Archaeology
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Why Was the Antikythera Mechanism So Far Ahead of its Time?
One of those questions was about the Antikythera Mechanism. Evaggelos Vallianatos CounterPunch The writer, Mikael Angelo Francisco, asked: “Why was…
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Marbles row leaves diplomats reassessing Sunak’s strategic grip
The Greek foreign minister, Giorgos Gerapetritis, was attending a two-day Nato summit in Brussels on Tuesday when he received an…
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240-million-year-old giant amphibian fossil receives new recognition
It likely fed on ancient fish like Cleithrolepis but little else is known. JPost The fossil of an Arenaerpeton supinatus from 240 million…
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‘Excessive tourism’: Greece will cap visits to the Acropolis of Athens to protect its most popular archaeological site
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said the controls are needed to prevent bottlenecks and overcrowding at the UNESCO World Heritage site.…
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The thousand faces of Heinrich Schliemann, the man who ‘discovered’ Troy
With a vast exhibition, Berlin celebrates its most famous archaeologist, an uneducated millionaire who used his fortune to search for…
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Greece in ‘preliminary’ talks with British Museum about Parthenon marbles
Senior Greek officials have been in “preliminary” talks with the British Museum in what could amount to a tectonic shift…
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George Osborne holds talks on returning Elgin Marbles to Greece
The former chancellor, the museum’s chairman, has also met two other senior Greek ministers in London since being appointed last…
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Greek archaeologists express concerns to UNESCO over Hagia Sophia
In an open letter to the director general of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, the Association of Greek Archaeologists (SEA) sounded the…
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British Museum calls for ‘Parthenon partnership’ with Greece over marbles
The deputy director of the British Museum has proposed a “Parthenon partnership” with Greece that could see the marbles returned to Athens…
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‘The Benin Bronzes are returning home’: Germany and Nigeria sign historic restitution agreement
The German government is powering forward with its ambitious restitution programme, signing a key agreement transferring ownership of more than…
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Group of British MPs and peers call for Parthenon marbles to return to Greece
Six legislators call for return of cultural treasures held by British Museum ‘to their Athenian home’ Helena Smith The Guardian…
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Boris Johnson’s zeal to return Parthenon marbles revealed in 1986 article
The extent of Boris Johnson’s U-turn on the Parthenon marbles has been laid bare in a 1986 article unearthed in an Oxford…
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Friday essay: invisible no more – putting the first women archaeologists of the Pacific back on the map
In our Pacific Matildas research project, we are recovering the hidden traces of the first female archaeologists in the Pacific. Authors…
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‘Time to rethink our museums and return stolen goods’, says high-profile lawyer
’The British Museum is in possession of stolen goods. The Parthenon Marbles were stolen by Lord Elgin – they never…
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Israeli archaeologists unearth massive ancient winery dating back 1,500 years
Israel’s Antiquities Authority said the site was uncovered over the past two years during development work in the town of…
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The U.K. Doesn’t Want to Return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
Despite the fact that the UNESCO intergovernmental commission recently unanimously voted for the return of Grecian Parthenon sculptures from the…
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