Archaeological Sites of the Mediterranean Sea
A collection of webpages on specific sites near and in the Mediterranean Sea.
Ancient City of Athens
From Kevin T. Glowacki, a new site on the archaeology and history of Athens, including lots of photographs and a handful of his essays.
From Kevin T. Glowacki, a new site on the archaeology and history of Athens, including lots of photographs and a handful of his essays.
Ancient Ephesus
From Umit Yoruk at the Kusadesi web site, a vast wealth of information on the ancient city of Ephesus.
From Umit Yoruk at the Kusadesi web site, a vast wealth of information on the ancient city of Ephesus.
Butrint: City of Mosaics
The World Heritage site of Butrint, located in southwest Albania on the Mediterranean Sea, is a unique blend of Greek and Roman and Byzantine and Venetian architecture, a result of its long and checkered history.
The World Heritage site of Butrint, located in southwest Albania on the Mediterranean Sea, is a unique blend of Greek and Roman and Byzantine and Venetian architecture, a result of its long and checkered history.
Franchthi Cave
First occupied during the Middle Paleolithic sometime between 35,000 and 30,000 years ago, Franchthi Cave was the site of human occupation, pretty much consistently up until about the final Neolithic Period about 3000 BC.
First occupied during the Middle Paleolithic sometime between 35,000 and 30,000 years ago, Franchthi Cave was the site of human occupation, pretty much consistently up until about the final Neolithic Period about 3000 BC.
The Palace at Knossos
Sir Arthur Evans recreated the magnificent Minoan palace based on his excavations in the early 20th century.
Sir Arthur Evans recreated the magnificent Minoan palace based on his excavations in the early 20th century.
The Parthenon Marbles
Images of sculptures from the Parthenon, now housed at the British Museum.
Images of sculptures from the Parthenon, now housed at the British Museum.
Phorades
Early and Middle Bronze Age copper extraction and smelting site, from the Sydney Cyprus Survey Project; contains an extended discussion of copper production.
Early and Middle Bronze Age copper extraction and smelting site, from the Sydney Cyprus Survey Project; contains an extended discussion of copper production.
Pompeii: Buried Beneath the Ages
The most famous archaeological site in the world is not hard to name. If there has ever been a site as well preserved, as evocative, as memorable as that of Pompeii, the Roman city buried under the ash and lava erupted by Mount Vesuvius on August 24, 79 AD.
The most famous archaeological site in the world is not hard to name. If there has ever been a site as well preserved, as evocative, as memorable as that of Pompeii, the Roman city buried under the ash and lava erupted by Mount Vesuvius on August 24, 79 AD.
Yeronisos, Cyprus
Yeronisos has been the target of archaeological study by New York University since 1990, and important occupations during the Chalcolithic and Ptolemaic periods.
Yeronisos has been the target of archaeological study by New York University since 1990, and important occupations during the Chalcolithic and Ptolemaic periods.