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An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
The head of a griffin, that was repatriated from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, is displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Ancient Olympia ... for our long-standing partnership ...
Seattle Times15d
An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
ANCIENT OLYMPIA ... long-standing partnership with the Greek government and look forward to continued engagement and cultural exchange,” the Met’s museum director Max Hollein said in a ...
Greek City Times14d
Ancient Bronze Griffin Head Returned to Greece from Met
An ancient bronze griffin ... for the returned treasure. Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni hailed the repatriation as a milestone during a ceremony at the museum. “After decades away, the griffin ...
ExplorersWeb on MSN21d
Why Feral Camels Once Haunted the American Southwest
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, camels wandered the Sonoran Desert. How they got there, and what happened to them, is an incredible story.
Greek Reporter3d
Acropolis Museum Ranked Among World’s Most Visited for 2024
One of the thousands of ancient Greek artifacts exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum. Credit: joyofmuseums CC BY-SA 4.0 The National Archaeological Museum is another must-see for anyone who ...
Time Out15d
The 39 best museums in NYC
New York City’s cultural amenities are many, but none quite match the number, scale, and variety of its museums. There is literally an institution for every interest, whether it’s in art ...
Archaeology16d
On the Origin of the Pork Taboo
Yet despite a wealth of data and new techniques including ancient DNA analysis ... Zeder of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History argues that settlements such as ...
Greek City Times12d
British Museum’s Latest Trustees Stir Debate Over Stolen Antiquities
The British Museum has welcomed a new slate of trustees ... a historian and broadcaster who recently met Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni while filming a Channel 4 series on Ancient Greece. “They ...
Kitty Dukakis, wife of former governor and presidential candidate, dies at 88
Dukakis and her future husband met while attending high school in Brookline, Massachusetts, a Boston suburb. He was dull and ...
WMUK10d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
Greek Reporter2d
Archaeologists Unveil First-Ever Ancient Greek Theater Discovered in Ionian Islands
Recent excavations in Lefkada, Greece, revealed the first-ever ancient Greek theater discovered in the Ionian Islands.
Smithsonian Magazine16d
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
In ancient Greece and Rome ... who authored the study and works as an archaeologist and curator at the Glyptotek art museum in Copenhagen, finds that Greco-Roman statues were often perfumed ...