Help us solve the greatest mystery of the Classical world
Scholars have been baffled for centuries.
In the Odyssey Homer gives a detailed description of Ithaca, Odysseus’ homeland.
But where is it?
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Robert Bittlestone had an inspired idea.
What if Paliki, the peninsula on the western coast of Kefalonia, was actually a separate island at the time of Odysseus?
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Then it perfectly matches Homer’s description of Ithaca.
Our compelling research, from geophysics to classical history, means we are close to finding the answer!
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Where was Doulichion? New evidence from a famous Greek map
We’ve found important new evidence that the modern island of Ithaki was once called Doulichion. It’s from a very famous Greek map of the late 18th century.… Read More
Analysis of the marine sediment cores has begun
A team of scientists from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens has begun the careful micropalaeontological analysis that will give us the all-important dates for when sea levels rose to fill the channel between Paliki and the rest of Kefalonia.… Read More
Marine Core Drilling “A Tremendous Success”
During five days of drilling at the end of July 2018 we successfully drilled 4 boreholes in the Gulf of Livadi and recovered 121m of sediment core – over double the amount that we had hoped for.… Read More