Μινωικής Κρήτης έφεραν στο φως οι ανασκαφές της Βελγικής Αρχαιολογικής Σχολής στην περιοχή Σίσι κοντά στα Μάλια. Το νεκροταφείο βρισκόταν σε χρήση από το 2.600 έως το 1.750 π. Χ. και ως ιδιαίτερο χαρακτηριστικό του έχει το μέγεθος και την μορφή των τάφων, που έμοιαζαν με οικίσκους, δεδομένου μάλιστα ότι δέχονταν περισσότερους από έναν νεκρούς. Τα
