SCIENCE & TECH: Tourist Outrage at Naxos: Ancient Marble Manhandled at Sacred Temple

Tourist hold ancient stone aloft at Naxos, Greece.

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A viral photograph showing a tourist lifting an ancient marble fragment at the Temple of Apollo (Portara) on Naxos has sparked widespread outrage across Greece and renewed calls for enhanced security at the 2,500-year-old archaeological site. The incident has highlighted critical gaps in the protection of Greece’s most precious ancient monuments.

The controversial image, which rapidly spread across social media, depicts a shirtless tourist posing while holding aloft a substantial piece of white marble from the historic temple grounds. Local media reports indicate that such irreverent incidents are not uncommon at the site, pointing to inadequate security measures and unrestricted access to this invaluable cultural landmark.

Portara Naxos Greece. (Stepanps/CC BY-SA 4.0)



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