Golden wreath of 315 BC found during construction of the Thessaloniki metro

A golden wreath tied with a Heraclean knot, which is rather unreliable at home and at sea. Found in a Macedonian tomb. The diadem is in splendid condition, and although it dates from 315 BC, it is one of 300,000 finds from 5,000 burials excavated during the construction of the metro in Thessaloniki. The metro has been under construction since 2006, and all the treasures found will be displayed at the stations themselves and in above-ground museums close to the sites of discovery. It is an excellent solution for preserving and localising cultural heritage, when artefacts are not carried off to capital-city and foreign museums but left in their "homeland"

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the

Frederic Leighton

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Golden wreath of 315 BC found during construction of the Thessaloniki metro

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

Frederic Leighton

Attempts to resolve the problems of many years of uncontrolled mass migration

Characters from Gogol's "Petersburg Tales" on the pedestal of the monument to Nikolai Gogol on Nikitsky Boulevard, photograph of the 1960s