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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.

Thursday, August 02, 2007

On Failaka Island off Kuwait...


Source: ekathimerini

Greek archaeologists are planning to excavate the ancient colony (seen above) founded by Alexander the Great on Failaka Island off Kuwait in the 4th century BC, the Culture Ministry said yesterday. The town was built by Greeks on Alexander’s expeditionary force.

posted by Ioannis Georganas | 15:38

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