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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-08Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Studies show Knossos three times larger than previous estimateRecent fieldwork at the ancient site of Knossos on the island of Crete apparently shows that during the early Iron Age (1100 to 600 BC), the settlement was rich in imports and was nearly three times larger than what was believed from earlier excavations, according to researchers from the University of Cincinnati.The discovery suggests that not only did this spectacular Greek Bronze Age city (between 3500 and 1100 BC) recover from the collapse of the socio-political system on the islands around 1200 BC, but also rapidly grew and thrived as a cosmopolitan hub of the Aegean and Mediterranean regions. Antonis Kotsonas, a University of Cincinnati assistant professor of classics, will highlight his field research with the Knossos Urban Landscape Project at the 117th annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America and Society for Classical Studies. The meeting will take place on January 7-10 in San Francisco. [02] Greek police, Frontex to begin ID checks of NGOs, vols on Aegean islandsGreek Police on Friday announced the launch, in collaboration with the EU border agency Frontex, of round-the-clock ID checks of volunteers and members of non-governmental organisations currently operating on various eastern Aegean islands as part of efforts to assist Middle Eastern refugees landing on the isles after leaving Turkey."It is not our intention to offend the volunteers or the NGO staff and their work, but only to stress the presence of the police along the coast and at the points where migrants and refugees generally arrive," a senior police officer told the ANA-MPA. The source said the police operation chiefly aimed to identify individuals who posed as volunteers in order to steal the belongings of the third country nationals, or make off with the boats and outboard motors they arrived in. He said that volunteers working on the coast will be asked to produce a police ID card and to name the organisation they are with, at which point police officers will check to see if the specific NGO is accredited. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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