Archaeologists excavating Colossae found 60 Hellenistic-era tombs.
New details on Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, have been gleaned from ongoing deciphering of the carbonized papyri from Herculaneum.
A new study provides insights into the origins of the Karnak Temple.
“Research shows that women might be represented in Mycenaean iconography instead of men, changing the interpretation of Mycenaean society.”
The ancient site of Persepolis is threatened as “the surrounding ground is dropping by several inches to over a foot each year.”
For the first time in 20 years, the Parthenon in Athens is not obstructed by scaffolding. For one month.
“For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, visitors to Rome’s world-renowned Colosseum will have the opportunity to walk through a hidden imperial passage that once allowed Roman emperors to reach the ancient amphitheater unseen.”
A Roman gravestone of a sailor has turned up in an overgrown backyard in New Orleans.
More volumes are available in open-access for the Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period and Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Babylonian Empire series.
Mohr Siebeck has made some books available as open-access.
The Lawrence T. Geraty and Douglas R. Clark Center for Near Eastern Archaeology (CNEA) at La Sierra University is hosting its 17th annual Archaeology Discovery Weekend on November 15-16, with both in-person and online registration options available (all free).
The ICR Discovery Center is hosting a Biblical Archaeology Conference on November 8, with presentations by Titus Kennedy and Randall Price ($15/$30).
The Friends of ASOR are hosting a tour next spring: “From Carthage to Djerba: The Archaeology of Tunisia.”
Mary and Carl Rasmussen are leading a “not for credit” study tour of Turkey and Greece next April and May.
Phillip J. Long reviews Archaeology and the Ministry of Paul: A Visual Guide, by David A. deSilva, positively, recommending that it be required reading before visiting the sites.
HT: Agade, Gordon Franz, Ted Weis, Alexander Schick, Explorator