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Archaeology News and Stories: Treasure Lost, Treasure Found.

Phaistos Disc - Discovered on Crete by 1908 by the
Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier.
Image copyright PRA.
 
 

I am a very big Archaeology fan and decided to put this blog together to give myself the opportunity to write about this subject matter and discuss my ideas with the wider world. I am a fan of classical Archaeology with an emphasis on Hellenistic, Egyptian, Roman and the periods that preceded these cultures. I am also interested in the great questions that are still out there in the world of Archaeology.

Should we be reading more into Ancient literature, than merely accepting it as fiction in many cases?

Please join me in this journey into the wonderful world of discovery!
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