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Council houses and new systems of governance in the Terminal Classic Southern Maya Lowlands | Antiquity
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (377+ words) Published online by Cambridge University Press:" 09 April 2026 All artefacts excavated from the site of Ucanal are under the purview of the Instituto de Anthropologia e Histor'a (IDAEH) as part of the Ministerio de Culture y Deportes, Guatemala. Digital data are…...
Talking About Maya Trade as Social Force at Palacio Cant'n
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (699+ words) A lecture at M'rida's Palacio Cant'n this month will look at ancient Maya commerce not just as an economic system but as a web of social, cultural, and political relationships that shaped daily life across the region. The talk is…...
Bulgaria's Easter long weekend weather outlook
5+ hour, 56+ min ago (262+ words) Bulgaria's Orthodox Easter four-day weekend from April 10 to 13 2026 will begin with cool weather with some precipitation and end with sunny weather on Monday, according to the national meteorological bureau. On the morning of April 10, there will be light rain, while…...
Antinous of Ithaca in The Odyssey: The cruel suitor
14+ hour, 16+ min ago (699+ words) There's growing excitement about acclaimed director Christopher Nolan's upcoming historical epic, The Odyssey. This big-screen adaptation of the identically-titled Ancient Greek poem stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, a warrior-king returning home after fighting in the Trojan War. Like the Trojan…...
Ancient architecture shows public opinion influenced Maya divine kings
16+ hour, 29+ min ago (10+ words) Phys. org...
Heritage digitalisation helps awaken memory, unlock development resources
12+ hour, 43+ min ago (1268+ words) Hanoi (VNA) - The digitalisation of cultural heritage is emerging as a powerful tool to "awaken" collective memory while unlocking new resources for development, as Vietnam accelerates national digital transformation under Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo. In the digital…...
Discovery of 200 Structures Near Eretria in Greece Reveals Thousands of Years of Continuous Human Activity
16+ hour, 8+ min ago (423+ words) Archaeologists working near the ancient Greek city of Eretria (Greek: "), on the island of Evia (Euboea), Greece, have identified a network of ancient sites that reveals long-term human activity in the region. The large-scale survey is mapping how communities lived…...
A few words on ancient shipwrecks: the Artemision wreck
14+ hour, 30+ min ago (139+ words) Summary Ever since the early years of the twentieth century, with the largely accidental discovery and subsequent raising (mostly from the Aegean sea bed) of a significant number of wrecks whose main cargo was works of art, researchers in the…...
The Spirit of 1821" to Bring the Living Legacy of the Greek Revolution to Astoria
15+ hour, 58+ min ago (237+ words) An extraordinary cultural event titled'The Spirit of 1821: Music, Costume, and the Living Legacy of the Greek Revolution" will take place on Tuesday, April 14, at 7: 00 pm at the Stathakion Cultural Center in Astoria, the Parade Committee of the Federation of Hellenic…...
The Unexpected World of Homer's Odyssey
15+ hour, 56+ min ago (150+ words) The Odyssey, book 8, lines 571580, translated by Emily Wilson The Unexpected World of the Odyssey May/June 2026 Letter from the Levant March/April 2025 Exploring ancient people's shifting beliefs about rearing and eating pigs Top 10 Discoveries of 2025 January/February 2026 Off the Grid…...