News Source: Russia Today
| about 1 year ago
Decades of pollution from cars and industry wreaked upon on the Greek capital have caused a dense, black coating encrusting the marble of the temples of the Acropolis. For years Greek experts have been searching for a method to uncover what’s...
News Source: Uinta County News
| about 1 year ago
Greece — For thousands of years the Acropolis has withstood earthquakes, weathered storms and endured temperature extremes, from scorching summers to winter snow. Now scientists are drawing on the latest technology to install a system that will...
News Source: Seattle Times
| about 1 year ago
Greece — The ancient marble head of a youth was fitted into place Wednesday at a museum in Athens in a deal that Greek officials hope will serve as a model for returning other treasures. The one-year loan from the Vatican's Museo Gregoriano Etrusco...
News Source: AKI
| about 1 year ago
The Vatican returned a fragment of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece on Wednesday in a move that is likely to increase pressure on the British Museum to return its own priceless sculptures from the ancient temple. The fragment, returned for a one-year...