As we have written about a couple of times in the past, Isis is engaged in the systemic destruction of ancient sites and artefacts in Syria but at the same time, as the warnings from the FBI indicate, they are selling artefacts to fund their activities.
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Footprints belonging to sauropods that plodded through a lagoon in the middle Jurassic period have been uncovered on a beach on the Isle of Skye. Continue reading “Dinosaur footprints found on beach”
Researchers working on the tomb of Tutankhamen investigating the theory put forward by Nicholas Reeves have announced that Continue reading “Tutankhamen’s tomb almost certain to have hidden chamber”
Although intended for, and focussed on, use in the British curriculum the British museum in conjunction with other British museums has provided images of and resources for 100 historical objects that can be used by any educator. Continue reading “100 Historical objects made available for teaching”
Researchers have discovered a number of stone tools and a near complete elephant skeleton dating to 300,000-600,000 years ago at Megalopolis in Greece. Continue reading “Elephant butchered at one of the oldest sites in Greece”
The Institute for Digital Archaeology’s ‘Million Image Database’ has won the Apollo Digital Innovation of the Year Award 2015
Source: Million Image Database wins Apollo Digital Innovation Award
The British Museum asked Giorgio Locatelli to recreate a Roman bread recipe watch the video below.
In revisit of an earlier story the darker side of the world’s oldest winemaking facility has been revealed. Continue reading “Revisiting the world’s oldest winery”
Excavations at Yavneh, located about 20 kilometers south of Tel Aviv in Israel, which were conducted in one of the smallest imaginable archaeological pits Continue reading “7,000 cult items found in tiny excavation pit”
A Swiss farmer has made an amazing discovery in his Cherry Orchard, hidden inside a molehill Continue reading “Swiss farmer discovers Roman coin hoard”
The Department of History and Art History seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor in cultural history specialised in digital humanities. Applicants should have a firm grounding in European cultural history and the theory and methodology of digital humanities; they must also have a proven working knowledge of digital humanities tools relevant to the broad historical domain. The assistant professor will be expected to engage with colleagues and students within and outside the cultural history section as well as beyond the department itself. Research work must complement that of existing staff in the Cultural History group. Applicants should show how their research will contribute to the group’s research focus on Western modernity and to the university’s strategic research area Institutions for Open Societies. Female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
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