Did the food gatherer from Astypalaea travel across the Aegean? Was the young girl who lived during the era of the first farmers and herders in Paliabella, Roditis lactose intolerant? What connects a Spartan, a Tenean, and a nobleman from Archontiko in Pella? Did the woman from Abdera survive trepanation?
These questions are explored through individual biographies that bring to life the stories of ten real people who lived in Greece over the past 11,000 years. Visitors to the Archaeological Museum of Abdera had the opportunity to encounter them in the Multipurpose Hall, as part of the temporary exhibition “BioMuse. From Bone Fragments to People’s Stories”.
The exhibition was organised by the Laboratory of Natural Anthropology of the Democritus University of Thrace and Tetragon S.A., in collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Xanthi.
The opening took place on Friday, 17 May 2024, at 8:00 pm at the Archaeological Museum of Abdera, as part of the celebration of International Museum Day under the theme “Museums for Education and Research”. The event included a presentation of the biographies by Professor Christina Papageorgopoulou, Director of the Laboratory of Natural Anthropology. A reception followed in the Museum foyer.
The exhibition ran until 31 August 2024 and was open daily, except Tuesdays, during Museum opening hours (08:30–15:30).
Admission was free to the public on Friday, 17 May and Saturday, 18 May, in celebration of International Museum Day.
