What could possibly connect a little girl from Sitia with a Deinotherium fossil?

When we think of discoveries in Crete, our mind usually goes to Minoan Knossos or Phaistos. But one of the island’s most remarkable palaeontological stories began in a completely different way... with a sharp-eyed glance and a phone call to the Natural History Museum of Crete.

Geologist Charalampos Fasoulas reminds us of the discovery of the Deinotherium in Sitia and guides us through the Museum, on the Heraklion seafront — where the spectacular life-size model of the animal dominates not one, but two entire floors!

Listen to the podcast “The Deinotherium and the Little Explorer from Sitia” and discover a story... that made it all the way to the Museum!