Ancient Shipwreck Off Andros Had 600 Amphorae Sitting 40 Meters Down
Greek archaeologists have discovered an ancient shipwreck off the coast of Andros island, with its cargo of roughly 600 to 650 commercial amphorae still…
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A 2,500-Year-Old Cypriot Coin Just Turned Up on an Israeli Beach
A rare ancient Cypriot silver coin dating to the mid-5th century BC was found last month on a beach in Ashdod, Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority…
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A Hidden Theater Facing the Mediterranean Just Surfaced in Ancient Apollonia
A previously unknown ancient theater overlooking the Mediterranean has been uncovered at the ruins of Apollonia in Libya, according to Libya Review. The French…
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Nolan’s Odyssey: Archaeologists Find Historical Errors, Then Defend Them
Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey has archaeologists and historians picking it apart, and then defending it in the same breath. The film, starring Matt Damon as…
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Greece’s Largest Ancient Vineyard Was Found at 800 Meters Up Mount Ida
Greece’s largest known ancient vineyard was discovered on the slopes of Mount Ida, known in Greek as Psiloreitis, in Crete, sitting at an elevation of 800…
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Cyprus Gets Back a 3,500-Year-Old Juglet Sold at UK Auction
A 3,476-year-old Cypriot juglet has been returned to Cyprus after officials spotted it listed for sale at a British auction house earlier this year. The…
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The American Spies Who Kept Hitler From Stealing Greece’s Greatest Treasures
When Nazi officers marched into Athens’ National Archaeological Museum in the spring of 1941, they expected to walk out with the Mask of Agamemnon, a statue of…
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Greece Returns Egyptian Statuettes Found in Athens Trash
Six terracotta statuettes believed to have been illegally exported from Egypt were handed back to Egyptian authorities by Greece on Wednesday, in a ceremony at…
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The American Spies Who Kept Hitler From Stealing Greece’s Antiquities
When Nazi officers marched into Athens’ National Archaeological Museum in spring 1941, they expected to leave with some of the most iconic artifacts in human…
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Archaeologists Find Hellenistic Temple in a Lost City Nobody Could Find for Centuries
Archaeologists from the University of Warsaw and the University of Tirana have uncovered the ruins of a large Hellenistic temple at Bushat in northern Albania…
