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Janric van Rookhuijzen, Classical Archaeologist and Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radboud University

Shepherd’s graffiti sheds new light on Acropolis lost temple mystery – new research

The Acropolis of Athens with the Parthenon. Photo by Constantinos Kollias/Unsplash

The Acropolis of Athens, the rocky hill in the Greek capital that is home to the iconic Parthenon temple, is one of the world’s most visited and well-known archaeological sites – but new insights about it are still emerging.

A new publication in the American Journal of Archaeology, by Merle Langdon (University of Tennessee) and me, tells a historical detective story of a lost temple on the site of the Parthenon. It all began with the discovery of ancient graffiti.

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