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The tomb of legendary boy pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt?s Valley of the Kings will close from October for restorations, the antiquities ministry said Sept. 20.

Herakleidon Museum (37 Apostolou Pavlou Street, Thisseion, tel 211-0126486)

A museum exploring the history of Bulgaria's capital opened doors again on Thursday.

The ceremony coincided with the Day of Sofia, which is celebrated on September 17 every year.

The permanent exhibition is dedicated to the city's past, telling stories dating from the III millennium BC to the 1940s.

Summer 430 B.C. A plague hit Ancient Athens, ravaging the city’s population according to Thucydides’ Historyof the Peloponnesian War.

The most famous volcano in Greece is that of Santorini thanks to the majestic caldera – the largest in the world at 300 meters in height and with a diameter of 11 kms. However there are 39 volcanoes in regions around Greece, the country with one of the most well-known volcanic arcs worldwide.

The aunt of a drowned Syrian boy whose death has sparked global outrage about the plight of refugees in Europe says she still hopes to bring the rest of her family to Canada.
                   

Impressive results have been reported in excavations at the Zominthos site on Mt. Ida (Psiloritis), the highest (1,200 meters) in altitude Minoan-era settlement on Crete — the cradle of the specific Bronze Era Aegean civilization.

An ancient Greek sculpture depicting goddess Dimitra or her daughter Persephone worth around 1.5 million pounds was found to have been illegally brought to the UK after it was looted from a world heritage site in Cyrene, Libya. Judge John Zani ruled that the 4ft marble statue dug up in the ancient Greek colony of Cyrene that was smuggled to Britain in 2011 has to be returned.

Centered on how the theme of 'saltwater' ties Istanbul together, ?KSV's 14th Istanbul Biennial will start this weekend at real and unreal venues across the city The 14th Istanbul Biennial, "SALTWATER: A Theory of Thought Forms," will open to the public starting Sept. 5 in 30 venues around the city.

Excavation work at Ovaören village in Central Anatolian Nev?ehir province has brought to light a settlement in ancient Yass?höyük dating back to 1,700 B.C.

The ancient site could, however, even date back to 6,000 B.C., said the head of the excavation team and the director of the Gazi University Archaeology Department, Yücel ?enyurt.