New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago to a museum in southern Greece, the latest repatriation marking a broader shift in the ...

An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia ...

The scholar Piotr Bienkowski studied archaeology at Liverpool University (BA and PhD) before he got involved in Jordanian Iron Age sites in 1980.The founding director of the British Institute at Amman ...

The 144th IOC Session opened ceremonially in Ancient Olympia on Tuesday, with Hellenic Republic President Constantine ...

Delivering a message of “Values first”, IOC President Thomas Bach opened the 144th IOC Session this afternoon in the ...

A day spent at the birthplace of the Olympic Games and this now feels very real. The vote for the 10th president of the ...

The Archaeological Site The archaeological site of Olympia is a treasure trove of ancient wonders. Walking through the ruins, ...

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For these avid travellers, Olympia in Greece has been singled out as an ideal ... However, it boasts a wealth of historical sites and intriguing museums. Joanne Lynn, Head of European Products ...

A special repatriation ceremony held on Tuesday (25 February), attended by Greece’s Minister ... been illegally removed from the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in the 1930s, though the ...

Housed in a medieval hospital, the Archaeological Museum's architecture alone makes it a must-see attraction. The original structure, the Hospital of the Knights, was built in the 15th century by ...

and a significant burial site with tumuli dating from the late Neolithic. Ms. Wåhlin believes the excavations will help explain the region’s connections with other Bell Beaker cultures across Europe.