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Gazan Nafez Abed is a self-taught archaeologist, preserver and restorer who crafts reproductions of ancient pieces he finds or has seen in museums. His work is so authentic that international experts have been wowed by his skillsNafez Abed's cramped workroom is filled with sculptures and mosaics with patterns from the Byzantine, Greek and Roman periods.

Archaeologists say that they have found the throne of Agamemnon stating that was probably the most important archaeological find concerning the Mycenaean civilization, as Realnews newspapers states.

Part of the throne of Agamemnon was found within walking distance of the Acropolis of Mycenae. The find, dated back to 13th century BC, is quite big and weighs more than 50 kg.

An Australian archaeological team on Cyprus has uncovered a theater dating from 300 B.C., the oldest structure of its kind yet unearthed on the Mediterranean island, the antiquities department said Nov. 6.

A tribute of BBC travel to underwater cities refers to the 5,000-year-old Pavlopetri submerged city located in southern Greece’s Peloponnese region.

While Ancient Greece is remembered for its philosophy and architecture, the ancient Greeks brutally sacrificed their ugliest to maintain the common good, in a custom known as the pharmakos ritual.

Israeli archaeologists claim they have found the remnants of an ancient Greek citadel, which was a center of power in Jerusalem. Its exact location had been unknown up to nowIsrael's antiquities body claimed Nov. 3 to have solved "one of Jerusalem's greatest archaeological mysteries" by unearthing an ancient Greek citadel, the Acra, buried under a car park.

After decades of digs and researches, Israeli archaeologists announced that they found the location of the Akra, a fortified Hellenistic citadel which was erected in Jerusalem by the Seleucid conquerors, after they first destroyed the city in 168 BC.

Plato’s Apology that presents the famous trial of Philosopher Socrates will be played in the original ancient Greek language for one night at the foyer of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki on Saturday evening.

Archeologists at Pylos, on the southwest coast of Greece, uncovered a rich grave of a warrior buried there at the dawn of Europen civilization at around 1,500 BC. The warrior lies in the grave with a yardlong bronze sword and a collection of precious jewels, such as gold rings, as well as carved seals.

Dictators come in many shapes and sizes: Some are fat, like Uganda's Idi Amin; others skinny, like Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew. Some, like the Philippines' Ferdinand Marcos, are of medium-build and without any facial hair, while others, like Adolf Hitler, are vertically challenged with a moustache. Yet others have a moustache and are taller.