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How Archaeologists Discovered Europe’s Oldest-Known Book, Revealing Never-Before-Seen Insights Into Ancient Religion and Philosophy
Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact ...
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Archaeological Museum
One TripAdvisor user claims:"The Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum is spectacular. You really should not leave Thessaloniki until you've seen it." The suggestion is valid. The museum traces the ...
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'An underground museum': Inside Greece's astonishing new £2.5billion driverless metro system that unearthed more than 300,000 treasures, many of which are on display in the ...
It is also a museum,' Mitsotakis ... sure the tunnels ran below the archaeological findings, according to the project's contractor. 'It is an opportunity for Thessaloniki to become a second ...
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A Headless Ancient Sculpture Just Turned Up in the Trash in Greece
A headless and armless small marble Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic period turned up in the trash in Thessaloniki.
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A 2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece
THESSALONIKI, Greece — A marble statue ... a man for questioning who was later released without charge. Accidental archaeological discoveries are relatively common in Greece, a country renowned ...
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2,000-year-old Statue is Found Abandoned in Garbage Bag in Greece
A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered the ...