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Archaeology
2500-Years-Old Greek-Illyrian Helmet Discovered in Croatia
Archaeologists discovered a Greek-Illyrian helmet dating 2,500 years in very good condition on Croatia’s Pelješac peninsula.
The same team that found the Greek-Ilyrian helmet in 2020, in the same place, has found the next helmet, which according to the first...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Helmet, Inscription Found in Italy’s Magna Graecia
An ancient Greek helmet and inscription were recently unearthed as part of the archaeological excavations at the acropolis of Elea-Velia, in what was once part of Greater Greece, or Magna Graecia.
Massimo Osanna, the Director of the Museum of Velia...
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greek Corinthian Helmet Found in Russia
An ancient Greek Corinthian helmet was found recently in a fifth-century BC grave in the Taman Peninsula in southwest Russia.
Made of bronze, ancient Greek Corinthian helmets covered the entire head and neck, with slits for the eyes and mouth,...
Ancient Greece
Archaeologist Says Sale of Ancient Greek Helmets Often Illicit
Greek archaeologist Christos Tsirogiannis, a veteran of skirmishes involving auction houses that often sell illicit antiquities to the highest bidder, is critical of Christie's upcoming auction for an ancient Greek helmet.
In the past, he states to Greek Reporter in...
Greek News
Mysterious Ancient Greek Bronze Helmet Found in Haifa Bay
A 2,600 year old bronze helmet, most probably belonging to a Greek warrior, has been found in the waters of Haifa Bay, in Israel. The exact owner of the helmet, however, remains unknown so far.
According to the principal of...