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Palace of Aigai: Not just a residence but a multipurpose venue
The partly restored Palace of Aigai, in northern Greece, was much more than the palace where Philip II of Macedon resided and where his son, Alexander, was proclaimed king in 336 BC before embarking on his now legendary conquests. It was a public place, where up to 8,000 people could gather in the colonnade, says Angeliki Kottaridi, the now retired archaeologist who led the restoration effort.
Aqueduct, treasure trove found in ‘lost’ city of Tenea
Part of the Hadrianic aqueduct, one of the largest hydraulic works of the 2nd century AD in Greece, has been unearthed in the "lost" city of ancient Tenea, as well as part of a prehistoric settlement dating to the Early Bronze Age II (2600-2300 BC).
Museum housing shackled skeletons on track
The Culture Ministry has announced that a tender will be completed in the next few months for the selection of the contractor who will construct the museum/shell that will protect and showcase an ancient mass grave discovered in 2016 during digging at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center at Phaleron (present-day Faliro) Delta, south of Athens.
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Some 3,000 stolen artifacts returned in 2023
Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that more than 3,000 artifacts were returned to the country in 2023 within the scope of the works.
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Unsolved Mystery: The mysterious origins of Hannibal’s elephants
Around 218 BC, Hannibal embarked on a perilous mission to join forces with anti-Roman allies
Ancient Roman home with 'unparalleled' mosaic found in Italy
Italian archaeologists have uncovered a luxurious Roman home near the Colosseum, boasting an "unparalleled" mosaic featuring shells, marble and precious glass, the Culture Ministry said on Dec. 12.
Original Moses statue found in Stratonikeia
The dancing statue of Moses, one of the muses of ancient mythology, has been found in the ancient city of Stratonikeia in the western province of Muğla.
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British Museum loan to Acropolis Museum coincides with dispute over demand to return Parthenon Marbles
The Acropolis Museum launched an exhibition Tuesday that includes a renowned ancient Greek water jug from 420 BC on loan from the British Museum.
The exhibit comes during a dispute over Greek demands for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures that are housed in the British Museum.
Minister chairs meeting on UNESCO bid for Nikopolis archaeological site
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni chaired a meeting with local officials and experts on Tuesday to discuss Greece's bid to have the archaeological site of Nikopolis inducted onto UNESCO's World Heritage List.
How Europe’s oldest book was saved
Scrolls expert conservator Anton Fackelmann at work in a Vienna museum. In 1962 he was invited to the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki to try to make the almost charred scroll of Derveni papyrus suitable for reading. By spraying the papyrus with plant sap and placing the fragments under a heat lamp, he managed to save over 260 fragments.
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