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The “Resurrection” of Mystras after 777 years of decay & 42 years of restoration work: The castle town is now open to visitors
The Palace of the Palaiologoi, the Throne Hall, the Kantakouzenos wings, and the administrative quarters of the Despotate have been restored and are opening to the public. Professor of Architecture at the National Technical University of Athens, Stefanos Sinos, who worked on the restoration for 31 years, speaks to Proto Thema
The imposing enclosure of the Kasta Tomb in Amphipolis has been fully revealed for the first time (photos)
So far, the unveiling of the ancient enclosure, the restoration of the original geometry of the mound’s slopes, and the surrounding area have all been completed
After 14 years, the imposing enclosure wall of the Kasta Tomb has been revealed almost in its entirety (photos)
Awe-inspiring images from the funerary monument in Mesolakkia, Serres, where Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni visited to oversee restoration works. The monument is expected to be fully opened to the public in 2028
The stomach of an Egyptian mummy concealed a copy of the Iliad – Archaeologists were stunned (photos)
The mummy had been buried during the Roman period in Oxyrhynchus about 1,600 years ago. It is the first time a Greek literary text has been found embedded in a mummy’s body as part of the embalming process
The lost Alexandria on the Tigris founded by Alexander the Great discovered in Iraq: Its enormous size surprised archaeologists (photos)
The ancient city was founded in the 4th century BC as a port linking trade from India with Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean world, and it fell into obscurity after the 3rd century AD
“I think of you, I love you”: Ancient stones reveal Viking love messages from 1,000 years ago
Viking stones speak again – What the runic inscriptions that keep coming to light reveal
Erich von Däniken, Swiss bestselling author who linked ancient civilizations to extraterrestrials, dies at 90
The Swiss author whose bestselling books on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him international fame
Crete, Pompeii & Stonehenge: The most important archaeological discoveries of 2025 that overturn what we knew
The 4,000-year-old Labyrinth and the myth of the Minotaur – New findings in Pompeii – 5,000-year-old tomb in Spain reveals trade networks – Submerged megalithic formations off the coast of France
