ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding book (a collection of papers on the matter), edited by Hariclia Brecoulaki, Jack L. Davis & Sharon R. Stocker. Continue reading “Mycenaean Wall Painting in Context. New Discoveries, Old Finds Reconsidered”
The discovery of a monumental building and priceless ceramics imported from Greece in excavations at Poseidonia shows for the first time how rich its Greek founders were when establishing the city in Italy in the 6th century B.C.E. Continue reading “Archaeologists Uncover Stunning Town Built by Greeks in Italy 2,500 Years Ago”
Here we present the ‘Abstract’ of the paper “Characterization of a black residue in a decorated Neolithic pot from Dikili Tash, Greece: an unexpected result”, by Y. Maniatis Z. Tsirtsoni. Continue reading “A pure iron oxide layer on the inner surface of a Neolithic carinated vessel, from the archaeological site of Dikili Tash in Eastern Macedonia”
Over 2000 years may have elapsed since masked Greek tragedies had their heyday on stage in Athens, but some of the most modern neuroscience may be able to give classicists a better understanding of how the ancients watched and thought about those plays that today exist only on paper. Continue reading “Neuroscience gets behind the mask of Greek theatre”
The earliest known figural art from Greece was once thought to be from the Neolithic (8,500 to 5,000 years ago). New research on old data has pushed that date back to over 11,000 years ago in the Upper Paleolithic (Late Pleistocene). Continue reading “Earliest Figurative Art in Crete and Greece”
Here we present (and comment on) official information about Sesklo, uploaded by the Greek Ministry of Culture (bold letters put by NovoScriptorium): Continue reading “Ancient settlement of Sesklo, (Thessaly, Greece) reveals organized farming, animal husbandry and sea-trade during the Neolithic era”
