Awards Amphipolis Tomb in Greece Among Top 10 Discoveries of 2014 by GTP editing team 19 December 2014 by GTP editing team 19 December 2014 The editors of ARCHAEOLOGY, a publication of the Archaeological Institute of America, recently revealed the year’s most compelling finds and have included the tomb discovered in Amphipolis, Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Duke University to Return Byzantine Manuscript to Greece by GTP editing team 12 December 2014 by GTP editing team 12 December 2014 Duke University has decided to return to Greece a Byzantine manuscript dating back to the 10th century, which was removed from Athos Monastery of Agios Dionysios. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Winter Schedule of Greek Museums and Sites Announced by GTP editing team 11 December 2014 by GTP editing team 11 December 2014 State museums and archaeological sites in Greece are now operating in accordance to the winter schedule. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Ministry Invites Greek Cities to Apply for European Cultural Capital by GTP editing team 10 December 2014 by GTP editing team 10 December 2014 The culture ministry has called on Greek cities interested in becoming Europe’s Cultural Capital for 2021 to submit applications. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Survey: Only Quarter of Britons Want UK to Keep Parthenon Marbles by GTP editing team 9 December 2014 by GTP editing team 9 December 2014 Only 26 percent of Britons believe that the sculptures that once adorned the ancient Parthenon in Greece should remain in London’s British Museum, according to a recent opinion poll conducted … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture UNESCO Recognizes Chios Mastiha as Part of World Cultural Heritage by GTP editing team 9 December 2014 by GTP editing team 9 December 2014 UNESCO has placed the traditional harvesting and produce of mastic known as “mastiha Chiou” on its Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage, safeguarding the unique-to-Chios procedure and raising awareness of its … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Tourism Development of Amphipolis, Greece, On the Table by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 The archaeological findings of Amphipolis will contribute to the further development of Greek tourism, according to the tourism minister, Olga Kefalogianni. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece’s Culture and History to Receive Extra Promotion by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 Greece’s rich culture and history will receive extra worldwide promotion through a new collaboration between the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece Frowns Upon British Museum’s Loan of Parthenon Marbles Sculpture to Russia by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 by GTP editing team 5 December 2014 The decision of the British Museum to send a Parthenon sculpture on a loan to the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg to celebrate its 250th anniversary, has sparked an … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Human Depictions in Color at Latest Amphipolis Finds in Greece by GTP editing team 4 December 2014 by GTP editing team 4 December 2014 Images of animal, human and winged figures are emerging as excavation works continue at the Amphipolis dig in northern Greece, the Culture Ministry has informed. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Pottery, Coins Found at Greece’s Amphipolis Dig, Signs of Ancient Crane by GTP editing team 1 December 2014 by GTP editing team 1 December 2014 Progress made on the excavations at Amphipolis and particularly at the Kasta Hill site — the first official announcement on this tomb since August 10 — was presented at a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Amphipolis Dig Moves to New Phase, Scans to Reveal More by GTP editing team 24 November 2014 by GTP editing team 24 November 2014 Greek Culture and Sports Minister Kostas Tasoulas said recently that excavation works at the Amphipolis tomb, which has the world on edge as to the identity of the person buried … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece, Azerbaijan National Theaters Come Together for Culture by GTP editing team 17 November 2014 by GTP editing team 17 November 2014 A cultural channel via which countries and cities along the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) route will share ideas and work together is the aim of an agreement between the Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Archaeologists Make More Discoveries During Dig In Amphipolis by GTP editing team 31 October 2014 by GTP editing team 31 October 2014 Excavations at Kasta hill, Amphipolis, have unearthed an artificial cutting in the ground of the fourth area of the large burial mound that dates to the late 4th century. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Acropolis Museum To Stay Open On Winter Mondays by GTP editing team 30 October 2014 by GTP editing team 30 October 2014 The Acropolis Museum has announced that it will operate on winter opening times as of 1 November 2014 until 31 March 2015, Mondays included. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Acropolis Museum Launches “Alternating Gallery Talk” Program For Visitors by GTP editing team 29 October 2014 by GTP editing team 29 October 2014 The Acropolis Museum in Athens has announced that it will be holding discussions that cover a broad range of topics from the ancient world to introducing different ways of viewing … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Amphipolis Burial Site Excavation Video Released by GTP editing team 28 October 2014 by GTP editing team 28 October 2014 Footage from the excavation of the large burial mound in Amphipolis, northern Greece, which until now has unearthed Caryatid statues, sphinxes and an impressive mosaic floor, has been released online. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Amphipolis Tomb: Marble Head Of A Sphinx Discovered by GTP editing team 21 October 2014 by GTP editing team 21 October 2014 A marble head that belongs to one of Sphinxes guarding the entrance of the large burial mound in Amphipolis, northern Greece, was discovered on 21 October during excavations in the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Survey: 37% Of Britons Want Parthenon Marbles Returned To Athens by GTP editing team 20 October 2014 by GTP editing team 20 October 2014 A new survey by YouGov international market research agency has revealed that 37 percent of Britons think the classical Greek sculptures should be returned to their country of origin. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece Not Preparing For Legal Action To Repatriate Parthenon Marbles by GTP editing team 17 October 2014 by GTP editing team 17 October 2014 The Greek Government has no plans for the time being to launch legal action against Britain to regain the Parthenon Marbles, Culture Minister Kostas Tasoulas said at a recent press … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
