Tag: Cultural Heritage
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Great philosopher Aristotle’s tomb found
Greek archaeologists announced they have discovered the tomb of ancient Greek philosopher, and one the greatest in the world, Aristotle. After years of meticulous excavations at the ancient site of Stagira, located in central Macedonia, near the eastern coast of the Chalkidiki peninsula, archaeologists said that the domed building and altar unearthed in 1996 belong to the…
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Greece looks to international justice to regain Parthenon marbles from UK
Greece has not abandoned the idea of resorting to international justice to repatriate the Parthenon marbles and is investigating new ways in which it might bring a claim against the British Museum. As campaigners prepare to mark the 200th anniversary of the antiquities’ “captivity” in London, Athens is working at forging alliances that would further empower its…
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Workers find remnants from Byzantine church in Gaza
The findings include segments of marble pillars with ornate Corinthian capitals and a foundation stone bearing a Greek symbol for Christ. During the works to build a shopping center in Gaza, Palestine, a group of construction workers discovered ancient ruins that archaeologists believe they are parts of a Byzantine church sating from around 1,500 years…
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Photographers capture loss of Alexandria’s historic architecture over last 20 years
Photographers Mostafa Mamdouh and Abdallah Hanafy took to Alexandria’s decades-old streets with their cameras in a quest to display how time has taken its toll on the city’s historic landmarks over the last two decades. The photos document the replacement of beautifully-crafted buildings with modern, dreary towers between 1996 and 2016. Mamdouh and Hanafy collected…