Sometimes, the greatest discoveries begin with the simplest observation — and a little girl from Sitia proved this in the most impressive way.
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!
Podcasts
Podcast: The Kazantzakis Museum Accessible to All
Podcast: A Taste of Crete in Every Glass: Wine as a Way of Life
Podcast: "A Spoonful of Memory": Crete, as Told Through Our Grandmothers' Recipes
Podcast: Skiing on Psiloritis – Crete’s Hidden Winter Face
Podcast: Margarites – Memories in Clay and Colour!
Podcast: Armenoi, Rethymno: The Minoan Necropolis Unearthed by... Badgers
Podcast: Music as a Bridge Between Cultures – The Ross Daly Example
Podcast: When Lions and Rhinos Roamed Crete!
Podcast: Crete Without Barriers — When Hospitality Meets Accessibility
Podcast: El Greco Returns to Crete Through His Masterpieces!
Podcast: Crete Off the Tourist Map!
Podcast: Lyra – The Freedom of Crete in Every Note
Podcast: Above the Clouds – The Mountainous Side of Crete
Podcast: From Hive to Table – Beekeeping in Crete is an Art!
Podcast: The Crete of Explorers
Podcast: Spinalonga — One Island, Many Lives
Podcast: The Cretan Lyra Proves That Music Knows No Borders
Podcast: Matala: Where the Flower Children Left Their Mark
Podcast: A Thread, A Story – The Loom of Crete!
Podcast: Eyes on the Depths of the Mediterranean!
Podcast: Filoxenia Made in Crete – A Veggera in Stylos
