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Archaeologists on Crete Unearth the Odeon of Lissos in Rare Find

2022-11-20 by Phil Butler

Lissos Odeon

Archaeologists have unearthed a fabulous Roman-era odeon at Lissos on Crete. The Greek Ministry of Tourism and Sport.

Tags: 365 AD earthquake, ampitheaters, ancient cities, archaeological discovery, archaeology, Asclepius, Chania, Classical Greece, crete, Crete archaeology, Elyrus, Katerina Tzanakaki, Lissos, Lissus, Roman colonies, roman era, Sougia

The Keftiu: Were They Absorbed and Erased from History?

2022-11-19 by Phil Butler

Camp Stool Fresco

The Keftiu, modernized by Arthur Evans as “Minoan,” are still a mystery unsolved. What happened to them?

Tags: Aiakos, Arthur Evans, Atlantis, Bible studies, Caphtor, Caphtorim, crete, Crete archaeology, Crete Island, Diamantis Panagiotopoulos, Greek legends, Homer, Keftiu, Knossos, Legends of Keftiu, Linear A, Minotaur, Plato, Rhadamanthys, Talos, The Odyssey, Theseus, Tsoutsouras, Zeus legend

Archaeologists Make More Stunning Discoveries on Crete

2022-11-14 by Phil Butler

Falasarna Acropolis

Archaeologists working at the site of ancient Falasarna, in the far west of Crete island, unearth scores of new artifacts at the lost city.

Tags: ancient Crete, Ancient Falasarna, Chania archaeology, crete, Crete archaeology, Doric, Doric Language, Elpida Hadjidakis, Ephorate of Chania, Falasarna, Falasarna antiquities, Falasarna finds, Hellenic Greece, King Persius, Phalasarna

Modern Ceramics Exhibition at Archaeological Museum of Heraklion

2022-07-09 by Phil Butler

ceramic exhibit

Yesterday, the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion opened a fabulous Periodic Exhibition of Modern Ceramics by the Ichni Ceramics Team. This 7th iteration of contemporary works in ceramic by 25 ceramicists was co-organized with the Ichni Ceramics Group, The exhibition, which has free admission, is in the Polytechnic Hall of Apps and will run until August […]

Tags: ancient art, Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, ceramic art, ceramics, Crete archaeology, Crete ceramics, Crete event, Crete exhibitions, Elena Vasilantonaki, Giannis Zois, Greece art, Greece ceramics, Greece2022, Greek artists, Heraklion, Ichni Ceramics, Konstantina Morou, Maria Vlanti, Maro Theodorou, Stavros Perakis

For Crete Visitors: The New Archaeological Museum of Chania Beckons

2022-05-26 by Phil Butler

Chania Musuem

The Archaeological Museum of Chania in Crete reopened its doors at its new premises in Halepa, a state-of-the-art edifice of 6,000 sqm.

Tags: Archaeological Museum of Chania, archaeology, Chania attractions, Chania museums, Crete archaeology, Crete attractions, Crete museums, Lina Mendoni, Minoan antiquity, Stavros Arnaoutakis

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