The head of a beardless young man crowned with a wreath of laurels, most likely belonging to a statue of Apollo, is among the findings in Philippi excavation site in northern Greece. The head dated to the 2nd or early 3rd century AD, the culture ministry said in a statement. …
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Tenea: Rare Greek coins and part of Hadrian’s aqueduct unearthed in Tenea
Archaeologists in Greece have discovered 29 rare Greek silver coins and unearthed part of one of the largest hydraulic projects from the ancient world: an aqueduct that the Roman emperor Hadrian built to supply water to the city of Corinth from a lake 50 miles away. The remnants of the …
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Epic Fail: Athens Mayor seeks to excavate “Plato ‘s State”
“Archaeological excavations are being carried out because underneath we have an entire state, the state of Plato, which we have covered,” Mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis said about the redevelopment in the district of the Greek capital Plato Academy. Instead of going to a bookstore or even do a google …
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Stunning findings unearthed at the Artemis Amarysia Sanctuary
Greek-Swiss excavations at the sanctuary of Artemis Amarysia have brought to light important new findings on the history of the most significant shrine dedicated to ancient Greek goddess Artemis. The sanctuary is considered the foremost center of her cult and is located just two kilometers east of Amarynthos on the …
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Marble lintel bears heraldry of the Gattilusio House & the Palaiologos dynasty
A 3.50-metre-long marble lintel was discovered found during the excavation near the foundations of the Byzantine gate of the castle of Agioi Theodoroi on the island of Lesvos. The lintel is linked to the ancient city-state of Antissa, one of the ancient Aeolian city-states of Lesvos, and leads to a …
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Metro extension works unearth the Hellenistic past of Piraeus
The works to extend the Athens metro Line 3 towards Piraeus have included large-scale salvage excavations by archaeologists to depths unusual for such projects, with associated finds that include rare wooden remains from homes and even tree branches of antiquity. The excavations have brought to light more details in the …
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Excavation in Zominthos, Crete, unearths Linear A tablets, other amazing findings
The Minoan palace of Zominthos in the northern foothills of Mount Ida (Psiloritis) is developing in one of the best-researched and most important archaeological sites on the island of Crete. This year’s excavation has revealed important and amazing findings. According to the Greek Culture Ministry, one of the findings is …
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Achlada: Golden funerary mask unearthed in 6. century BC cemetery
A golden funerary mask was among the finds in an Archaic-era cemetery in Achlada, west of Florina in northern Greece, the Ministry of Culture said this week. The tomb was one of six that stood out in the 6th century BC cemetery containing a total of 73 tombs. The six …
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Excavation of ancient Athens neighborhood opens for public at Acropolis Museum
Baths of lavish mansions, workshops, storage rooms and streets of an ancient Athens neighborhood south of the Acropolis have been opened to visitors of the Acropolis Museum. The excavation site extends over an area of 4,000 sq meters and is located beneath the Museum. For the first time, the visitors …
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Greek archaeologists say ancient city of Tenea settled by Trojan POWs located
Greece’s Culture Ministry has said that archaeologists have located the first tangible remains of the lost ancient city of Tenea that, according to tradition, was first settled by Trojan war captives after the Greeks sack of Troy. In a statement Tuesday, the ministry said excavations from September to early October …
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New findings on Lord Elgin’s shipwreck “Mentor” that sank off Kythera in 1802
Underwater exploration September of the historic wreck of “Mentor”, the brig which belonged to Lord Elgin and sank off Kythira Island in 1802 carrying antiquities from the Acropolis to UK, revealed more information about the brig’s construction, the Ministry of Culture said on Tuesday. The “Mentor” sank while transporting part …
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Cycladic female figurine unearthed in Akrotiri excavation Santorini
Important findings have been unearthed in the excavation site of Akrotiri on the island of Santorini. Inside a clay chests from the 16th century BC, archaeologists discovered a Proto-Cycladic female figurine made of marble. The finding delights the community of archaeologists and archaeology fans. Inside rectangular chests made of clay …
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Treasury of findings on islet off Kythnos confirm habitation since 3000 BC
Archaeologists have unearthed a wealth of findings on the islet Vryokastraki off Kythnos confirming signs of habitation stretching from the Early Cycladic era around 3000 BC until the 7th and 8th century AD. The excavation on the islet Vryokastraki off the island of Kythnos in the Aegean Sea, brought to …
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Amazing findings in Apollo Sanctuary excavation on Despotiko
The Greek Culture Ministry has announced the latest important findings in the archaeological site of the Sanctuary of Ancient god Apollo on the uninhabited islet of Despotiko west of the island of Antiparos in the Cyclades, Central Aegean Sea. Excavation conducted on Despotiko between 28. May – 6 July 2018, …
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Pikermi excavation: When monkey, giraffes, rhinos and hyenas lived near Athens
It was in 1835, a few years after the founding of the Greek state, when a Bavarian soldier of King Otto’s army walks along the banks of the Great Stream of Pikermi, known today as Valanaris. While searching for something that he could take back to his homeland, he finds …
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The ancient Macedonian “Amphipolis Tomb” to be open to public
Culture and Sports Minister Lydia Koniordou revealed that the ancient Macedonian Kasta Tomb also known as the Amphipolis Tomb will open to public most probably in three years time. Speaking at a press conference during the presentation of a new temporary exhibition on the Emperor Hadrian at the National Archaeological …
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Ancient sanctuaries described by Pausanias emerging from underwater in Salamis
An underwater ruin that could be the remains of a public building situated near the port of Salamis in antiquity – possibly one seen and mentioned by the traveler and geographer Pausanias in the 2nd century AD – is gradually emerging following an archaeological investigation of Ambelakia bay near the …
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Ben Needham: Police digs land plot on Kos, finds light coloured fabric & dozens of bones
British and Greek police teams digging an olive grove on the island of Kos discovered pieces of light coloured fabric. 21-month-old Ben Needham was wearing a white T-shirt when he went missing on the island of Kos in July 1991. According to Daily Mail, Ben was wearing a white buttoned …
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Unearthed Skeleton from 11century BC might confirm “human sacrifices” in Ancient Greece
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 …
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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, …
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