Underwater archaeologists have discovered infrastructure of an ancient port at Asini in Greece.
Archaeologists have excavated a “grand ancient Greek tomb site” near Corinth.
“A recent study offers new insights into the pigments used by ancient Roman artists in Pompeii, revealing how they mixed raw materials to achieve a wide range of color tones.”
Persepolis’s ancient underground channels prevented flooding and destruction during a severe rainstorm.
Restoration work on Jerash’s northern theater continues.
Artnet highlights three interesting artifacts discovered in the tomb of Thutmose II.
Turkiye Today describes seven must-see cuneiform tablets in the Istanbul Archaeological Museums.
The ASOR Punic Project Digital Initiative “will provide digital files of individual stelae that can be viewed on screen or 3D printed at any scale.”
New release: Against Moab: Interrogating the Archaeology of Iron Age Jordan, by Benjamin W. Porter. (Cambridge University Press, open access)
Hybrid lecture at Penn State on March 27, 5 pm (EDT): “In the Steps of a Babylonian King: A Scholar’s Adventures in Jordan and Lebanon,” by Rocío Da Riva (Zoom registration)
“After 1,700 years the first ancient Greek temple opened in Arcadia, Peloponnese over the weekend.” The Greek Church is not happy. The site manager defends the project: “There are tens of thousands of people in Greece and abroad who believe in their ancestral gods and do not have a place to worship.”
HT: Agade, Gordon Franz, Explorator
