Arcadia, Greece

University of Arizona
Thirty-Ninth Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, Tripolis
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Field Seasons

Project
Overview

Team Members

Area Map

Sanctuary
Plan

Photographs

Literary
References

Lykaion Games

Lectures
and Exhibits

Press
Clippings

Bibliography

Sponsors

Links

• "Surprise Finds on Wolf Mountain" [sic], Archaeology 61.3, May/June 2008, p. 9.
  
  
• "Older than Zeus. Ancient altar found on Mount Lykaion," Current World Archaeology 28, April/May 2008, pp. 6-7.
  
  
• "Finding Zeus," Penn Gazette, March/April 2008.
  
  
• "Il santuario senz' ombre," Archeo, February 2008, pp. 34-36 (in Italian, 734kb .pdf).
  
  
• "Godenverering van vóór Zeus op Lykaionberg," Oudheid.nl, Saturday, February 16, 2008 (in Dutch).
  
  
• "UA experts help find pre-Zeus religion in Greece," Arizona Daily Star, Thursday, February 14, 2008.
  
  
• "Scoperto il tempio di Kronos, il piu' antico di Grecia [sic]," La Repubblica, Sunday, February 10, 2008 (in Italian).
  
  
• "Zeus' altar drew early visitors," Science News Online, Saturday, February 9, 2008.
  
  
• "Dig turns up surprises, raises new questions," Penn Current, Thursday, February 7, 2008.
  
  
• "Welcher Gott regierte vor Zeus?," Die Presse, Wednesday, February 6, 2008 (in German).
  
  
• "An Altar Beyond Olympus for a Deity Predating Zeus," New York Times, Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
  
  
• "Altar on Greek summit seems to predate Zeus," International Herald Tribune, Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
  
  
• "Sto phos thriskeia prin to Dodekatheo," Kathimerini, Tuesday, February 5, 2008 (in Greek).
  
  
• "Noi descoperiri arheologice la altarul lui Zeus de pe muntele Lykaion," Mykinda.com, Tuesday, January 29, 2008 (in Romanian).
  
  
• "Zeus born here - but he wasn't the first," Philadelphia Inquirer, Monday, January 28, 2008.
  
  
• "Griechische Opferstätte viel älter als Zeuskult," Epoc, Monday, January 28, 2008 (in German).
  
  
• "New Discoveries At The Ash Altar Of Zeus Offer Insights Into Origins Of Ancient Greece's Most Powerful God," ScienceDaily, Monday, January 28, 2008.
  
  
• "Worship at Zeus's 'Birthplace' Predates the Greek God," National Geographic News, Friday, January 25, 2008.
  
  
• "Oi anaskafes «deichnoun» tin patrida tou Dia," EthnosOnline, Friday, January 25, 2008 (in Greek).
  
  
• "I Arkadia klevei ton Dia apo tin Kriti," Eleftherotypia, Friday, January 25, 2008 (in Greek).
  
  
• "New discoveries at Mount Lykaion push Zeus worship back 1,000 years," Science Codex, Thursday, January 24, 2008.
  
  
• "New discoveries at the Ash Altar of Zeus -- Mount Lykaion," PhysOrg.com, Thursday, January 24, 2008.
  
  
• "Worship Site Predates Zeus," LiveScience, Wednesday, January 23, 2008.
  
  
• "Are Ancient Ruins Flammable? What happens when there's a wildfire in Greece," Slate, Monday, August 27, 2007
  
  
• "Stretching Greece: Geology, Archaeology, and Greek Civilization," University of Arizona Humanities, Science, and Social & Behavioral Sciences Distinguished Lecture Series 2004, November 3, 2004.
  
  
• "The games are as flawed today as they were in ancient Greece," Boston Globe, August 3, 2004.
  
  
• "Digging Greece," University of Arizona At A Glance, February 2004.

• "UA Dig in Greece Planned," Arizona Daily Star, December 6, 2003.
  
  
• "Ancient Athletics Showcased at Penn Museum's Olympic Website," Hellenic News of America, May 2003.