A new study reveals that ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smelled “woody,” “spicy,” and “sweet.”
Archaeologists working in Egypt have completed the excavation and relocation of a gold processing complex in use for a millennium beginning circa 1000 BC.
Archaeologists working in central Turkey have found evidence of ironmaking dating to 2200 BC.
A new study has been released describing the “production and use of obsidian mirrors found at Tepecik Çiftlik” in central Turkey.
“Archaeologists excavating Göbekli Tepe have uncovered evidence that challenges previous theories about the site’s purpose.”
“Authorities in Turkey have sealed off a luxury spa that was set up by illegally modifying a 1,500-year-old cistern near Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.”
A headless bronze statue believed to depict Marcus Aurelius is being returned by The Cleveland Museum of Art to Turkey.
“Archaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed a rare depiction of initiation rites into a secret female cult that centred on Dionysus.”
A new theory has been proposed to explain how the brains of a man who died in the Mount Vesuvius explosion turned to glass.
“A close look at Pompeii’s stone-paved streets has shown how traffic through the ancient city changed dramatically after it was incorporated into the Roman world.” (subscription)
Hybrid lecture on March 12 at ISAC: “Epigraphy and Exploration at Beni Hassan, Egypt,” by Anna-Latifa Mourad Cizek
The Jerusalem Post explains why mummies are disappearing from museums.
The palace of Knossos set a new record in 2024 with more than one million visitors.
Howard Carter’s lost suitcase has been found and will be auctioned.
HT: Agade, Explorator, Gordon Franz, Ted Weis, Paleojudaica
