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Thessaloniki: Metro works uncover rare 6th century marble square

February 22, 2017 Culture Comments Off on Thessaloniki: Metro works uncover rare 6th century marble square

Construction works for the metro in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece, have uncovered an important archaeological find: a rare 6th century marble plaza. The large square paved with marbles from the Byzantine period was discovered near the <Agia Sofia> station in the center of the city. The square has an oval shape …

Unearthed Skeleton from 11century BC might confirm “human sacrifices” in Ancient Greece

August 12, 2016 Culture 3

Archaeologists have made a sinister discovery at the top of a Greek mountain which might corroborate one of the darkest legends of antiquity: human sacrifices. Excavations this summer on Mount Lykaion uncovered the 3,000-year-old skeleton of a teenager amid a mound of ashes built up over a millennium from sacrificed …

Grave of Aristotle found in his birthplace in Northern Greece

May 26, 2016 Archeology, Culture 1

The grave of famous Greek philosopher of the Antique, Aristotle, has been reportedly found in the ancient city of Stagira, now Olympiada in Chalkidiki in Northern Greece. According to archeologist Kostas Sismanides, there are “very strong indications which lead to certainty” that the grave belonged to the famous philosopher and …

Ancient Greeks invented the …Laptop with Touchscreen before 100 BC

February 5, 2016 Culture 4

Good news to start the day after thousands of Greeks expressed their opposition to Pensions Reform plans and austerity on Thursday. The good news to brighten up our crisis misery is that “Ancient Greeks invented the 2-USB-port Laptop” before 100 BC. In addition, indications are strong that our clever ancestors …

Archaeology: the “Oldest Hug in the world” excavated in Greece

February 13, 2015 Culture Comments Off on Archaeology: the “Oldest Hug in the world” excavated in Greece

What media call “the oldest hug” in the world was excavated in Greece. Two human skeletons of a man and a woman were found in embracing position, buried together in the surroundings of cave Alepotrypa in Diros area, in South-Westen Peloponesse, not far away from the city of Gytheio. Nearby, …

Amphipolis: archaeologists discover skeleton and nails from wooden coffin

November 12, 2014 Archeology, Very Mix Comments Off on Amphipolis: archaeologists discover skeleton and nails from wooden coffin

The tomb of Amphipolis rewards excavators! According to a press release issued by the Greek Ministry of Culture on Wednesday, archaeologists discovered a human skeleton and several nails apparently from a wooden coffin. The findings have been discovered under the floor of the third chamber of the tomb, in a …

Amphipolis: tomb interior presented in pictorial drawing

September 9, 2014 Archeology, Culture 2

Greek Culture Ministry presented the first design of an axonometric projection of the interior of famous Amphipolis tomb. The pictorial design has been prepared by architect M. Lefantzis and shows the excavated interior of the tomb: the entrance with the two Sphinxes, the septal wall, the floor and the ceiling, …

Greece Exclusive: Build your house on an archaeological site and get away with it!

February 27, 2011 Culture, Tourism Comments Off on Greece Exclusive: Build your house on an archaeological site and get away with it!

The Greece is a country where everybody does whatever he pleases and goes unpunished is not a secret. A little bribe here, a little indifference there, lack of good manners, culture, and equality before the law create a dangerous and immoral cocktail that seems to prevail and corrupt the citizens. These ‘national’ characteristics …

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