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2 posted on 09/04/2008 10:51:14 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile hasn't been updated since Friday, May 30, 2008)
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http://adventureswithyandm.blogspot.com/

On Dhaskalio, the excavation area is directly up a steep ascent of loose rock...

At the summit, excavations have exposed impressive dry masonry walls stretching across the entire site.

Experts Prepare Excavation on Greek Island

British and Greek archaeologists are preparing a major excavation on a tiny Greek island to try to explain why it produced history's largest collection of Cycladic flat-faced marble figurines...

3 posted on 09/05/2008 3:57:21 AM PDT by Fred Nerks (fair dinkum!)
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CYCLADIC ART MUSEUM.

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Cycladic figurines appeal to the modern eye not least because of the inherent austerity of the stark white marble. However, in reality many of these sculptures were brightly coloured...

There are diverse interpretations of the application of colour to figurines. Since many figurines come from graves, several researchers consider that the coloration may reflect the decoration of the deceased or of the mourning relatives...

4 posted on 09/05/2008 4:17:20 AM PDT by Fred Nerks (fair dinkum!)
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