Ages of Albania

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Butrint in Albania is a remarkable destination for archaeologists as archaeology there mirrors the major political movements of the twentieth century right from monarch and fascism to communism and democracy and it is also a central witness of the major power struggles that shaped the history of the Mediterranean. The various periods of archaeology in Butrint is a showpiece of Albania's new tourist economy with the establishment of the Butrint National Park which gets around 50,000 visitors a year.

Albania, History, Observations

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Voices from the ashes

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Ex-Codirector of the Anglo-American Project, in Pompeii, discusses her experiences and emotions she underwent on her return to Pompeii as a visitor. She describes the changes occurred since her departure, like the opening of the restored house of Menander to public.

Evaluation, Column, Archaeology and history, Historical archaeology, Pompeii (Ancient city)

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Myth in marble

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Carmen Lalli, from Rome's most luxurious suburban villas in April 2005, evacuated an extra-ordinary figure of 'Niobe'. It was one of the antiquity's most tragic mythic figures and was headless, more than 6 feet tall and weighting more than 3,000 pounds.

Italy, Rome (Ancient state), Statues

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