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Thessaloniki police arrest 70-year-old woman with trove of ancient artifacts and religious icons
A 70-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday by officers of the police's Department of Cultural Heritage and Antiquities in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, after ancient objects and religious icons were found at her workplace and home.
Restoration planned for ancient Fyli fortress on Mount Parnitha
The Ministry of Culture is taking immediate measures to repair and support critical structural parts of the ancient Fyli Fortress on Mount Parnitha after the Central Archaeological Council (KAS) approved the architectural study for the restoration of the South Gate, the East Central Gate and two towers on either side.
President visits ‘A day that changed the world’ exhibition
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou looks at ancient helmet in the exhibition "Chaeronea, August 2, 338 BC: A Day that Changed the World," at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens. The Battle of Chaeronea was fought in 338 BC, near the city of Chaeronea in Boeotia, between Macedonia under Philip II and an alliance of city-states led by Athens and Thebes.
Christians in Turkey pray for return to the ruins of ancient Antioch
The Antioch Greek Orthodox Church brought Christians together in Turkey's Antakya for centuries until last year, when an earthquake killed dozens of them and sent hundreds more fleeing.
Though it now lies in ruins, many pray it will again bring them back.
British Museum director backs Parthenon Marbles loan plan
A loan agreement between Britain and Greece over the Parthenon Marbles may be on the table after Mark Jones, the British Museum's interim director, told a British newspaper that he would support such a plan.
Ancient relics repatriated from Switzerland
Two antiquity fragments that were taken out of Greece illegally were repatriated from the Swiss capital Bern on January 23, the Culture Ministry said on Thursday.
One fragment bears an inscription carved in stone, dating from late 3rd century BC to early 2nd century BC, while the other is part of a marble Ionic column capital dating to Roman times, 1st to 2nd century AD.
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New discoveries in Abu Dhabi shed light on Bronze Age
Almost 65 years since the first archaeological excavations in Abu Dhabi, new findings highlight the emirate's role in regional and global trade, and the resilience and innovation of regional Bronze Age societies.
Antalya’s Necropolis Museum: Glass pathways to ancient world
The Necropolis Museum in the southern province of Antalya, which was once used as a bus terminal and market area, takes its visitors on a historical journey through glass walkways following excavations conducted in the area.
Mice welcome visitors at Temple of Apollo Smintheus
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Greek culture minister oversees repatriation of ancient artifacts from US
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni received three ancient Greek artifacts for repatriation at Emory University's Michael Carlos Museum in Atlanta, US on Monday.