A team of researchers has recently unearthed an ancient city among the hills of Vlochós in Greece. Situated in what was once called the "backwater of the ancient world", the remains of the now-ruined city were found near the village of Vlochós, some 300 km from the capital city of Athens. The evidence, which dates…
Archaeologists have recently unearthed five ancient curse tablets from a grave in the Greek capital city of Athens. Found inside the grave of a young woman, the 2,400-year-old lead tablets bear curses aimed at tavern keepers. According to the researchers, they invoke the "chthonic " (meaning, 'underworld') gods of the time. (more…)
Today is Valentine's Day, as of writing this post. And, as they say - true romance is eternal; an hyperbolic expression now proven historically true by the archaeology news of two skeletons unearthed in one of the Diros caves in Peloponnesos, southern Greece. Dated from 3800 BC, these pre-historic remains were found to be in…
During ancient times, Megara was considered as one of the four main regions of Attica, as epitomized by the the four mythic sons of King Pandion II. And nestled in this scenic Greek location overrun by serene olive groves and bucolic hills, is Tense Architecture Network's designed concrete house with a fascinating triangular plan. In…
Just when we thought that there weren't any old world treasures left to be discovered from the depths of the oceans, a major underwater expedition conducted by an international group of deep sea divers and marine archaeologists, in the waters of the distant Antikythera island off the southern coast of Greece, has resulted in the…