Even during a historic financial crisis, Greece continues to dazzle with unique and universality of its past.
For us Greeks, the list posted at ANSAmed is a bitter reminder of the greatness that was bestowed on the land by giants who rendered their culture unforgettable. Unfortunately, we have been reduced to hoping that contemporary political demagogues will be quickly forgotten with no trace.
For us Greeks, the list posted at ANSAmed is a bitter reminder of the greatness that was bestowed on the land by giants who rendered their culture unforgettable. Unfortunately, we have been reduced to hoping that contemporary political demagogues will be quickly forgotten with no trace.
1) A small 2,500-year old wooden statue in perfect conditions. The impressive find was made in the Sanctuary of Artemis in Vravrona during building works on the archaeological site's drainage well. Other objects were found alongside the statuette, all of them dating from the 5th century BC.You can read the entire list of the top 10 of Greek archaeological discoveries of last year here
2) A square jasper stamp, dark red in colour and bearing incisions in Minoan hieroglyphics, the oldest Minoan texts of Crete. The find, which the archaeologists Iris Tsachili and Eleni Papadopoulou say is very important, was made at the peak sanctuary of Mount Vrysinas in Rethymno, on the island of Crete.
3) The tombs of men buried alongside their animals, which came to light in the village of Mavropigi in Eordaia. The tombs contain 11 men and 16 animals (horses, dogs, oxen and a pig). The director of the office of Antiquities, Georgia Karamitrou-Mentesidi, says that the distinguishing feature of the necropolis is the large number of animals placed alongside the dead men.
