The excavation work and promotion of the ancient site of Kastri at Grevena, West Macedonia region, will resume after an agreement between the Ministry of Culture and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, ANA reports.
The region of West Macedonia will fund the research programme of the university-run excavation under the designation “Archaeological Research at the Ancient Acropolis; architectural and structural remains and recording of findings,” Regional Director Thodoros Karypidis said, and is budgeted at 50,000 euros.
Archaeologists of the University will carry out the research and excavation, with priority on the cataloguing of the remaining foundations of buildings in order to protect and preserve them.
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