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Ancient Greece
Statuary Heads of Greek Gods Unearthed in Ancient City of Aizanoi
The sculpted heads of Greek gods Aphrodite and Dionysus were recently unearthed in the ancient city of Aizanoi in western Turkey.
The heads of both Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and Dionysus, the god of wine, "are important findings for...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Settlement Area of Tenea Discovered for the First Time
The Ancient Greek settlement area of Tenea was discovered for the first time during recent excavations, the Greek Ministry of Culture reported on Friday. Tenea was an ancient Greek town near Corinth, approximately 80 kilometers southwest of Athens.
Archaeologists discovered...
Ancient Greece
Ancient City of Ephesus to Reunite With Sea After 2,500 Years
The ancient Greek city of Ephesus on the coast of Ionia, located in the western province of İzmir, is set to once again have a harbor on the Aegean coast, according to an ambitious new project.
Turkish daily Hurriyet reports...
Ancient Greece
Oldest Underwater City in the Mediterranean is Pavlopetri in Greece
Pavlopetri is a small islet off the coast of Laconia in the Peloponnese, where ancient history meets the endless blue of the Mediterranean.
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Temple of Zeus Unearthed in Sinai, Egypt
Archaeologists unearthed the ruins of a temple for the ancient Greek god Zeus in the Sinai Peninsula, authorities in Egypt said on Monday.
In a statement, the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said the temple ruins were found in the Tell...
Archaeology
The Spectacular Long-Lost Ancient Greek City of Thouria
The ancient Greek city of Thouria, located in the southern Peloponnese, Greece, thrived throughout antiquity, but was only discovered in 2007.
Ancient Greece
Preserving and Protecting Pavlopetri, the World’s Oldest Sunken City
Marine traffic now threatens the sunken city of Pavlopetri, which existed for more than 5000 years, off the coast of the Peloponnesian peninsula. The ancient Greek city, lying just 10 feet below the sea's surface, could be destroyed because of...
Ancient Greece
Turkey Accused as Bulldozers Flatten Part of Ancient Greek City
Environmentalists and nature lovers on Friday protested Turkey's flattening of an ancient Greek city as part of a "rehabilitation" initiative. Assos, in the northwestern province of Çanakkale, Turkey, has been going through "landscape works."
A massive hill at the port...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Salamis Reveals More Long-Lost Secrets
The latest archaeological discoveries on the historic island of Salamis, off the coast of Attica, Greece, shed new light on the life in the ancient city of the same name from the Classical era onward.
The Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities...
Archaeology
Vandals Destroy Magnificent Marble Columns at Ancient Greek City in Albania
Unknown vandals in Albania have caused "irreparable" damage to a monument in ancient Apollonia near the town of Fieri, Albanian authorities announced on Saturday.
The director of the archaeological site was quoted as saying that "the damage is irreparable", as...