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Ancient Greece
Shackled Skeletons Might Tell Story of Ancient Athens
Archaeologists are studying ancient Greek shackled skeletons found at the ancient cemetery in 2016 in the port city of Faliro in order to understand the rise of the Athens city-state.
Faliro cemetery is one of the largest such sites that...
Ancient Greece
Palindrome Inscription Found on Ancient Amulet in Cyprus
A team of Polish archaeologists in Nea Paphos, Cyprus have unearthed a 1,500-year-old two-sided amulet depicting a palindrome inscription written in ancient Greek.
Palindromes are phrases that are read the same both forward and backwards.
The amulet's 59-letter inscription reads:
"ΙΑΕW ΒΑΦΡΕΝΕΜ...
Ancient Greece
Orraon: Best Preserved Settlement of Ancient Greece
In Greece, the best preserved ancient houses from the Classical through the Hellenistic period can be found in the ancient city of Orraon or Horreum, in Epirus.
There are four well-preserved buildings of the late Classical period, three private houses...
Ancient Greece
Archaeologists Claim They’ve Discovered the Trojan Horse in Turkey: Debunked
Turkish archaeologists claim they have found what they believe are pieces of the Trojan Horse. According to a report by newsit.gr, Turkish archaeologists excavating the site of the historical city of Troy on the hills of Hisarlik have unearthed a large wooden structure.
Archaeology
Archaeologists Find New Treasures at the Temple of Artemis in Evia
Archaeologists have discovered new findings in the Temple of Artemis, which is located east of Amarynthos in Evia, central Greece.
Ancient Greece
Spectacular Findings Uncovered in Santorini's Akrotiri Archaeological Dig
Significant new findings were recently revealed during ongoing excavation works at the archaeological site of Akrotiri, on the Greek island of Santorini (Thera), the Ministry of Culture of Greece announced in a statement on Thursday.
Most of the discoveries are...
Ancient Greece
Archaeologists To Resume Survey of Famous Antikythera Shipwreck
The underwater archaeological survey at the Antikythera shipwreck site, which has been suspended since 2017, will resume in the near future, according to an announcement made by the Ekaterini Laskaridi Institution on Friday.
The Institution is responsible for supplying the...
Archaeology
Archaeologists Discover Intact Tomb From First Century BC in Kozani, Greece
Archaeologists recently discovered an intact tomb dating to the first century BC in the area of Mavropigi in West Macedonia's Kozani region.
The major discovery was made public by a statement issued recently by Kozani's Ephorate of Antiquities.
"During the ongoing excavations...
Archaeology
Archaeologists Express Concerns Over Future of Hagia Sophia of Trabzon
The association of Greek archaeologists sent a letter recently to the Greek and Turkish ministries of culture as well as to the Greek branch of UNESCO regarding the state of the Hagia Sophia monument in Trabzon,Turkey.
The archaeologists' letter focuses on...
Archaeology
Greek Archaeologists Claim Government Plans Selling Historical Sites
The Greek Ministry of Culture dismissed on Thursday allegations by archaeologists that a series of archaeological sites are to be privatized.
In a statement it said that properties of archaeological interest are not for sale.
"Our cultural heritage cannot be traded,"...