Archaeology

Unveiling the Enigma of Crete’s “Ladies of Anavlochos”: Shattered Female Figurines on a Mountain Peak

On Crete’s rugged Anavlochos mountainside, hundreds of broken terracotta female figurines, dubbed the “Ladies of Anavlochos,” lie hidden in rock…

11 May 2025

Ancient Greek Oracle Tablets Found at Dodona Reveal Everyday Questions from 2,000 Years Ago

Found at the Dodona oracle site in Epirus, more than 4,000 lead tablets reveal everyday concerns, from love and illness…

9 May 2025

Archaeologists May Have Discovered the Birthplace of Alexander the Great’s Grandmother in North Macedonia

Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of Lygos in North Macedonia, potentially the birthplace of Eurydice I, grandmother of Alexander the…

9 May 2025

New ICOM Red List Targets Illicit Trafficking of Greek Cultural Heritage

The International Council of Museums (ICOM), alongside ICOM Greece and the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, has unveiled the ICOM Red…

7 May 2025

X-Ray Unveils Ancient Greek Philosopher’s Text in Vesuvius Scroll

A charred Herculaneum scroll, buried by the AD 79 Vesuvius eruption, was identified via X-ray as part of Philodemus’ On…

6 May 2025

Avax Group Funds New Five-Year Research Cycle on Keros Islet

Avax Group will fund a five-year research cycle on Keros, a key prehistoric Aegean site in the Small Cyclades. The…

1 May 2025

6 individuals in Crete arrested in bold sting operation for trafficking dozens of ancient artefacts

The individuals from Crete trafficked 15 ancient oil lamps, 17 figurines or fragments, several ceramic vessels, and a marble sculpture…

25 April 2025

Crete Antiquities Smuggling Ring Uncovered: Public Service Director Among Six Arrested, Artifacts Worth Over €4 Million Seized

HERAKLION, Crete — Six suspects implicated in a major antiquities smuggling operation in Crete are set to face the Heraklion…

24 April 2025

Greece Remembers Pope Francis’ Return of the Parthenon Fragments

Greece celebrated the return of three Parthenon sculpture fragments from the Vatican Museums, intensifying its 40-year campaign to reclaim the…

23 April 2025

Acropolis Museum Director Highlights Greece’s Cultural Legacy at Yale University

Acropolis Museum, Nikolaos Stampolidis, Yale University, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Public Archaeology, Cultural Repatriation, Parthenon Marbles, Greek Heritage, Cultural Heritage, Eleutherna,…

16 April 2025