The true face of our culture

It is a recurring nightmare. "Once again, as in every year since 2013, Nemea is about to close due to a lack of guards. The temporary staff will begin to leave early next month, and they will be gone a month from now," Stephen Miller, professor emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley and director emeritus of the Nemea excavations, warned in an open letter on Tuesday. 

The five permanent staff members cannot watch over the museum and archaeological site 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The site will close for the next few months. 

The Hellenic Statistical Service figures underline this: In October last year, 3,041 people visited Ancient Nemea; in November and December, a grand total of zero entered its gates. 

If we multiply the consequences by all of the country's archaeological sites and museums, we can estimate the huge cost in terms of lost...