In Olympia, Greece—the site where one of the most significant religious and cultural centers of the ancient world flourished for centuries—a building tells a story of successive transformations. What is known today as the “House of…
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For Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the exhibitionof the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum provides an opportunity to reignite one of the longest-running controversies over European cultural heritage: the issue of the…
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An ancient shipwreck has been discovered in the waters offthe Greek island of Andros (or Andro) bythe Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of the GreekMinistry of Culture, following a report from a member of the public. The on-site…
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Mount Olympus, Greece’s highest peak and a symbol of Greek mythology, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The designation was approved during the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Busan, South Korea…
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Restoration work on the western pediment ofthe Parthenonon the Acropolis in Athens has been completed, with the permanent removal of the external scaffolding from the monument’s west facade. For the first time in about 220 years, the…
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Greece returned 48 archaeological artifacts to Cyprus today.The meeting marking the handover of the valuable material was held today at the Cyprus Museum, on the occasion of the informal Council of Culture Ministers of the European Union…
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A series of wrecks, commercial amphorae, Byzantine anchors and remnants of port infrastructure have been identified in the seabed between the islands of Kasos (Caso) and Karpathos (Scarpanto), in the Dodecanese (archipelago of Greece)…
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Systematic underwater archaeological research on the historic wreck of the brig Mentor, conducted by theEphorate of Underwater Antiquities of Greece under the direction of archaeologist Dimitrios Kourkoumelis-Rodostamos, deputy director of…
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