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Bronze found in the the excavation  
   

Bronze found in the the excavation

Going the Olympian Way!

May 7th 2016
Woolly says – Having prised everyone out of there beds with only a few moans and groans which I choose to ignore we picked up our breakfast rations and headed for our second day on the city tour bus. Our ticket gave us a free day so it seemed only sensible to make the most of it. Hopping off at Syntagma Square and the home of the Presidents guards was a passing blur as we have that scheduled in ... read more
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7th May 2016

Preserved
I'm always happy when these things survive.
8th May 2016

It's Incredible
So much stonework has survived but strangely very few bronzes so this little chap was a bonus to find....plus we managed to get a photo which was an added bonus!

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