archaeology

Ancient district off the Acropolis' south slope showcased with 1,150 ancient artifacts, many exhibited for the first time 'under the museum'

The celebrated Antikythera shipwreck, named after the small southwest Aegean isle in whose waters the eponymous artifact-cum-ancient-mechanism was discovered, continues to yield significant archaeological finds from the sunken vessel. The latest underwater expedition, conducted in May and June this year by the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece and the Greek Culture Ministry’s Ephorate of Underwater […]

The archaeological dig is revealing a labyrinthine-like structure, as the rooms are interconnected with narrow openings

The artifact was identified as a bracket, measuring approximately 2.7 centimeters in diameter, and is made of a bronze alloy.

Ten shipwrecks, some dating back to 3000 BC, were discovered off the coast of Kasos in Greece following an underwater archaeological study.

A research team found there was a correlation between Mediterranean ritual plants at the site, which provides a clear connection between the Philistines and the Greek civilization of the Aegean

Archaeologists located the remains during ongoing excavations on the Saronic Gulf island of Aegina

The newly discovered temple's nave revealed several hearths, one of which contained an ash-caked altar holding fragments of charred bone, pottery, vases, alabaster artifacts, and a trove of jewelry made from gold, silver, coral, and amber

The astonishing artifacts found in the tombs included terracotta foliage-crowned statues representing the goddess Isis-Aphrodite

The project extended to the entirety of the monument's area (15,000 sq. m.) and its surrounding space, totaling approximately 25,000 sq. m.

Visitors, many from around the world, waiting to visit the Acropolis archaeological site on Tuesday morning were in store for an unpleasant surprise, as a union representing guards declared what it called a 24-hour “warning strike”. According to the union (PEYFA), which represents guards at archaeological sites around the country – all of whom enjoy […]

A new exhibition entitled “Chaeronea, 2 August, 338 BC: A Day That Changed the World”, debuts today, Thursday, at the Museum of Cycladic Art in central Athens. The exhibition, held in collaboration with the Greek culture ministry, is part of a new series of archaeological presentations called ‘Human Histories’. The latest exhibition highlights the importance […]

Ancient Eleusis hosted the religious and secretive Eleusinian Mysteries of antiquity

Among the uncovered artifacts is a depiction of Ajax the Great, a Greek Mythological Hero in Homer's Iliad