![Myrtis: The Eleven-year-old of Ancient Athens [Greek audio]](https://vog.ert.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/istorima_ertecho-400x400.jpg)
During the construction of the Athens metro, the skull of a child who lost her life in the plague of the 5th century BC is discovered. Based on this skull, Professor Manolis Papagrigorakis, who was researching what ancient Greeks looked like, begins the reconstruction of the face of the little Athenian, making her immortal.
Narrator: Manolis I. Papagrigorakis
Researcher: Vlasis Pogkas Podcast Creation: Maya Filippopoulou
Sound Design: Giorgos Ramantanis
Sound Editing: Dimitris Papadakis
Photographs: Manolis Papagrigorakis Archive
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