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Conservation laboratories reveal their secrets

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[:el] The invisible, internal support of the bronze statues will be revealed on November 2nd at the National Archaeological Museum “Conservation labs reveal their secrets”. The Open Museum is an original action of the National Archaeological Museum, which aims to familiarize the general public with...
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Underwater search in Naxos yields rich finds

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[:el] Underwater search off the Greek island of Naxos island has yielded impressive finds of Classical, Roman and  Byzantine eras such as stone anchors, late-class amphora, utilitarian vessels, clay pipelines and 15 lithosphere tracks. Greece’s Culture Ministry announced that underwater research along the southern coast of...
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Greek archaeologist identified two ancient Greek vases on sale

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[:el] Greek archaeologist Christos Tsirogiannis based in Cambridge is reported to have identified two ancient Greek vases on sale at the well-known Frieze Masters art fair in Regent’s Park, London. The two vases are of the lekythos type and according to The Guardian, they were...
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Lost Greek temple of Artemis found in Amarynthos

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[:el] The remains of the sanctuary of Artemis Amarysia in Amarynthos were discovered, after over a hundred years of research, by a group of archaeologists from the Swiss Archaeological School in Greece in collaboration with the Ephorate of Euboea Antiquities. It is a spectacular find,...
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Archaeologists unearth one of largest Mycenaean-era tombs in Greece

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[:el] A Mycenean-era carved tombs, one of the largest of such tombs ever found in Greece, has been unearthed in Orchomenos, about 100 km northwest of Greek capital of Athens, the Greek Culture Ministry announced. Dated back to the middle of the 14th century B.C.,...
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4 potentially-tainted objects identified by the Greek hunter of stolen antiquities

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[:el] The Cambridge-based Greek forensic archaeologist Christos Tsirogiannis notified Interpol that he had identified four potentially-tainted antiquity scheduled to be auctioned by Gorny & Mosch in Munich, Germany on December 14, 2016. Each of the four ancient objects are traceable to photos in the confiscated...
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Hunter of stolen antiquities

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[:el] Christos Tsirogiannis is a forensic archaeologist and Research Assistant in the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research at the University of Glasgow. He is determined to draw public attention to the irreparable damage done by looters of antiquities from archaeological sites. Over the...

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