Showing posts with label Archaeology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Archaeology. Show all posts

Thursday, 5 April 2012

Google Art Project Offers Digital Tour of Greek Museums


 

Google is extending its artwork collection by including, among others, the Museum of Acropolis, the Museum of Cycladic Art and the Benaki Museum, in its Google Art project. This project offers a virtual and online presentation of hundreds of museum exhibits from around the world.

Friday, 23 March 2012

Erich Von Däniken - Odyssey of the Gods: The Alien History of Ancient Greece

Well, we certainly received some interesting feedback about our show on von Däniken's book the Odyssey of the Gods. He of course, is well know for writing the Chariots of the Gods (1969).

This time, Erich Von Däniken turns his attention to ancient Greece! Von Däniken's exhausting research suggests that the Greek 'gods' were in fact extraterrestrias who arrived on Earth thousands of years ago. Archaeological evidence and the writings of the ancients, including Aristotle, prove these gods interbred with humans, performed genetic experiments, and bred 'mythical' creatures, such as centaurs and Cyclops. For anyone interested in Greece, extraterrestrial encounters, or the untold story of civilization, Odyssey of the Gods is a fascinating and revolutionary interpretation of ancient Greek sites and legends...