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US archaeologists awarded for their contributions to Greece Search for: On the occasion of Philhellenism and International Solidarity Day, the president of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Monday awarded three distinguished American archaeologists for their contribution to the study and promotion of Greek culture and civilisation. In particular, she awarded the Commander of the Order of the Phoenix medals to Dr Jack L. Davis and Dr Sharon R. Stocker of Cincinnati University and the director emeritus of the excavation at Ancient Corinth run by American School of Classical Stu...

Famous archaeologist Sinclair Hood passes away aged 103 Search for: He was one of the great archaeologists of the 20th century, and was particularly associated with the Minoan Palace of Knossos where he worked and excavated for many years. He passed away on Monday, two weeks short of his 104th birthday. Hood was born in Cobh, (then Queenstown), Ireland, in 1917. He received a Master of Arts degree from Magdalen College, Oxford in 1939 and later received a diploma in Prehistoric Archaeology from the University of London in 1947. Hood then attended the British School of Archaeology in Athens. H...