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Ancient Trikala Settlement Reveals Amazing Bronze Age Artifacts

The last five years of archaeological research and excavation in central Greece's Petroto village, near the Trikala area, has unearthed a major settlement that dates back to the late Bronze Age. The archaeologists, led by Maria Vaiopoulou, the Karditsa Ephorate of...

Has a Missing Piece of the Ancient Antikythera Machine Been Found?

Archaeologists believe that they may have found the missing piece of the Antikythera Mechanism, the fantastically complicated, advanced analog "computer" unearthed in 1901 from a shipwreck offshore from the Greek island. The encrusted, corroded bronze disk was pulled from the seabed...

Scientists to Re-examine Bones Found in Vergina Royal Tombs

Scientists from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki will re-examine the bones that were discovered in the in Aigai royal tombs in Vergina, Macedonia, after the approval of a new contract between the University, the Regional Authorities of Central Macedonia and...

Greek Municipalities Sue Over Privatization of Archaeological Sites

Five Greek municipalities and the Hellenic Archaeologists Association have appealed to the Greek Council of State, the country's highest administrative court, calling for the abolition of the ministerial decisions that will allow ownership of national historical monuments to be...

Discover Pavlopetri, the Underwater Ancient Greek City (Video)

Located off the Peloponnesean coast lies a secret treasure of antiquity: the ancient city of Pavlopetri. This magical city is thought to have been submerged due to a series of earthquakes which occurred around 1000 BC. Dating back 5,000 years,...

'200 Were Killed' Trying to Keep Venus de Milo in Greece, Historian Claims

French and Ottoman soldiers killed 200 Greeks in order to transfer to France the priceless statue of Venus de Milo in 1820, a Greek historian claims. According to Greek historian Dimitris Fotiadis, who wrote the six-volume History of the Greek...

Archaeologists Find Ancient Greek Family’s Grave in Northwest Turkey (Photos)

  The archaeological site of Assos is located in the north-western part of Turkey in the famous area of Troad, in the province of modern-day Çanakkale. Recently, a 2,300-year-old family grave belonging to 21 individuals has been unearthed by a Turkish...

Ancient Greek Pithos Burials Unearthed in Turkey

Pithos burials have been discovered in the ancient city of Antandros, on the skirts of the Kaz Mountains, in the western province of Balikesir’s Edremit district, a Hurriyet Daily News report says. Pithos are big vessels mainly made of clay...

Greece's New Archaeological Discovery: The Ancient City of Kythnos (photos)

The archaeological excavation that took place during this summer in Greece’s island of Kythnos unearthed some very important discoveries from the past of the island and its people. The excavation took place in the ancient town of Kythnos, where today’s Vryocastro...

10 Most Important Archaeological Finds in Greece of the Last Decade

Greece has a countless amount of ruins to visit and learn about. However, there are some discoveries that have occurred in the last decade that have forever changed history as we know it today. Here's a look at the 10...