Posted on 07/02/2005 9:06:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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Just updating the GGG information, not sending a general distribution.Helike Archaeological SiteIn 2001, archaeologists discovered the long-lost site of Helike, a Classical Greek city buried in an alluvial plain on the southwest shore of the Gulf of Corinth. According to ancient sources and modern field research, an earthquake in 373 B.C. destroyed and submerged Helike in the waters of a coastal lagoon, which gradually silted over. Because the site was never salvaged or looted, it is unusually well preserved.
World Monument Fund
Excavators also found an Early Bronze Age site nearby, containing artifacts from about 2500–2300 B.C. in a remarkable state of preservation. This little-explored site contains the oldest organized coastal settlement ever found in the state of Achaia. Initial trial trenches yielded numerous complete pottery vessels, together with gold and silver ornaments, suggesting that the buildings may belong to a royal megaron.
In Roman times, a road ran through Helike connecting the cities of Patras and Corinth. Today, the Greek National Railway plans to reduce travel time between the two cities by straightening existing train tracks through the alluvial plain and running a rail line through the middle of the Helike excavations. Scheduled for construction in 2005–2006, the planned railway project will destroy or render inaccessible many unexcavated areas of the ancient city of Helike. The Greek Archaeological Service and the Greek Ministry of Culture have not recognized the significance of the site. It is hoped that continued site listing will foster cooperation between site supporters and government officials in order to protect this important and fragile archaeological area.
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http://metimes.com/articles/normal.php?StoryID=20050922-055215-1802r
Erosion fears at Greece's Epidaurus theater to be investigated
September 22, 2005
ATHENS -- Greece's culture ministry will investigate reports that the fourth-century BC theater of Epidaurus, whose ancient Greek drama performances annually attract thousands of visitors, is threatened by soil erosion, deputy culture minister Petros Tatoulis said on Thursday.
"I have ordered our staff to investigate the issue," Tatoulis said in a statement received on Thursday, adding that he was "surprised" that ministry experts monitoring the status of the ancient theater in southern Greece had failed to inform him of any problems.
Leftist lawmaker Fotis Kouvelis submitted a parliamentary question on Epidaurus on Wednesday, warning that the theater was "threatened by landslides and humidity that saps its already weakened stone structure".
Kouvelis added that the problem is "exceptionally serious" as the monument, which constitutes a UNESCO World Heritage site, receives almost 1 million visitors every year.
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