An interesting story about the lost army of Cambyses that I picked up from my friend "Mithradates" on facebook: Vanished Persian Army Said Found in Egyptian Desert The remains of a mighty Persian army said to have drowned in the sands of the western...

Just for fun. Some Halloween-inspired archaeology at Archaeology Magazine online.

The colored saga of the gold vessel, allegedly looted from Ur, that was spotted for sale at Münzhandlung Hirsch Nachfolger and seized has been discussed here before: "The Curious Case of a Gold Vessel from Ur," "Future of Gold Vessel from Ur (or...

When I was at the International Numismatic Congress, I went to a workshop on the Digital SNG project. Since I am currently involved in a digitization project, I was excited to hear about collaborative opportunities about the electronic networking of...

CNN is publicizing the recent discovery of the amphitheater at Portus by the University of South Hampton. In addition to an online article, there is also a video (below). I was surprised to see a colleague of mine, Christina Triantafillou,...