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Archeologists Report Huge Neolithic Find in Albania

2018-10-04 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Illyria

Archaeologists in Korca in the southeast of Albania have unearthed one of the largest ancient cemeteries in Albania. In Turan, which sits in an agricultural valley surrounded by the Morava Mountains, excavations reveal 1,000 or more layered burials.

Tags: Albania prehistory, Albania sites, archeology, Gentius, Illyrians, Korca, Morava Mountains, Turan site

The Truth of Knossos: Discovering What the Eteocretans Knew

2014-08-09 by Phil Butler

Knossos outside Heraklion

Entering the site at Knossos for the first time, I was immediately captivated by an unexpected experience. The 70s-ish architecture in the welcome area outside the palace, these too spoke to me from a special place. Knossos, you see, it’s one of those sites one cannot forget, but for mysterious reasons. Let me show you a bit of one of Greece and Crete’s most underestimated treasures, the lost and found Palace of the Minoan civilization.

Tags: archeology, crete, Crete attractions, Crete sites, Eteocretans, Heraklion sites, Knossos, Minoans, Royal Road

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