THE HILL OF THE HIDDEN SECRETS

The hill of the hidden secrets: The chronicle of an imaginary excavation Panos Valavanis Translated by  Georgia Kofina Illustrated by Ada Ganosi   The history of the land of Greece, concealed inside a hill that was formed by 8,000 years of life and adventure.The aim of this book is not so much to bring history to life as to show how history was created. Although the story is an imaginary one, it could very well be true. Enjoy the journey through time and history!

Panos Valavanis was born in 1954 and studied Classical Archaeology at the University of Athens and at Würzburg in Germany. Since 1980 he has held a position at Athens University, and since 2005 he has been Professor in the Department of History and Archaeology. His twelve books and most of his papers are concerned with ancient Greek pottery and iconography, the archaeology and topography of Athens, classical athletics and the Panhellenic sanctuaries, and ancient Greek technology. He has taken part in many Greek and international conferences and has lectured at universities and museums in Europe, the United States and the Far East. He is the author of many archaeological guides and books for the general public, especially books about archaeology for schoolchildren, most of which have been translated into other languages.