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Underwater Roman city offers historical journey
Limantepe is the first underwater center in Turkey. Excavation have been carried out in spots between Karantina Island and Urla Harbor.
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Grueling Spartathlon race starts this Friday
Spartathlon 2016, this unique annual ultra-marathon race of 246 kilometers from Athens to Sparta draped in history, is starting on Friday morning with the winner set to cross the finish line early on Saturday.
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Mummy speaks after 53 centuries (Video)
Scientists have successfully replicated the ‘best approximation’ of the ancient man’s deep Stone Age voice. Using CT scans, they recreated the mummy’s vocal cords, throat and mouth, allowing them to digitally produce what may have been Ötzi’s vowel sounds. That way, the famous mummy who hadn’t spoken a word after meeting a violent death 5,300 years ago, finally broke his silence.
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Digitally unwrapped scroll reveals earliest Old Testament scripture
An extremely fragile, ancient Hebrew scroll has been digitally unwrapped for the first time, revealing the earliest copy ever found of an Old Testament Bible scripture, researchers said Sept. 21.
Der Standard: Antiquities Traders Have Little to Fear of Bulgarian Authorities
Illegal trade in antiquities flourishes in Bulgaria, where "treasure hunters have little to fear of authorities," Austrian newspaper Der Standard says in an article.
Giant pool from ancient city comes to light
The ancient city of Aphrodisias, located in the western province of Aydın's Karacasu district, is home to a giant pool reflecting the magnificence of Roman-era cities that is set to be completely excavated by 2017.
Listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the city has drawn attention for its well-preserved monumental structures.
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Acropolis Museum in world’s top 10 Institutes
Users of the TripAdvisor website have voted the Acropolis Museum in Athens the best museum in Greece, making it ninth in the world.
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Acropolis Museum listed in world's top 10
Users of the TripAdvisor website have voted the Acropolis Museum in Athens the best museum in Greece, making it ninth in the world.
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Sculptures show sponsorship existed in ancient times
Artifacts unearthed during archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Aigai in the western province of Manisa have revealed that the history of sponsorship goes back at least some 2,200 years.
2,100-year-old goddess Kybele sculpture unearthed in Turkey's Black Sea
A 2,100-year-old marble mother goddess sculpture of Kybele has been unearthed during excavations in the Black Sea province of Ordu's Kurul Castle, one of the first archaeological digs in the region.
The 110-centimeter sculpture was found during excavations carried out by 25 archaeologists under the direction of Gazi University Archaeology Department Professor Süleyman Yücel.