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2,500-Year-Old Greek House in Spain Reveals a Painted ‘Siren’ and Traces of Daily Life
Archaeologists excavating the ancient Greek settlement of Empúries in northeastern Spain have uncovered new evidence of daily life inside one of the earliest houses of Neapolis, including a kitchen, storage vessels and an unusual painted female head that may represent a siren. The ceramic fragment dates to the 6th century BC, when the Greek settlement…
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The Noblewoman of Lake Kifisida: An Archaic-Era Tomb Reveals a Woman Buried with an Upside-Down Bronze Diadem
The quiet landscape north of Lake Kifisida has yielded one of the most evocative burials uncovered in central Greece in recent years. Archaeologists working for the Ephorate of Antiquities of Phthiotis and Evrytania have brought to light an Archaic-period cemetery in which a young noblewoman was interred with a richly decorated bronze diadem—deliberately placed on…
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Treasures of Demeter: Vase and Figurines from the Phalasarna Acropolis in Crete
On the western edge of Crete, the Phalasarna Acropolis preserves remarkable evidence of ancient Greek religious life. Among the most striking finds are a vase inscribed in the Doric dialect with the name of the goddess Demeter and hundreds of terracotta female figurines, all dating to the Archaic period. The Sanctuary of Demeter Built on…