Archaeologists from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki have found a remarkably well-preserved marble head of the Greek god Apollo, estimated to be around 1,800 years old. Dated to the 2nd or 3rd century C.E., the head depicts a finely sculpted young man with flowing
Archaeologists from the University of Göttingen, excavating in the ancient village of Thorikos, located outside the city of Lavrio in southern Athens, have unearthed what is believed to be one of the earliest Iron Age residences in Greece, as reported by the
The Palace of Aigai in northern Greece was fully reopened on Dec. 5 following a 16-year renovation that cost more than 20 million euros ($22 million) and included financial support from the European Union. It was built more than 2,300 years ago
Greece is till looking for ways to take Parthenon Marbles back, as it has offered to lend some of its “most important” artifacts to the British Museum to “fill the void” left behind if the London institution returns the Parthenon Marbles to
A total of 30 artifacts, including a Corinthian helmet and a marble statue of Aphrodite, were returned by the United States to Greece in a ceremony on December 15. The antiquities—which also include breastplates, a Byzantine silver plate, and a bronze chariot
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