Lina Mendoni
Archaeology
Alexander the Great Coins Found in Amphipolis Tomb
Coins depicting the face of Alexander the Great were discovered inside the Amphipolis tomb, Greece, announced head of excavations Katerina Peristeri during a press conference on Saturday.
Peristeri said that the coins are dated around the 2nd century B.C., the...
Archaeology
Greek Culture Min Sec Gen Mendoni: Amphipolis has a Wager to Win
The Greek Culture Ministry is looking for the laboratory and the scientists that will be responsible for the processing of the genetic material found at the Kasta tomb in ancient Amphipolis, Greece, Culture Ministry Secretary General Lina Mendoni told...
Archaeology
Amphipolis Tomb Excavation Ends, Labs to Determine Skeleton's Identity
Greece 's General Secretary of Culture Lina Mendoni on November 14, said that excavation works at the Amphipolis tomb came to an end and the skeleton of the buried has been transferred to a laboratory in order to determine...
Archaeology
Ministry of Culture: Hopes for a 4th Underground Vault in Amphipolis Tomb
The third chamber of the tomb of Amphipolis is the last one. This was announced earlier by the Ministry of Culture, spreading disappointment to those expecting a happy ending at the ongoing excavation and the mystery about the occupant...
Archaeology
Ancient Messene Suffers Little Damage; Fire Reveals More of City Wall
Damage to Ancient Messene's site from a fire last Monday that led to the evacuation of four villages was minimal, according to an on-site inspection carried out by the Greek Ministry of Culture.
There are no damages, except for soot...
Culture
Monemvasia Restoration Project
Monemvasia's unconquered Upper Town which hosted nobles and aristocrats during the Medieval period, is now ruined, dilapidated and covered with vegetation. However, the town is about to regain its lost glory after the restoration works that started recently.
According to the...
Culture
Exhibit from Ancient Greece
On the forefront of the European elections, the presidents of Greece and Italy decided that this is the right moment to inaugurate a show with the clear political message title “Classicism and Europe, the Destiny of Greece and Italy.”...
Archaeology
Pyrgos Archeological Museum Ready in July
The countdown to the grant opening of the Archeological Museum of Pyrgos has started and the museum is expected to be ready by mid July. On May 2, the Deputy Minister of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports,...
Art
National Art Gallery Closes for Renovation
According to the project directors, the National Art Gallery of Athens is to close for major renovations on March 4, and is scheduled to reopen by Christmas 2015.
The new gallery will include an additional 11,040 square meters. Other changes...
Culture
Cyprus Hosts Mediterranean Archaeology Seminar
The Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation will host an international symposium in Nicosia to discuss the protection of cultural and archaeological heritage of the Mediterranean region.
The main purpose is to present,evaluate and review the effectiveness of the existing legislation for...