Late Bronze Age collapse

A Panamanian-flagged cargo ship brought 81 men, women and children safely to shore in Kalamata in the southwestern Peloponnese on Sunday, after the smuggling boat they were sailing in ran into trouble off the coast of Pylos, state broadcaster ERT reported on Tuesday.

Greek authorities processed the passengers of the vessel and have arrested four on charges of migrant smuggling. 

In the minds of most, Messinia is often associated with its famous coastal landscapes of the southern Peloponnese, washed either by the Messinian Gulf or the Ionian Sea—featuring resorts like Finikounda, Instagram-worthy beaches like Voidokilia, the stunning Venetian castle of Methoni, or cities like Kalamata and Pylos, which are growing in popularity as summer vacation destinations.

A rare 6,500-year-old historical artifact, repatriated from the U.S. last year through the Culture and Tourism Ministry's efforts to combat smuggling, is now on display at the Troy Museum as part of the Çanakkale Culture Road Festival.

A nearly 3,300-year-old bone ornament found during the archaeological excavation in the ancient city of Hattusha in the Boğazkale district of Çorum is now on display at the Boğazkale Museum.

Excavations are ongoing to uncover structures in the 5,500-year-old ancient city of Troy, which lies within the borders of Tevfikiye village in the northwestern province of Çanakkale.

Official excavations in Troy, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, began in 1871. Numerous archaeological discoveries have come to light during the works that continue throughout the year.

Aulis, known from the Trojan War and the sacrifice of Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon, the leader of the Greeks, is located on the Boeotian coast, in the southern Evian Gulf, opposite the source of Arethusa.

Archaeological excavations at the 8,000-year-old ancient city of Hattusha in the Boğazkale district of Çorum, which started 118 years ago, are continuing this year with the participation of academics from various disciplines.

A cruise ship rescued 77 migrants found overnight in a sailboat in distress far off the southwestern coast of Greece and was transporting them to the nearest major port, Greek authorities said Tuesday.

A gas analyzer measures the energy expenditure of a Special Forces volunteer after an 11-hour combat simulation in an exact replica of the more than 3,000-year-old Dendra armor. The Dendra armor is an example of Mycenaean-era panoply (full-body armor) made of bronze plates uncovered in the village of Dendra in Argolida.

A 26-year-old man died and his two passengers, aged 24 and 33, were seriously injured in a crash late on Monday night near the seaside town of Aigeira in the northern Peloponnese.

According to the police, the car veered out of control on the old Patra-Corinth national highway and smashed into the perimeter wall of a nearby house.