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He had turned his house into a Museum! 20 Feb 2013 | 10:34 pm
Manolis Vaios, Proto Thema, 20.02.2013 (translated by A.M.) A veritable museum filled with precious ancient objects of the Hellenistic and the Roman period was discovered by the police in the house o...
Part of the Skeleton of Philip II sent to the Research Centre Dimokritios 9 Dec 2012 | 06:42 pm
Normal 0 To be photographed and investigated. Source: Kathimerini, 05.12.2012 A small part of the skeletal material of Philip II, that was found in the golden larnax, one of the most precious item...
Provadia: The oldest town in Europe? 1 Nov 2012 | 04:44 pm
Type the words "oldest town in Europe" into a search engine and you will be flooded with hundreds of exited posts about how the "oldest town in Europe was recently discovered in Bulgaria, near the tow...
The Eclosure of a tumulus comes to light in Amphipolis. 17 Oct 2012 | 02:10 pm
Normal 0 It may be the grave of the wife and son of Alexander the Great. Source: To Vima, 04.10.2012 [Translated from the Greek Original] A circular enclosure, of a height of three meteres, with a...
Treasure Hunters Rob Albania in Broad Daylight 4 Jun 2012 | 05:43 pm
Ancient tomb is only the latest site to be ravaged by looters on the hunt for gold and artifacts - who are devastating Albania’s archeological sites under the noses of the authorities. Besar Likmeta,...
Barry P. Murphy 12 May 2012 | 09:12 pm
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Greeks, Cypriots and Neolithic Mediterranean Farmers Spread Agriculture to Scandinavia 28 Apr 2012 | 09:10 pm
Source: Kathimerini, 28.04.2012 (Translated from Greek and referenced by A.M.) Agriculture spread to Europe thousand of years ago from the South to the distant North, with successive steps, according...
1,900 year old sculpture unearthed in Stobi 21 Apr 2012 | 02:58 am
Source: MINA, 20.04.2012 The Isis sculpture, the ancient Goddess of fertility is said to be at least 1,900 years old, is over 2m tall and well preserved much to the surprise of experts. This is the ...
During the German Occupation of Greece: 37 Towns Pillaged and 17 Illegal Excavations 6 Apr 2012 | 06:56 am
How Greek archaeological treasures found themselves in German museums, while the question of their return remains open, as D. Reppas stated in the National Assembly. By Aggeliki Kotti, To Ethnos, 04....
A Hoard of VenetianCoins found in Naxos 2 Apr 2012 | 08:53 am
The coins as discovered Coins form the Venetian Period, of a great value, were discovered at Sagri of Naxos, as was announced by the Ministry of Culture. A total of 54 coins were recovered (two stuc...
