May 31, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
A remarkable number of large cutting tools from the Paleolithic Period were identified and handed over to the Ephorate of Antiquities of Lesvos by retired doctor and researcher Vassilis Koumarelas. Koumarelas handed over to authorities chisels, cutters, trihedrals, scrapers, pickaxes, blades, flakes, cores and products of their division, which he …
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April 20, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
The Tempi train collision disaster investigation committee has issued its findings in a 228-page report, 52 days after the tragedy that took the lives of 57 people. The findings report blames a multitude of factors including infrastructure, individuals and organizations in charge and makes a series of safety recommendations. The …
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September 18, 2022
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
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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July 14, 2020
Archeology, Culture
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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October 25, 2019
Archeology
Recent excavations in the archaeological site of the ‘lost city” Tenea have brought o light spectacular findings. The hometown of Oedipus, according to the myth, revealed extensive facilities of public baths, some of them heated, from the Roman era. The entire area dates from the 1st century BC to the …
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October 15, 2019
Archeology
Archaeologists and divers have brought into light amazing findings from the historic shipwreck “Mentor. By order of Lord Elgin, the brig that was carrying stolen goods from the Acropolis and Athens monument to Great Britain. It sunk off the island of Kythira in south Peloponnese in September 1802. Salvage work …
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September 27, 2019
Archeology, Culture
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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October 12, 2018
Archeology
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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September 25, 2018
Greece
A scandal about possible delays and freezing of the investigation about the wildfires in Athens where 99 people lost their lives was narrowly avoided on Tuesday. The prosecutor of Greece’s top court Areios Pagos had to cancel her decision to “freeze” the ongoing investigation conducted by the head of the …
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September 24, 2018
Social
The cause of death of Zak Kostopoulos remains ‘undetermined’ the coroner who conducted the autopsy said on Monday afternoon. The 33-year-old man was brutally beaten last Friday noon by a jeweler and another man after he allegedly went to rob the jewelry shop in Omonia in the center of Athens. …
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August 6, 2018
Archeology
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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June 10, 2018
Archeology, Culture
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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April 13, 2018
Archeology, Culture
During the Bronze Age, two important civilizations emerged in Greece: the Minoans and, later, the Mycenaeans. These ancient peoples were among the earliest of the so-called “high cultures” of Europe: they communicated with sophisticated writing systems, painted elaborate frescoes, and—in the case of the Mycenaeans—built fortifications so large that later …
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February 27, 2018
Social, Society
Shocking details emerge about death of the newborn found in a garbage bin on Monday after the coroner conducted an autopsy. The newborn “was chocked with a rope and the umbilical cord,” media report citing the coroner who has conducted the autopsy. Both the rope and the umbilical cord were …
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December 29, 2017
Greece, Politics
Extreme weather caused the flash floods in Mandra, but “human irresponsibility and bureaucracy” are the causes for the tragedy that took the lives of 24 people in Mandra, West Attica, one and a half month ago. These are the findings of a research conducted by inspectors at the General Inspector …
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November 7, 2017
Greece, Politics
Greek police sees the urban guerilla group called “Revolutionary Self-Defense” as behind the attack at the headquarters of PASOK in downtown Athens on Monday evening. According to athensnewsagency, the suggestion is confirmed by the findings of a ballistic investigation released on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/EkrB6dOtub — Ελληνική Αστυνομία (@hellenicpolice) November 7, 2017 …
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October 5, 2017
Archeology, Culture
A treasury of incredibly rare artifacts, pieces of bronze and marble statues and a mysterious have been found in the famous shipwreck of Antikythera Mechanism and recovered by archaeologists and divers. Most spectacularly, it is suggested that a total of seven bronze statues are still waiting to be recovered form …
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August 29, 2017
Archeology
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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June 19, 2017
Society, Very Mix
The Belgian tourist found dead last week is victim of a crime, autopsy conducted on Monday morning finds. A bullet was found stuck in his head. The mystery around the man remains as so far no family member has reported him missing to police. The 54-year-old man holder of a …
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May 9, 2017
Archeology, Culture
Russian constructors have found the head of a 2,500-year-old terracotta statue of a Greek god during underwater construction operation off the Crimean Peninsula, according to recent media reports in Russia. Chief of the underwater archaeology unit of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergei Olkhovskiy has announced that the discovery of …
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