Kommos Conservancy

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Wilkinson presents a reflective look at empire, ownership, and cultural restitution, highlighting how the question of where the marbles belong remains as charged and symbolic as ever.

A Donation Box for Delos (& Kommos…?) In recent news a new government, and somewhat recent news - a new freedom to spend on cultural resources from donations. Good site stewardship requires regular site maintenance, and there has never be...

13 June 2011, I wrote about the potential to draw revenue from an entrance fee at Kommos as a means to conserve & maintain the site.
Now the Ministry allows ODAP to rent 19 sites for fine dining opportunities, "it's not the financial aspect, but the promotion" www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1285...

International Archaeology Day (IAD) is a celebration of archaeology and its contributions to society. Every October archaeological organizations around the world present archaeological programs and activities for people of all ages and interests.

British School at Athens : Rebecca Levitan, “The Naxos Quarry Project: New Insights on the Archaic Marble Quarries and Monuments of Naxos, Greece” UK Friends’ lecture Dr Rebecca Levitan (King’s College London), “The Naxos Quarry Project: New Insights on the Archaic Marble Quarries and Monuments of Naxos, Greece” Abstract: In the early history […...

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Σύλλογος Ελλήνων Αρχαιολόγων - Association of Greek Archaeologists Το βίντεο της εκδήλωσης είναι διαθέσιμο στο κανάλι του Συλλόγου Ελλήνων Αρχαιολόγων στο YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yugw...

Greeks Are Descendants of the Mycenaeans, DNA Study Confirms - GreekReporter.com DNA evidence suggests that living Greeks are indeed descendants of the ancient Mycenaeans, who ruled Greece from 1,600 BC to 1,200 BC.

Tasos Kokkinidis
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@stratisjc.bsky.social "as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey have done."

Αδιάλλακτος ο Υφυπουργός Υποδομών Νίκος Ταχιάος- Επιμένει στην καταστροφή του Μνημείου στο λόφο της Παπούρας- Δήμαρχος Μινώα Πεδιάδας: «Το κρίμα στο λαιμό του κ. Ταχιάου» Ο Δήμαρχος Βασίλης Κεγκέρογλου και πλήθος φορέων και πολιτών εξέφρασαν για μία ακόμη φορά την απόλυτη αντίθεσή τους στα σχέδια του Υφυπουργού Υποδομών, κ.

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As of mid-August, UNESCO had verified damage to 110 sites of cultural, historical and religious value to humanity, including seven archaeological sites, since the start of the war in Gaza.

A Rush to Save Ancient Artifacts in Gaza Highlights All That Has Been Lost

Heritage is something we have in common, when it is destroyed it is like cutting the roots of a tree, a building slated for bombardment held cultural treasures, it recognized the value of the archaeological finds and worked to make the safe transfer possible www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...

YouTube video by LamiaReport LamiaReport.gr: Στο φως μετά από 2.500 χρόνια ήρθε Μακεδονικός τάφος στον Αχινό

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Penelope Mountjoy obituary Archaeologist whose recording of ceramics provided insights into the Mycenaean civilisation of late bronze age Greece

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D. Classics U. Cincinnati: The Palace of Nestor at Pylos in Western Messenia IV: The Inscribed Documents is now published and is being distributed as an eBook for free (www.lockwoodpress.com). Congratulations to the authors. Thanks Packard Humanities Institute
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The imposing Portara of Naxos: The mystery surrounding the monument that spans 26 centuries - ProtoThema English It is Naxos’ emblematic landmark – the magnificent entrance to a temple that some believe was dedicated to Apollo and others to Dionysus, the refuge of Ariadne after being abandoned by Theseus – this jewel of the Cyclades was desecrated by an ignorant tourist, sparking a storm of reactions

The imposing Portara of Naxos: The mystery surrounding the monument that spans 26 centuries
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Art Break: What People Wrote in the Late Bronze Age . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Long before Homer, the earliest form of ancient Greek was written on small clay tablets in a script called “Linear B.” The deciphered texts were discovered to be administrative records, not literature...

Free online lecture: What People Wrote in the Late Bronze Age
Aug 14, 2025 10:00 PM Greece
Join archaeologists D. Nakassis and H. Sugioka as they reveal how even seemingly mundane lists offer fascinating glimpses into daily life in Bronze Age communities & palaces.
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The front (obverse) of this small silver coin depicts the head of the goddess Hera facing left. The back (reverse) depicts a square labyrinth with the name of the location where it was minted, in Greek: ΚΝΩΣΙ (Knossos). The city of Knossos drew its civic icon from the myth of the Minotaur. The monster, born to the queen of Crete, was hidden away in a labyrinth, or maze. Yearly he devoured youths and maidens until, with the help of a ball of string, the hero Theseus made his way to the center of the labyrinth. There he killed the Minotaur and used the string to find his way out of the maze. The story was so famous that anyone seeing the labyrinth on this coin knew that Knossos was its source. Art Institute of Chicago (1922.4914)

It's always a bit of a thrill to see this drachm coin minted in Knossos, Crete, which depicts the goddess Hera on the obverse. Because on the reverse, below, is depicted an iconic image from the myth of the Minotaur - the labyrinth. 🏺 #ancientbluesky #ARTIC

Struck 350-220 BCE. 📸 me

The centerpiece of the renovated Archaeological Museum of Thera is the Kore of Thera, a commanding 2.48-meter-high Archaic statue carved from Naxian marble. Discovered in 2000 in Sellada, the necropolis of Ancient Thera
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Fulbright board resigns citing interference by Trump administration All members of the board that oversees the U.S. State Department's Fulbright Program, which facilitates international educational exchanges, have voted to resign over alleged political interference from President Donald Trump's administration, the board said on Wednesday.

I may currently be on the last of the Fulbright grants as we’ve known them:

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The Ancient Greeks From Crete Who Founded a City in South Asia - GreekReporter.com Long ago, a substantial ancient Greek population from the island of Crete lived in the ancient city of Daedala, located in south Asia

Long ago, a substantial ancient Greek population from the island of Crete lived in the ancient city of Daedala, named after the polymath Daidalos, located in what is Pakistan today.
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Αποκάλυψη: “Κι άλλες τοιχογραφίες έχουν πρόβλημα…” – Αυτοψ Σάλο έχει προκαλέσει στους φορείς πολιτισμού του Ηρακλείου η κατάρρευση της τοιχογραφίας των δελφινιών στο ανάκτορο της Κνωσού λίγα δευτε

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Greece Celebrates Return Of Parthenon Fragments, Ramps Up Pressure On British Museum Greece celebrated the return of three Parthenon sculpture fragments from the Vatican Museums, intensifying its 40-year campaign to reclaim the Elgin Marbles from the British Museum. The repatriation, ...

Greece Celebrates Return Of Parthenon Fragments, Ramps Up Pressure On British Museum
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Fifth Annual Conference of Contemporary Research in Classics – April 2025 - Malta Classics Association The MCA’s Conference of Contemporary Research in Classics series is dedicated to showcasing ongoing or recently completed research in any field of Classics study, with a particular emphasis on the ...

24-26 April - program Contemporary Research in Classics classicsmalta.org/fifth-annual...

"Minoans not a monolithic culture, but rather a mosaic of communities with diverse traditions" Guillermo Carvajal
April 23, 2025 referencing Déderix S, Schmitt A, Caloi I
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Lecture Series - INSTAP Study Center for East Crete Since 1997 the Study Center has hosted a diverse series of lectures by local and visiting archaeologists. These events bring together the wider community

“Post-abandonment Visitation on the Island of Crete during the Early Iron Age: Intergenerational Transmission of Social Identity through Memory Practice and its Effects on Long Term Social Change” instapstudycenter.net/lecture-seri...

No encuentro el pájaro paloma en ninguna imagen del artefacto original ¿tú sí?

I do not find the dove bird in any image of the original artifact, do you?

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a Cycladic (Mylos) B.A. pig that originally held a bowl www.britishmuseum.org/collection/i...