Greeks in the Phoenician-Punic city of Baria (Villaricos, Almería)

On April 23, Nature journal published the article “Punic people were genetically diverse with almost no Levantine ancestors” which compiles the findings of a genetic (DNA) study of 210 individuals from 14 Phoenician-Punic necropolises in the central and Eastern Mediterranean (North Africa, Iberia, Sicily, Sardinia, and Ibiza). This ambitious project involved 64 international researchers,...

Mediterranean connections

On December 1, 2022, the Instituto Cervantes de Atenas hosted an Archaeological Research Conference entitled “Mediterranean connections. Present and future perspectives of Spain archaeological research in continental Greece and the Aegean”, organized by the Embajada de España en Grecia and the Instituto Cervantes de Atenas. The Conference presented the results of different archaeological projects...

Entre Caos y Cosmos. Naturaleza en la Antigua Grecia

Last October 30, the temporary exhibition Entre el Caos y Cosmos. Naturaleza en la Antigua Grecia was inaugurated at the Museo Arqueológico Nacional (MAN) which can be seen for free until March 30, 2025. The exhibition explains the meaning and relationship with Nature that the ancient Greeks maintained through more than a hundred archaeological...

Published Volume 8 of the Journal of Greek Archaeology

Last December, Volume 8 of the Journal of Greek Archaeology (JGA), corresponding to the year 2023, was published, dedicated to the memory of Professor Andrew Stewart (1948-2023), specialist in Greek art and lecturer in the History of Art Department at University of Berkeley until his retirement. The issue begins with an interesting biographical and...

Sir John Boardman dies at 96

Last May 23, Sir John Boardman, one of the greatest British researchers, along with Sir John Beazley, of the archaeology and art of ancient Greece, died. His academic career was impressive, linked to the most prestigious institutions in the United Kingdom, such as the British School at Athens, but above all at Oxford University,...

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