Aegean
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National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Stone and Bronze Age 4000 – 1100 BCE
Read more: National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Stone and Bronze Age 4000 – 1100 BCEThe National Archaeological Museum in Athens exhibits some of the best examples of Neolithic and Bronze Age artifacts from the Aegean and Helladic civilizations found in excavations across the country. Neolithic Era Top row, left to right: Second row: Cycladic…
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Delos Arhcaeological Museum
Read more: Delos Arhcaeological MuseumThe small archaeological museum located in the archaeological site of Delos and exhibits objects from the excavations that still take place on the island. Just like the archaeological site, it is accessible only by shuttle boat from nearby Mykonos island.…
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Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Read more: Heraklion Archaeological MuseumOne of the most important museums of Greece, the Heraklion Archaeological Museum (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ηρακλείου) displays artifacts from the numerous archaeological sites of Crete. The exhibitions span several millennia, beginning with finds from paleolithic Crete, and ending in the Roman…
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Sitia Archaeological Museum
Read more: Sitia Archaeological MuseumThe Archaeological Museum of Sitia (Σητεία, Siteia) houses a large number of Paleolithic, Minoan, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman artifacts from excavations in Lasithi, Eastern Crete. Generally, the most important ancient finds from Crete are exhibited at the Heraklion Museum in…
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Thera Prehistoric Museum
Read more: Thera Prehistoric MuseumThe Prehistoric Museum of Thera in Santorini island, Greece, houses a large collection of artifacts from excavations at ancient Akrotiri. Akrotiri is was a thriving Bronze-Age town when it was abandoned and destroyed by the Thera volcano eruption sometime between…
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Delos Archaeological Site
Read more: Delos Archaeological SiteDelos (Δήλος) island, through its claim as the birthplace of Apollo was one of the most sacred places of ancient Greece, and through its central location in the Aegean Sea, was also one of the most robust trading centers of antiquity.…