Medieval History
Faced with massive public debt, Greece is finding that its fabled antiquity heritage is proving a growing burden ? with licensed digs postponed, illegal ones proliferating, museum staff trimmed and valuable pieces stolen.
?Greece's historic remains have become our curse,? whispered an archaeologist at a recent media event organized to protest spending cuts imposed on the country for the past two years as a condition for European Union and International Monetary Fund loans.
With Greece moving into a fifth year of recession, licensed archaeology digs are finding it ever harder to obtain public funds while antiquity smuggling is on the rise, archaeologists warned at the meeting.
?There are an increasing number of illegal digs near archaeological sites,? said Despina Koutsoumba, head of the association of Greek archaeologists.
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Medieval History
Archaeology becomes Greece's Achilles heel
?Greece's historic remains have become our curse,? whispered an archaeologist at a recent media event organized to protest spending cuts imposed on the country for the past two years as a condition for European Union and International Monetary Fund loans.
With Greece moving into a fifth year of recession, licensed archaeology digs are finding it ever harder to obtain public funds while antiquity smuggling is on the rise, archaeologists warned at the meeting.
?There are an increasing number of illegal digs near archaeological sites,? said Despina Koutsoumba, head of the association of Greek archaeologists.
Click here to read this article from the China Post
- Greek Court Gives Life Sentences To 2 Convicted Of Dealing In Illegally Excavated Antiquities
A Greek court has imposed life sentences on two men convicted of dealing in ancient treasure worth an estimated ?12 million ($15.85 million), which had been illegally excavated from a cemetery in northern Greece. The court in the northern city of...
- Robbery At Ancient Olympia Museum
Armed robbers have stolen dozens of artefacts from a museum in Olympia dedicated to the history Olympics. Officials say two masked men smashed glass display cabinets after overpowering a guard. Local mayor Thymios Kotzias said items of "incalculable"...
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