The Greek Archaeologist Who Found Philip II’s Tomb Was Born on This Day in 1919
Manolis Andronikos was born 107 years ago today, on October 23, 1919, in Prusa (modern-day Bursa) in Asia Minor. He went on to become one of the most…
Archaeology
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Malcolm Wiener, Who Funded Greek Archaeology for 50 Years, Dies at 91
Malcolm H. Wiener, the American businessman, archaeologist and philanthropist who spent more than five decades funding the excavation and study of ancient…
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Israel Returns Stolen Greek Vases in Historic First
Greece received 21 ancient Greek vases from Israel on Tuesday in what marks the first repatriation of plundered antiquities between the two countries. The…
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The World’s Oldest Shipwreck Just Beat a Greek Record by 500 Years
A 4,700-year-old shipwreck discovered off the coast of Turkey near the island of Kekova has been confirmed as the oldest known wreck in the world, according to…
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Nolan’s Odyssey Sends Tourists to Ithaca. What They Find is a Rubbish Dump
Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster Odyssey film broke box office records this summer and sent tourists flooding to Ithaca, the island Homer named as Odysseus’s…
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Greece Designates Mass Grave Site in Thessaloniki a Historic Site
A Thessaloniki park where 46 skeletons were found in mass graves during renovation work has been officially designated a historic site by the Greek Ministry of…
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A Greek Spearfisher Stumbled on a 2,400-Year-Old Shipwreck Off Andros
A Greek spearfisherman discovered a 2,400-year-old shipwreck off the island of Andros in 2018, and archaeologists confirmed this summer it is one of the most…
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The Antikythera Mechanism Could Predict Eclipses 2,000 Years Before Modern Computers
Sponge divers pulled one of the most extraordinary objects in human history off the seafloor near the Greek island of Antikythera in 1900. The shoebox-sized…
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Greece Opens 126 Ancient Sites Free on August Full Moon Night
Greece’s Ministry of Culture is opening 126 archaeological sites, monuments, and museums across the country for free on Friday, August 28, 2026, as part of the…
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Constantine’s Bridge Resurfaces After 1,700 Years
Low water levels in the Danube River have exposed the foundations of a bridge built by Emperor Constantine the Great, giving archaeologists their first close…
