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Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio to Get New Lighting

The Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio in East Attica, will be getting a new lighting system with the aim of showcasing the monument's size and design more clearly, the Culture Ministry announced. New lighting for the Temple of Poseidon The...

Rediscovered Temple of Poseidon in Greece Larger Than Initially Assumed

Latest excavations shed more light on the recently rediscovered temple of Poseidon in Ilia, southern Greece.

Gold and Silver Jewels Discovered at Ancient Temple in Greece

Gold and silver jewels were uncovered during excavations of the ancient temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis in Evia, Greece. Greek and Swiss archaeologists also announced they discovered a significant number of structures, including another temple in addition to the...

Ancient Greek Artifacts Unearthed on Crete

Hundreds of ancient Greek artifacts, including clay figurines of female figures dedicated to the Greek goddess Demeter, were discovered at the ancient Phalasarna Acropolis on Crete, the Greek Ministry of Culture announced on Friday. Phalasarna is a Greek harbor town...

Ceremonial Complex Found at 11,000 Year-Old Callirhoe in Asia Minor

Fantastic carvings of human heads and phallus-shaped pillars were discovered recently at a 11,000-year-old archaeological site in Turkey that is a sister "village" to the renowned Gobekli Tepe site, which is considered to be home to the oldest temple...

Temple of Aphrodite Found in Turkey

A 2,500-year-old temple of Aphrodite was unearthed by a team of Turkish archaeologists at a dig in the Urla-Cesme peninsula of western Turkey.

Google Adds Naxos' Temple of Apollo to its Arts & Culture Platform

The Temple of Apollo on the Cycladic Island of Naxos is the latest addition to the Google Arts & Culture platform and its Open Heritage Gateway, which digitally records important monuments of the world. Google launched the Open Heritage Gateway...

Skeleton of Worker From 550 BC Found in Greece

A human skeleton was found on the uninhabited island of Despotiko, that archaeologists believe is the remains of a worker circa 550 BC, says a Kathimerini newspaper report. The skeleton was found during the restoration work on an ancient temple...

Divers Discover Metal Linked to Mythical Island of Atlantis in Ancient Greek Shipwreck

A team of divers have discovered dozens of pieces of ancient metals from a shipwreck, aged 2,600 years, off the coast of Sicily island, in the south of Italy. According to "Archaeology Magazine," the wreck belongs to a Greek...