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Top 10 landmarks in Greece for 2016

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TripAdvisor published the list with the top 10 landmarks in Greece, as voted by its readers. Acropolis and Meteora are in the top of the list. See the whole list: 1.Acropolis 2.Meteora 3.Acropolis of Lindos 4.Spinalonga (Kalydon) Elounda 5.Delphi 6.Temple of Hephaestus (Thiseio) 7.The Palace of...
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3D Tilos dwarf elephant at the Museum of Paleontology and Geology

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[:el] An exhibition entitled «Elephas tiliensis. Dwarf and three-dimensional” began Wednesday, September 1 at the Museum of Geology and Paleontology of the National University of Athens, in the building of the Faculty of Science. It is about the Tilos Dwarf Elephant, the last elephant of Europe...
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New video animation from Ancient Greek cup

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[:el] Two years before we met Steve Simons, who takes the images on ancient Greek vases and makes them move. The animations he creates tell stories from Greek mythology, the Olympics, or everyday life. The animations are created from the actual scenes which decorate ancient Greek...
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Another success for the Greek hunter of stolen antiquities

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[:el] The black-figure amphora from the 5th century BC, was in the auction list scheduled by the house Christie’s for Wednesday, July 6th, 2016. The object was withdrawn, as a Greek forensic archaeologist who is researching antiquities smuggling networks and the market for looted cultural objects revealed that it...
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New research sheds light to the underwater “lost city” in Zakynthos

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[:el] The ancient underwater remains of a long lost Greek city were in fact created by a naturally occurring phenomenon – according to joint research from the University of East Anglia and the University of Athens (Greece). When underwater divers discovered what looked like paved...
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New findings revealed from the inscriptions on the ancient Greek “Antikythera mechanism”

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[:el]  A ten-year project to decipher inscriptions on the ancient Greek “Antikythera mechanism” has revealed new functions, including the first hint that the device was used to make astrological predictions. The writings also lend support to the idea that the contraption, often called the world’s...
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The upgraded archaeological site of the Palace of Nestor

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[:el] The upgraded archaeological site of the Palace of Nestor in Ano Englianos in Messinia will be inaugurated on Sunday 12 June, 2016. The Palace of Nestor, the best preserved Mycenaean palace of the mainland, decisively contributes to our knowledge of the architectural structures of the...

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