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Posted On: Oct 15th, 2015 at 19:54

Greece I was looking at the Antikythera mechanism a few days back at the Athens Archaeological Museum. Here are the finds so far from this year’s dive – more than fifty items have been recovered. http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/science-antikythera-shipwreck-new-artifacts-03279.html

Posted On: Oct 14th, 2015 at 17:05

Turkey Three giant amphorae with a capacity of up to three tonnes have been found in Kayseri, Central Turkey. Experts have no idea what they were used for and admit it would be extremely difficult to make them today, even with modern technology. The 4,000-year-old amphorae have been found at the Kaniş-Kültepe-Karum archaeology field near … Read More

Posted On: Oct 11th, 2015 at 12:11

Day ten: Athens – the final day A visit to Athens, or Greece for that matter, is not complete without a visit to the National Archaeological Museum. The wonders on show are nothing more than perfection in art, weaponry, pottery, jewellery and every day items. The amount of gold on show is staggering. I found … Read More

Posted On: Oct 9th, 2015 at 19:17

Greece Day nine: Athens The second day in Athens was spent in the acropolis museum and the agora below the acropolis. The museum is nicely decorated and has some incredible statues, but most of the interesting items are not allowed to be photographed. The agora is amazing. The temple of Hephaestus is one of the … Read More

Posted On: Oct 7th, 2015 at 18:56

Greece Day eight: Athens I could not post last night because the WiFi was playing up in my hotel, but I’m sorry to say you won’t get a respite from my boring dialogues. After seven blissful days of practically being alone in the wilderness I have found Athens to be quite a shock to the … Read More

Posted On: Oct 5th, 2015 at 21:48

Greece Day seven: Argos, Mycenae, Nemea and Kleones Generally when people think of Ancient Greece they think of Athens and the Parthenon, but the story starts right here – Argos and Mycenae. The Mycenaean culture was the first on mainland Greece and most likely they evolved from, or were influenced by, the Minoans. The Minoans … Read More

Posted On: Oct 4th, 2015 at 21:46

Greece Day six: Olympia I am currently in Argos. I thought I’d leave that sentence as many of you will think I am shopping, but alas – the founder of one our most well-known stores was himself in the city of Argos when he came up with the idea of buying goods with cash instead … Read More

Posted On: Oct 3rd, 2015 at 17:48

Greece Day Five: Messene and the hornet from hell. Today was a relatively bad day. I say relative because I am driving around southern Greece with temperatures of 27 degrees in a t-shirt and shorts, with a great sun tan and all the freedom that comes with it. So, a ‘relatively’ bad day… It started … Read More

Posted On: Oct 2nd, 2015 at 20:24

Greece Day Four: Epidaurus, Asine, Tiryns and Sparta Yes, it was a manic day today, trying to catch up on my itinerary and failing miserably, but I did get to visit four sites, one of which wasn’t planned (Asine). Epidaurus has a theatre to match that of Aspendos in its state of preservation, and almost reaches … Read More

Posted On: Oct 1st, 2015 at 22:16

Greece Day Three: Thermopylae and Corinth I’m pretty lost for words today. Standing on Kolonos Hill – the site where the 300 Spartans made their last stand against the Persian army in 480 BC – I had the same experience as I did at Marathon two days ago. And after a three-hour drive to Corinth … Read More

Posted On: Sep 30th, 2015 at 19:47

Greece Day Two: Delphi Too much to write about this place and I’m already a day behind my itinerary, so you’ll have to wait until the travelogue for any detailed account. There is just one thing to note though – I shamefully beat my photography record set by Ephesus last March by around 200 photos! … Read More

Posted On: Sep 29th, 2015 at 20:54

Greece I’m currently on an archaeological tour of Greece, starting at Marathon (seemed like an appropriate place) – the town which gives the 26-mile race its name. But it wasn’t the town itself that gave the race its name, it was an event that happened after the battle that occurred here in 490 BC. This … Read More

Posted On: Sep 27th, 2015 at 19:17

United States It’s back to my favourite native American again – Kennewick Man. I’m actually starting to feel sorry for this guy now. Despite the fame, these ridiculous arguments should have been resolved in some way or another a long time ago. I think he just wants to go back to sleep now. http://crosscut.com/2015/09/kennewick-man-a-never-ending-nightmare-for-tribes/

Posted On: Sep 26th, 2015 at 16:56

Turkey It’s another new travelogue from myself, this time the disappointing visit to Manavgat, located forty-five miles east of Antalya. https://www.stephenmaybury.co.uk/travelogue/14-manavgat/

Posted On: Sep 24th, 2015 at 12:58

My latest travelogue – Aspendos, with its stunning theatre – is now ready to view. Enjoy the read! https://www.stephenmaybury.co.uk/travelogue/13-aspendos/

Posted On: Sep 15th, 2015 at 10:19

Egypt Stunning artefacts shown in the gallery in this article come from lost Egyptian cities that were buried under the sea for more than a thousand years. Around 250 artefacts have been recovered from the sea bed and belonged to cities that existed in the 8th Century AD, but they weren’t found until the year … Read More

Posted On: Sep 14th, 2015 at 11:26

Bulgaria Three thousand coins have been found in a pot in a Roman site known as Serdica, in modern-day Sofia. But the hoard is rather unusual – the coins do not all date from the same time and appear to have been a collection. The coins date from 69-192 AD and appear to include each of … Read More

Posted On: Sep 11th, 2015 at 11:41

Greece A massive underwater city has been found off the Peloponnese coast in southern Greece. The city was first spotted in 2014 but divers have only properly surveyed the site, taken samples and mapped the area over the last two months. Dating to at least 2500 BC, well into the Bronze Age, the city is … Read More

Posted On: Sep 10th, 2015 at 10:32

Russia The incredibly beautiful artefacts found in a Sarmatian burial in Southern Russia belonged to an elderly woman who was most likely buried with her husband. The Sarmatian people were nomadic and moved to the Ural mountains from the Iranian area more than 2,000 years ago. While the burial of the man was looted and … Read More

Posted On: Sep 9th, 2015 at 11:30

Greece A lost Mycenaean palace is thought to have been found near ancient Sparta in southern Greece. The bronze age palace, burnt down in the 1300s BC and containing many rooms, also has several tablets that suggest a lost period of history, and may shed light on the lineage from the Minoan civilisation which originated on … Read More