The Greek historian and philosopher Plato represents the only Ancient account of the existence of the mythical island of Atlantis. In other words, any other evidence or tale about the “sunken island” is, in one way or the other, connected to the historian's writings. Now, experts analyzing the small ... |
9 October 2009
11:08 GMT |
 |
|
The ancient town of Pavlopetri was first discovered in the 1960s, at the southern tip of Greece, near the city of Neapolis. Located only a few meters under the sea floor, it represents one of the few preserved and submerged cities in the world, whose features survived well enough to merit complex archaeological inves... |
19 May 2009
18:41 GMT |
|
|
On Friday, an Italian archaeologist claimed to have discovered one of the oldest-known temples in the Mediterranean Sea area, one that was believed to be more than 4,000 years old. If this turns out to be accurate, then it precedes all other known structures in the region by more than a millennium. Maria Rosaria Belg... |
30 March 2009
05:05 GMT |
|
|
New international pressure adds to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), in regard to closing the bluefin tuna fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea, as Italy and Spain requested the protection of the fish and the creation of tuna sanctuaries throughout breeding grounds, respective... |
4 November 2008
03:30 GMT |
|
|
