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Recent fieldwork at the ancient city of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete finds that during the early Iron Age (1100 to 600 BC), the city was rich in imports and was nearly three times larger than what was believed from earlier excavations. Continue reading “Recent (2016) finds reveal the importance of Knossos”
In the Western world there are clear references to the Hippocratic medicine, and particularly to its morality. Nevertheless, the specific practices applied at the Asclepius Healing Centers have been less investigated. Continue reading “Asclepion Centers: General Hospitals in Ancient Greece”
The Minoan Civilization and its counterpart on the Greek Mainland, the Mycenaean Civilization, were Europe’s first literate societies and the cultural ancestors of later Classical Greece. Continue reading “Ancient DNA reveals that modern Greeks are indeed descendants of Minoans and Mycenaeans”
Piraeus, the main port of Athens, was an island from 4 800 – 3 400 BC, in other words 4 500 years before the Parthenon was built on the Acropolis. Continue reading “Piraeus, the main port of Athens, was an island from 4 800 – 3 400 BC”
Michael Cosmopoulos is an archaeologist trained in anthropology, a classicist, and art historian, specializing in religion and states in ancient Greece. Continue reading “Archaeology Professor Cosmopoulos Directs Big Dig at Pylos”
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