Professor Andreas Vött presents new results of geomorphological and geoarcheological investigations on the sedimentary burial of Olympia.

By Ierardi, Katrina Wildfires in the summer of 2007 transformed the ancient, beautiful landscape of Greece into a blazing inferno. More than 60 people died, and people worldwide feared the loss of artifacts at sites that date back to 900 BC.

By John Mellor Fires that have killed at least 49 people tore through parched forests and consumed villages across Greece, bearing down on communities near Ancient Olympia in the south yesterday.

By John F.L. Ross, Associated Press ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece -- The ruins of limestone temples and a stadium where the ancient Olympics were born, jewels of Greek antiquity, sat in a lush riverside valley surrounded by hills covered in pristine forests.

By JOHN F.L. ROSS By John F.L. Ross The Associated Press ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece Firefighters backed by aircraft dropped water and foam on the birthplace of the ancient Olympics on Sunday to stop wildfires from burning the 2,800-year-old ruins, one of the most revered sites of antiquity .