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  • Greek archaeologists discover long-lost marble friezes in Acropolis

    03/07/2011 6:14:41 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 17 replies
    Monsters 'n' Critics ^ | Friday, March 4, 2011 | unattributed
    Greek archaeologists on Friday said they had discovered five long-lost friezes from the 2,500-year-old Parthenon in the walls of the ancient Acropolis. The friezes, which had been taken away to be used as building materials for the ancient Acropolis which at one point served as a fortress, were located along its southern walls by a weather balloon camera, officials at the Culture Ministry said. The fragments were detected by air during a vertical scan of the walls of the Acropolis by the Culture Ministry, where a total of 2,250 photographs were taken. The Parthenon has suffered extensive damage over the...