For those interested in classics or geology - Homer's Ithica
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:05 pm
Anyone who's interested in classical studies, archaeology or geology may well be interested in www.odysseus-unbound.org and some current research into a possible site for the Ithica of Homer's Odyssey.
In short, it proposes that the western penninsula of contemporary Cephallonia in Greece was once a seperate island, and the site of Odysseus' home.
I spent last week covered in mud at the bore hole site... Fingers currently crossed that the lab can actually do anything with the samples gathered...
In short, it proposes that the western penninsula of contemporary Cephallonia in Greece was once a seperate island, and the site of Odysseus' home.
I spent last week covered in mud at the bore hole site... Fingers currently crossed that the lab can actually do anything with the samples gathered...
