Lost ancient Greek sanctuary found 100 years after being forgotten in Cyprus
Archaeologists excavating near ancient Tamassos have located one of the most important sanctuaries discovered in Cyprus to date, more than 100 years after its exact position was forgotten. Finds from the excavations of Max Ohnefalsch-Richter, 1885 The …
The deceased with the intact decorative plait: An uncommon discovery from Macedonia housed in the Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum
The rare find from the 3rd century AD kept in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki An impressive and rare find is kept in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. It is the skeleton of a woman found in 1962 during excavations in the area. The marble …
The modest “Parthenon” of Thessalonica, hidden behind residential structures
What is left of the impressive temple of the goddess Aphrodite One of the most impressive exhibits in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki are the preserved parts of the lost temple of the goddess Aphrodite, which was also called the small Parthenon …
Turkey’s archaeological experts Discover a 2,500-year-old Greek Aphrodite Temple in Ancient Greece
Researchers surveying the Urla-Çeşme peninsula in western Turkey have unearthed a sixth-century B.C. temple dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite. “Aphrodite was a very common cult at that time,” team leader Elif Koparal , an archaeologist at Mimar Sinan …
Before it was excavated, this was Epidaurus’s ancient theater
Born in Kothreas on Kefalonia, Panagis Kavvadias was to be the archaeologist who associated his name with the unveiling of one of the most important monuments in world culture. The ancient theatre of Epidaurus. Epidaurus photo – 1877 Kavvadias was born …
A marble slab discovered in a woman’s garden is an ancient Greek artifact
An ancient Greek marble slab, used for nearly a decade as a horse mounting block before its origins were revealed, is at the center of a mystery as experts scramble to find out how it ended up in the garden of a bungalow in England. The intricate slab …
The Greek archaeologist who cleared the path through the forest and discovered the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus
Panagis Kavvadias was the Kefalonian archeologist who, from 1881 to 1883, brought to the surface the ancient theater of Epidaurus buried on the slopes of Mount Kinarteion. For several decades (he died in 1928) he brought to light the many and important …
Statuette of ancient Greek god Asklepios, bust of Serapis(Zeus) found in Turkey
A statue of the Ancient Greek god of health Asclepius and a bust of the god Serapis (Zeus) were found during the excavations in the ancient city of Kibyra in the Gölhisar district of the southern province of Burdur in Turkey. One of the statues was determined …
This is the gold treasure that was discovered hidden within the Delphic Oracle
The Oracle of Delphi was famous not only in Greece but in the whole, then known, world. Proof of this is the dozens of votive offerings that the kings of the East sent to receive an oracle from Pythia. The very expensive objects are known through descriptions …
The largest collection of gold Macedonian wreaths is on display in the Gold of Macedon exhibition
This exhibition is dedicated to precious metal finds, focussing mostly on gold. Among other items, it includes the largest collection of gold Macedonian wreaths. During antiquity, Macedonia was famous for its metal sources, whose abundance was the reason …