Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
Nostoi in Athens
I noticed that the webteam for Mihalis Liapis, the former Hellenic Minister of Culture, has posted a news clip about the Nostoi exhibition in the New Acropolis Museum. You get glimpses of the returned fragment of the Parthenon frieze from Palermo as well a shot of the reverse side of the Sarpedon krater.
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