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Sunday, 3 September 2017
Greece: Innovations in Olive Oil Extraction Technology; Καινοτομία στην ελαιοπαραγωγή
From Ioanna Fotiadi, Kathimerini (in Greek) - A pioneering extraction technology, through the Contherm system, replaces the traditional method of kneading the olive oil. "This technology homogenizes the olive paste in just 30 seconds instead of 60 minutes so total production time is limited from 90-100 to 14 minutes."
Multiple choice for fats and oils refining (pdf)
Contherm Olive Oil Systems
More equipment
Bellerophon in Berkshire: Pegasus and Chimera; Roman Mosaic, Greek Mythology; Boxford Dig; Βελλεροφῶν/Βελλεροφόντης
From The Guardian - Rare Roman mosaic found during Berkshire community project -Mosaic depicting Greek hero Bellerophon riding the winged horse Pegasus has been described as best find of its kind in 50 years
Cotswold Archaeology Facebook announcement
"We are excited to announce our star find of 2017, a spectacular Roman mosaic floor! Square-shaped and measuring over 6m in length, it is packed with mythical characters and beasts based on Greek legends".
The Boxford Dig, Photos
Sky News via MSN
About Bellerophon (Βελλεροφῶν/Βελλεροφόντης)
See also -
Unearthed near Hadrian’s Wall: lost secrets of first Roman soldiers to fight the barbarians, The Guardian
Bellepheron, Pegasus, Chimera (Wikipedia)
Saturday, 2 September 2017
Corfu: Stefanos Sgouros, Corfiot Artist; Έφυγε ο ζωγράφος Στέφανος Σγούρος, 1924-2017
The artist's funeral took place yesterday, Friday, 1st September.
Stefanos Sgouros was 93 years old.
Κέρκυρα: Έφυγε πλήρης ημερών ο ζωγράφος Στέφανος Σγούρος, ERT
Crete: Uppsala University - "Fossil footprints challenge established theories of human evolution." ScienceDaily
Uppsala University. "Fossil footprints challenge established theories of human evolution." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 31 August 2017 - www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170831134221.htm
"Newly discovered human-like footprints from Crete may put the established narrative of early human evolution to the test. The footprints are approximately 5.7 million years old and were made at a time when previous research puts our ancestors in Africa -- with ape-like feet".
'This discovery challenges the established narrative of early human evolution head-on and is likely to generate a lot of debate. Whether the human origins research community will accept fossil footprints as conclusive evidence of the presence of hominins in the Miocene of Crete remains to be seen,' says Per Ahlberg.
Newsweek article
KTG posting
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