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Ancient Greece
Parthenon Might Have Served as Athens' Treasury
During the yearly meeting of the Classical Association of Canada, a team of researchers claimed that the attic of the millennia-old Greek temple of Parthenon might have been the ideal place for Athenians to hide their vast cash reserves around 434 BC.
After all, nobody would...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece has something to say about the three-person baby debate
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By Helen King*, Open University
The science and morality of creating a life with DNA from three different individuals is hot news. The UK parliament has voted in favour of allowing trials of mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT), otherwise also known as three-person...
Greece
Ancient Greek Murder Court Found in Athens
Part of the ancient Greek court Palladion, which tried murder cases from Classical until the Roman Ages, was discovered along with movable findings in downtown Athens.
In the 60's, archaeologist Ioannis Travlos discovered another part of the court, including the...