Classical Antiquities News Today

In the prehistoric settlement of Dikili Tash in northern Greece the oldest samples of wine ever recorded in Europe were discovered.

What effect do images have? Why do we look at them? What is our attitude towards them? Professor Annette Haug will be exploring these questions. She is the first scholar at Kiel University (CAU) to receive an ERC Advanced Grant, which is how the European Research Council (ERC) supports senior top researchers with exceptional projects that promise ground-breaking findings. "This is a major milestone for the CAU and my research," says the archaeologist. She will receive a total of 2.5 mi...

Fresh revelations at the lost city of Tenea include a section of Hadrian’s aqueduct and a hoard of extremely rare ancient Greek coins.

After splashing the cash on a trip, the last thing you need is to be burdened with a hefty fine on top of your travel costs. Read on for some of the rules to be vigilant for...

Goethe University’s Sculpture Hall has received a prominent addition: a true-to-original copy of the monumental statue of Laocoön and his sons recentl....

The Netflix series 'Queen Cleopatra' has been accused of 'blackwashing Egypt's history' by casting a bi-racial actress

The Netflix series "Queen Cleopatra" has been accused by some critics of "blackwashing Egypt's history" by casting a bi-racial actress.

Liam Gillick and Jörg Heiser discuss Gillick’s intervention at Berlin’s Museum of the Ancient Near East.

Berlin's Pergamon museum, known far and wide for its exhibits like the Market Gate of Miletus, is set to close for four years in what is a significant loss of the city's so-called museum island.

Berlin’s Pergamon museum on the Museumsinsel (Museum Island) closes completely to visitors on 23 October 2023.