Tag: Archaeology

New Evidence Reveals Knossos, Europe’s Oldest City, Three Times Bigger than Previously Believed

Archaeologists working on the Greek island of Crete have uncovered artifacts and structures that suggest the ancient city of Knossos

February 3, 2016

Stunning Sculptures of Greek Gods Artemis and Apollo Discovered in Ancient City of Aptera on Crete

Well preserved statuettes depicting the Greek gods Artemis and Apollo were discovered in an archaeological dig in the ancient city

January 27, 2016

Amazing Video from Fourni Islands Underwater Discoveries

Peter Campbell, project co-director of the Fourni shipwreck archaeologists spoke to CNN about the discovery of 22 shipwrecks off the

October 30, 2015

22 Ancient Shipwrecks Discovered off Fourni Islands; Amongst Top Archaeological Finds of 2015

A joint team of Greek and American underwater archaeologists have discovered 22 shipwrecks off the coast of a group of

October 29, 2015

Archaeologists Unearth Spectacular 3,500-Year-Old Warrior’s Grave in Pylos

The Greek culture ministry announced that an international team of archaeologists led by the Department of Classics from the University

October 26, 2015

Johns Hopkins Archaeology Students Get Hands On Experience of Ancient Greek Potters

Thirteen undergraduate students at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University got (literally) a hands-on glimpse at how Ancient Greek potters created their

October 16, 2015

University of Toronto Classics Professor Researching Ancient Greece Wins $625,000 MacArthur Fellowship Known as “Genius Grant”

Twenty four winners of the MacArthur Fellowship were announced on Tuesday September 29, 2015 by the John D. and Catherine

September 29, 2015

Massive Bronze-Age City Discovered off Peloponnese

What began as a discovery of pottery fragments in the water in 2014 has resulted in a massive find— a

August 31, 2015

Archaeologists Discover Remains of 10-Room Mycenaean Palace Near Sparta

Archaeologists in Greece have discovered the ruins of an ancient palace with important archaic inscriptions dating back to the Mycenaean

August 25, 2015

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