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Archaeology
The Priceless Ancient Treasures of Dion, Macedonia
In an Eden-like environment at the foot of Mount Olympus lies Dion, the sacred site of the ancient Macedonians.
Archaeology
Twenty-Million-Year-Old Petrified Trees Discovered During Excavations on Lesvos
Two gigantic petrified trees, lying one on top of another, were discovered during recent salvage excavations conducted by the Petrified Forest Natural History Museum of Lesvos in cooperation with PPC Renewables.
The 21- and 23-meter (75 foot) long trunks, from...
Archaeology
City Under a City: Metro Reveals Thessaloniki's Ancient Past (video)
The metro construction in Greece's Thessaloniki has brought ancient ruins from the city's life back in the 4th century BC to the surface.
The excavation has brought to light Thessaloniki's central 6th-century highway, a marble plaza, a fountain and a...
Archaeology
Rare Photos Emerge of First Excavations at Sacred Delos Island
Rare photographs of the excavations at the Greek island of Delos from the 19th Century have come to light in a book by French archaeologists.
The book "Delos 1873-1913" sheds light on the challenges facing the scientists and other skilled...
Ancient Greece
5 Major Greek Archaeological Finds of 2015
This year was eventful for Greece, especially in regards to the political and economic developments, however, a quick look in the past year also shows that 2015 was a year for major archaeological discoveries. The following list includes the...
Cyprus
Downed Greek Warplane Possibly Located in Cyprus
Cypriot officials announced on Thursday that a downed Greek wartime aircraft may have been located during excavations, near a memorial on the outskirts of Nicosia, Cyprus. The aircraft is said to have been downed by friendly fire in the...
Ancient Greece
An Identity Crisis for the Amphipolis Tomb
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By Andrew Chugg*
An announcement by the Greek Ministry of Culture on 19th January 2015 has revealed that the skeletal remains uncovered by archaeologists in November 2014 within the tomb beneath the Kasta Mound at Amphipolis, Greece , comprised around...
Ancient Greece
Lingering Mysteries of the Amphipolis Tomb
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By Andrew Chugg*
Intriguing enigmas continue to envelop the story of the Amphipolis tomb, Greece . What was the gender of the occupant? When was the tomb sealed? Who was the architect of the monument? This article unravels them all.
What...
Archaeology
Headstone from 400 B.C. Found in Kerameikos
A part of a marble headstone from 400 B.C. was discovered yesterday in the area of Kerameikos in Athens, near the Acropolis. The important antiquity was found during excavations by the German Arhaeological Institute at Athens in conjunction with...
Ancient Greece
Is the Mother of Alexander the Great in the Tomb at Amphipolis? Part 7: The Skeleton
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By Andrew Chugg*
I wrote my initial article on this question on the morning of 6th September, a day before the announcement of the discovery of the caryatids, and I have written five more parts since, each showing how the...