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Archaeology
Entire Fossilized Tree Discovered Intact on Greece's Lesvos Island
Greece's Museum of Natural History of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos announced recently a major discovery on the beautiful island of the eastern Aegean Sea.
The Museum said that they discovered a massive and almost completely intact fossilized tree, which...
Greece
Five Shipwrecks Discovered During New Explorations off Kasos Island
Five different shipwrecks which have already revealed important findings were discovered recently off the coast of Kasos Island in Greece's Aegean Sea.
During the exploration, which was funded by the Kasos Association of New York and was supported by the...
Archaeology
Important New Discoveries from Greece's Ancient Antikythera Shipwreck
Greece's Ministry of Culture issued a statement on Friday informing the public about the new discoveries made recently at the wreck site which once yielded the "Antikythera mechanism" off the island of Antikythera, south of the Peloponnesian peninsula.
The statement...
Archaeology
Ancient Tombs Unearthed in Nemea, Greece Shed Light on Mycenaean Civilization
The Greek Ministry of Culture announced on Sunday that archaeologists have discovered two ancient, unlooted chamber tombs dating from the Late Mycenaean period, (1400 - 1200 BC), near Nemea in the Peloponnesian Peninsula.
The newly-found tombs at the Aidonia burial...
Archaeology
First Known Homo Sapiens Outside Africa Was Greek
A partial skull found in Greece is the earliest evidence of the presence of Homo sapiens outside of Africa, scientists have reported in this week’s International Journal of Science, Nature.
The team of researchers dated the skull to about 210,000...
Archaeology
Temple of Nemesis Discovered Under Ancient Theater in Mytilene, Greece
An ancient Greek temple dedicated to the goddess Nemesis has been discovered in the ruins of an ancient theater in Mytilene, AMNA news agency reported on Thursday.
The remains of the temple were found in the south entry passage (párodos in...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Palaestra Discovered in Greece's Eretria
A new public building that dates back to the 4th century BC was discovered in the archaeological site of Eretria, in Greece’s Evia island.
The Swiss archaeological school of Greece conducted the research under the supervision of Evia’s Ephorate of...
Archaeology
5.7-Million-Year-Old Human Footprints Found in Crete, Greece
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*By Matthew Robert Bennett, Bournemouth University and Per Ahlberg, Uppsala University
The human foot is distinctive. Our five toes lack claws, we normally present the sole of our foot flat to the ground, and our first and second toes are...
Greece
5th Century Christian Basilica Discovered in Greece After Rainfall
(Original Story in Greek By Inga Athanasiadou)
A 5th Century Christian Basilica was discovered at Livanates Beach near Lamia of Greece, after a heavy rainfall had revealed a small part of mosaic floor belonging to the Christian Basilica.
The discovery is a...