Dr.s Armand D'Angour and Martin West of Oxford University and Dr. David Creese of the University of Newcastle have reproduced ancient Greek music from documents dating from 450 B.C.E containing vocal notations above lyrics. These vocal notations have allowed researchers to reproduce melodies from Euripides, Homer, and a few other less well known poets.
See the following link for the full article, complete with audio file of a sample of ancient music.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24611454
45th Annual Meeting – Luncheon, May 30, “Protecting the World’s Cultural Heritage: Identifying and Protecting Looted Artifacts” by Oya Topçuoğlu, L. Burgess, and Dawn Rogala
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Looted or stolen artifacts are a concern all over the world. The speakers
at this luncheon focused on looting in the middle east, cases of illicit
imports,...
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