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Archaeologists Were Searching For a Lost Sanctuary—and Re-Discovered a Treasure Trove of Ancient Statues
After its original discovery in 1885, an ancient statue sanctuary in Cyprus was subsequently covered in sand and lost to time ...
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Buried Next to His Sandals 2,500 Years Ago in Greek City of Sicyon
Excavations in the ancient Greek city of Sicyon in the Peloponnese are bringing to light important clues about its history.
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Greek Island of Skyros Boasts Near-Deserted Beaches and Wild Ponies
Skyros, in Sporades, is not among the better-known Greek islands, but it has a devoted following which comes back year after ...
Opinion
Protesters face jail for climbing Churchill statue? Starmer loses plot
Three months in jail for climbing Churchill's statue? Labour's Sir Keir Starmer is so frightened of Nigel Farage that any moment now he’ll ...
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Statue fragments found at Apollon Sanctuary in Nicosia
Vast quantities of statue fragments were found at the Sanctuary of Apollon at Frangissa site in the area of Pera Orinis, ...
Archaeologists unearth strange head depicting Roman god beneath Catholic basilica
The Appian Way Regional Park in Rome announced its recent farewell to a "beautiful" stone head dating back to antiquity. It ...
10 historic Greek wonders away from the islands
The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...
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Was Talos, the Bronze Automaton Who Guarded the Island of Crete in Greek Myth, an Early Example of Artificial Intelligence?
One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...
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Is the Great Sphinx Actually a Portrait?
Archeologists believe the Great Sphinx of Giza doesn't represent a mythological creature but an ancient pharaoh.
I Had No Chef, No Toilets and No Budget. But I Was Determined to Open Balthazar.
When I bought the space that would become Balthazar, my star-studded French brasserie, I had a specific vision that would ...
What SC landmarks named the strangest? Upstate locations included in World Atlas list
Actually named "Big Al and Lizzy," the giant elephant statues at Papa Joe's Fireworks in Hardeeville are nicknamed "Thelma ...
Archaeologists Dug Under an Ancient Greek City—and Found a 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Settlement
On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an archaeological site named for a mound roughly in the shape of a horseshoe, or ...