Amphora

Two men, aged 31 and 33, on Thursday faced a prosecutor in Preveza, northwestern Greece, on charges of illegally possessing and trading in ancient artifacts.

Searches of their homes on Wednesday turned up a large number of artifacts - chiefly amphorae but also coins, jewelry and religious icons - from various periods.

A 48-year-old truck driver was arrested on Wednesday at Patra port in western Greece after being found in possession of two illegally obtained ancient amphorae just before he was about embark on a ship heading to Italy.

Port authorities found the amphorae concealed in an electrical appliance package and said they were conducting a wider investigation.

The fishing boat “Panagia M” on Thursday found 21 ancient amphorae while fishing in waters northwest of Mourtzouflos cape on the Greek island of Limnos.

The finds were of various sizes, ranging in height from 15 to 80 cm. The fishing boat’s captain handed the amphorae over to the Myrina harbour authority, where the fishing boat is registered.

Crucial findings in ancient Heraion-Teikhos in Turkey's Thracian province of Tekirda?, which illuminates the life of the ancient Thracian people, are being threatened by illegal treasure hunters, according to the head of the excavations in the field. 

Three massive, mysterious amphoras have been unearthed during excavations in the Kani?-Kültepe-Karum archaeological field in Kayseri.

Ancient Greeks had a real fear of the dead rising from their graves to stalk the living. Passo Marinaro, the necropolis of a Greek colony in Sicily, used from the 5th through to the 3rd centuries BC, shows a number of tomb occupants forcibly pinned down to prevent them from rising.

Twenty-five pieces of stolen antiquities were returned to Italy, by the US government. Said artefacts were discovered in museums, auction houses and private collections.

Police have arrested six people – four men and two women - on the island of Elafonisos on suspicion of breaking antiquities, firearms and explosives laws.

Officers searched several homes before making the arrests.

They seized almost 16 kilos of explosive material along with other equipment needed to detonate it.

The ship slowly left the harbor, making its way toward the open sea laden with precious goods from the land of plenty. The sight of the mighty Taurus mountains would soon be left behind. The veteran vessel creaked as it swayed like a cradle in the deep Mediterranean waves.

Two German nationals arrested at Milos airport on Saturday after an ancient amphora was discovered in their luggage were to face charges over the weekend of illegally trading in antiquities.