Myth, history, and the parts historians skip.
A 1990s find in Israel's Dor Lagoon has been tied to an Iron Age cargo, moving the date of its oak-and-lead anchor stock back to the late 7th or early 6th century BCE.
22 Oct 2026A study by Şengül Dilek Ful follows Medusa from coins of Mithradates VI to tombstones and trinkets in Tokat Province. Whether the coins were propaganda is still open to discussion.
21 Oct 2026A new article in the Annual of the British School at Athens reads the cult of Arsinoe II as a link between Cypriot communities and Ptolemaic rule, and argues that one of the island's three Arsinoe towns should probably be dropped.
21 Oct 2026The National Archaeological Museum in Athens announced on 19 October that "Pylos of Nestor: A Mycenaean Kingdom Revealed" will run until the end of January 2027. Here is what the show holds and when it is open.
21 Oct 2026A paper in Millennium, dated 16 October 2026, reads John Chrysostom's Discourse on Blessed Babylas and Against the Greeks as an intervention in the debate over Christians and traditional education.
21 Oct 2026The first season of a five-year Greek–Chinese dig at Angelokastro, western Greece, produced new evidence on a square building with a columned courtyard, first partly excavated years ago. The Ministry of Culture gives no date or function yet.
21 Oct 2026Türkiye's culture minister says a Hellenistic mosaic-floored structure at Kültepe-Kaniş is a first in the site's 78-year excavation history. Four Hellenistic layers were also identified.
21 Oct 2026Excavators at Kurul Castle in Ordu, Türkiye, say this season's digging has uncovered new areas linked to the cult of Dionysos, alongside earlier finds of Cybele. Arkeonews reported on 12 October that detailed descriptions of the objects had yet to be released.
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