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macedonia archaeology 150x150 The Greekness of Macedonia is engraved in a Stone

The deliberate and systematic campaign of distortion, stealing and absorption of the history and ethnicity of the ancient Macedonians by FYROM has intensified and is ongoing today with full and untiring strength. Although officially this country is known as the FYROM, through a vigorous campaign they have managed to contrive the world to call it “Macedonia” in common ...

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 Ancient Egypt treasure gate unearthed

July 04, 2011   2,700-year-old stone gate belonging to Nubian King Shabaka, unearthed by Egyptian and French archaeologists (AFP/HO/SUPREME COUNCIL OF ANTIQUITIES) EGYPTIAN and French archaeologists have unearthed a 2700-year-old stone gate belonging to Nubian King Shabaka while digging near Luxor's Karnak temple, the ministry of antiquities said. The gate, which was found to be "in good ...

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280px NAMA Machine d%27Anticyth%C3%A8re 1 The Antikythera Mechanism

New interpretations of the Antikythera Mechanism reveal that it could be used to predict eclipses, and that it had a dial recording the dates of the ancient Olympiads. The 2,000-year-old box of intricate gearwork provides a glimpse of the engineering prowess of the Hellenic world. The team discuss their results here.

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assets LARGE t 420 26639537 type11495 Ελληνικά αρχαιολογικά ευρήματα στα «top 10» του 2010

Αρχαιολογικά ευρήματα της Ελλάδας συμπεριλαμβάνονται στην ετήσια λίστα με τα 10 πιο σημαντικά αρχαιολογικά και ιστορικά ευρήματα του 2010 που δημοσιεύεται στο τελευταίο τέυχος του αμερικανικού περιοδικού «Archaeology».  Συγκεκριμένα, η χώρα συμπεριλήφθηκε στο «τοπ 10» του περιοδικού για τα παλαιολιθικά εργαλεία, που βρέθηκαν κοντά στον Πλακιά του Ρεθύμνου και μετρούν από 130.000 έως και 700.000 χρόνια ζωής. Καθώς ...

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tfe no thumb ΜUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART   Eros: from Hesiods theogony to late Antiquity

  MuseumOfCycladicArt — 23 Μάρ 2010 — Exhibition Video-Part 1 © Museum of Cycladic Art in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Curatorship Nicholas Chr. Stampolidis Yorgos Tassoulas Direction-Editing Daphne Tolis Photography Fanis Karagiorgos Narration Katerina Didaskalou Text Nicholas Chr. Stampolidis  

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neo mouseio pella2 Macedonia, Greece: New Archaeological Museum of Pella / Νέο Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Πέλλας

New museum for Pella archaeological site PELLA, Macedonia, Greece - The archaeological site in Pella has finally acquired a new museum covering an area of 6,000 square metres, which opened its doors to the public for the first time last week. Situated in the northeast corner of the site, near the contemporary town of Pella, the ...

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Mount Athos map red Archaeological Sites in Macedonia, Greece : Α museum for the prisoners of Acanthus

The Athos Peninsula in Macedonia, Greece (Photo@ Wikipedia.org) Α museum for the "prisoners (Gr: Δεσμώτες) of Acanthus" is about to be built in Ierissos of Chalcidike. More than 18,000 graves have been discovered in Acanthus during the last decades. Many of them contained remains from the dead with bonds, a mystery which  archaeological research has not solved yet. ...

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Hellenistic Coins Hellenistic Coins Discovered in Northern Syria

A collection of Hellenistic coins dating back to the era of Alexander the Great were found near Najm Castle in the Manbej area in Aleppo governorate (northern Syria ). The coins were found by a local man as he was preparing his land for construction, uncovering a bronze box that contained around 250 coins. He ...

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 47143135 egypt1901 bastet 466 ap Temple to cat god found in Egypt

Temple to cat god found in Egypt The temple was filled with statues of Bastet, a once fearsome lion-headed goddess whose image changed over time to a domesticated cat Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 2,000-year-old temple in Alexandria dedicated to a cat goddess. The temple is the first trace of the royal quarters of the Ptolemaic ...

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tfe no thumb Ancient Greek Symbols   The Sun of Vergina

Sun of Vergina – A Greek symbol Απο το HistoryofMacedonia7 Youtube Channel

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