ATHENS (AP).- Archaeologists on the island of Crete have discovered what may be evidence of one of the world’s first sea voyages by human ancestors, the Greek Culture Ministry said Monday A ministry statement said experts from Greece and the U.S. have …
Archaeologists Discover Cretan Tools That Point between 130,000 and 700,000 years old
ATHENS (AP).- Archaeologists on the island of Crete have discovered what may be evidence of one of the world’s first sea voyages by human ancestors, the Greek Culture Ministry said Monday A ministry statement said experts from Greece and the U.S. have …
Archaeologists Discover Cretan Tools That Point to 130,000 and 700,000 Year-Old Sea Travel
ATHENS (AP).- Archaeologists on the island of Crete have discovered what may be evidence of one of the world’s first sea voyages by human ancestors, the Greek Culture Ministry said Monday A ministry statement said experts from Greece and the U.S. have …
Archaeologists Discover Cretan Tools That Point to 130,000-Year-Old Sea Travel
ATHENS (AP).- Archaeologists on the island of Crete have discovered what may be evidence of one of the world’s first sea voyages by human ancestors, the Greek Culture Ministry said Monday A ministry statement said experts from Greece and the U.S. have …
Austria Returns 7 Looted Works of Art to Their Rightful Owners or Heirs
VIENNA (AP).-A panel has recommended that seven paintings by Austrian artists contained in a prestigious Vienna art collection be returned because they were either seized by the Nazis or given up against the will of their Jewish owners. The paintings &…
Up to 100 Greek Culture Ministry Workers Shut Down the Acropolis, Clash with Police
ATHENS (AP).- Riot police clashed with protesting workers barricading the ancient Acropolis on Thursday, using tear gas to clear the entrance to one of Greece’s most famous landmarks. Up to 100 Culture Ministry workers had shut down the Acropolis on We…
Up to 100 Greek Culture Ministry Workers Shut Down the Acropolis, Clash with Police
ATHENS (AP).- Riot police clashed with protesting workers barricading the ancient Acropolis on Thursday, using tear gas to clear the entrance to one of Greece’s most famous landmarks. Up to 100 Culture Ministry workers had shut down the Acropolis on We…
Egypt Court Jails 11 for Gross Negligence and Incompetence in the Theft of a Van Gogh Painting
CAIRO (AP).- An Egyptian court convicted 11 officials from the Culture Ministry, including the deputy minister, of gross negligence and incompetence in the theft of a Vincent Van Gogh painting that embarrassed the government. The defendants received se…
Just a Click Away: Italian Masterpieces from Uffizi Gallery in Florence Go Online
ROME (AP).- Imagine being so close to Botticelli’s Venus that you can see the strands of her blond hair, the shades of pink in her cheeks, the cracks in the centuries-old paint. That sensation is now just a click away. This week, an Italian company put…
Just a Click Away: Italian Masterpieces from Uffizi Gallery in Florence Go Online
ROME (AP).- Imagine being so close to Botticelli’s Venus that you can see the strands of her blond hair, the shades of pink in her cheeks, the cracks in the centuries-old paint. That sensation is now just a click away. This week, an Italian company put…