Our understanding of Ancient Greece relies on the few surviving books, among the countless lost ones, shaping what we know ...

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The Troodos region is home to 10 UNESCO-listed churches, which draw religious tourists from across the globe.View on euronews ...

Scientists say two artifacts found at a lake shore in Greece are the oldest wooden tools uncovered so far.

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Two unassuming pieces of wood recovered from a prehistoric lakeshore in southern Greece have become a headline-grabbing rarity - the oldest known handheld wooden tools, dated to around 430,000 years ...

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