Greek antiquities threatened by austerity plan - by Adam Carter,

Sites like the Acropolis and the Parthenon have withstood tsunamis, earthquakes and the ravages of time — but some are questioning whether they can withstand the Greek debt crisis.

Thefts of ancient artifacts and cuts to culture and museum programs are ravaging a place that's deeply tied to its past.

"All of Greece is a vast archeological site, so it's impossible to guard the whole place all the time," Giorgos Vavouranakis, a professor of archeology at the University of Athens, told CBC in an interview from his home in Greece.

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