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Stolen Ancient Greek statue found in goat pen

March 29th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

An illegally excavated statue which dates back to the sixth century B.C. has been found by police hidden in a

December 28th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

A 1,700-year-old curse tablet written in ancient Greek has been translated. A fiery ancient curse inscribed on two sides of

September 29th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

An ancient skeleton, covered in gold foil, has been unearthed from a grave discovered on the Greek island of Crete.

September 28th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

The British Library has posted more than 280 volumes of Greek manuscripts online. Browse through the collection here. The manuscripts,

May 19th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Police in Greece have seized two ancient Greek statues from a pair of farmers who were trying to sell them

May 13th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Graves recently excavated in Macedonia show that funeral offerings were dramatically scaled back from gold to clay, probably by Royal

April 27th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

A giant cage has been erected around an ancient Greek shipwreck in Croatia, effectively creating an underwater safe. Little remains of the

April 23rd, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

A 6th century B.C. Greek temple-style building has been found in Italy, complete with instructions on how to put it