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Sewage network constructions lead to the discovery of a Macedonian era tomb within the modern settlement of Pella. The Culture Ministry announcement stated that “the interest in the new Macedonian tomb lies in its architecture. The tomb was robbed in antiquity and dates back to the first half of the 3rd century BC.

The Field Museum in Chicago is hosting the exhibition “The Greeks: From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great.” The exhibition kicked off on November 24 and includes over 500 exhibits, masterpieces of the Ancient Greek sculpture, paintings and jewellery gathered from 22 Greek museums.

Officials believe a mysterious inn at a historical castle in Tokat's Turhal district was used as a tunnel by soldiers in the castle to reach water sourcesAn inn, which is estimated to have been used as the entrance to a "hidden tunnel" in the past, is undergoing cleaning work in the Turhal district of northern Tokat province.

Y?ld?z Palace, a historic Ottoman palace in Istanbul's central Be?ikta? district, has been allocated for use by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, a Turkish columnist wrote on Nov. 8, sparking a debate over the use by statesmen of the area which included large green parks. 

Culture Ministry released a statement clarifying the restructuring and redefinition of the new ticket price policy set by the Culture ministry, the Archaeological Sources Fund and the Museums Directorate.

The Central Archaeological Council approved a proposal by the Ministry of Culture to increase admission prices for archaeological sites and museums in Greece as of January 1, 2016, based on each site’s numbers of visitors.

The highest entrance tickets will be at the iconic Parthenon at the Acropolis of Athens and the Knossos Palace on Crete.

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The famous Aristotle statue welcoming visitors at the entrance of the ancient Assos site has been removed and sent to ?zmir for repair after it was vandalized by unknown individuals. 

The mayors of three Aegean resort towns in Turkey have called on the Education Ministry and Culture Ministry to postpone the reopening of schools by two weeks, in order for the tourism sector to compensate for the losses it has suffered this summer.

Facsimiles of the oldest Qurans from the 1st century have been published by IRCICA in both print and digital formats for the first time. The Research Center for Islamic History, Arts and Culture (IRCICA) has published facsimiles of a number of the oldest Qurans from the 1st century, which have been kept in the world's most important libraries and museums. 

A Syriac church dating back to the 4th century in Turkey?s southeastern province of Mardin, has been put for sale on a real estate website for 12.5 million Turkish Liras, while the institutions responsible ancient sites have remained mum on the situation.