Some Archaeological discoveries are a matter of luck. The construction crew unearths an unexpected site; an artifact is discovered by accident. If luck does what luck can do, it does so rarely. Searching an area for a particular town or building, archaeologists normally turn up nothing. Despite their importance in antiquity, several Greek temples have defied archaeologists. Two of the main sanctuaries in ancient Boeotia, dedicated respectively to Athena Alalkomenia and to Athena Itonia, remain undiscovered. Until recently, the same was true for a temple dedicated to Artemis, and known to...…Some Archaeological discoveries are a matter of luck. The construction crew unearths an unexpected site; an artifact is discovered by accident. If luck does what luck can do, it does so rarely. Searching an area for a particular town or building, archaeologists normally turn up nothing. Despite their importance in antiquity, several Greek temples have defied archaeologists. Two of the main sanctuaries in ancient Boeotia, dedicated respectively to Athena Alalkomenia and to Athena Itonia, remain undiscovered. Until recently, the same was true for a temple dedicated to Artemis, and known to...WW…