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I'm an archaeologist working for the Foundation of the Hellenic World. My area of specialisation is the archaeology of the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Greece. My Ph.D. thesis, entitled "The Archaeology of Early Iron Age Thessaly (ca. 1100-700 BC)", was completed at The University of Nottingham in 2002.

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

The "Theseus Ring": An Update

It's final! The "Theseus Ring" is genuine.

According to the final report by the Democritus Laboratory, the so called "Theseus Ring" is authentic. Based both on the ring's chemical composition and manufacturing technique, the scientists and archaeologists responsible gave the green light for the purchase to the National Archaeological Museum.

The ring was bought from the Museum for 75,000 Euros, half of its estimated value.

For more info (in Greek), take a look here.

3 Comments:

Blogger Chris Weimer said...

Thanks Ioannis. Do you suppose I could borrow that picture of yours of the ring?

4:44 pm  
Blogger Ioannis Georganas said...

You're most welcome. Of course you could!

4:50 pm  
Blogger Chris Weimer said...

Many thanks!

4:50 pm  

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