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Archaeologists Just Discovered an Ancient Greek Temple Filled with Gold and Jewels

created: Jan. 11, 2026, 6:42 p.m. | updated: Jan. 15, 2026, 1:17 p.m.

Heavily used altars filled with ash found in the temple feature alabaster, vases, jugs, amulets, and jewelry. The majority of the temple dates to the 7th century BC, but archaeologists discovered portions of the site that are even older. Nearby the ancient Temple of Amarysia Artemis on the country’s second-largest island, archaeologists discovered another temple—this one from the 7th century BC. And it came full of highly used altars, according to a translated statement from Greece’s Ministry of Culture. They also uncovered treasure of a shinier kind: gold, silver, coral, and amber jewelry, amulets from the East, and bronze and iron fittings.

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