The excavations by a team of archaeologists from the University of Ioannina on the tiny island of Ithaca, in the Ionian Sea, off the north-western coast of Greece, have unearthed the remains of a three-storey building with an interior staircase cut into the side of sheer rock, as well as remnants of Mycenaean-era pottery and a fountain dating back to the 13th century BC.

"According to available evidence so far, […] we believe we are before the palace of Odysseus and Penelope; the only one of the Homeric-era palaces that has not yet been discovered," professor Thanassis Papadopoulos told reporters at a press briefing in mid August.

Daily Telegraph (24.8.2010): Greeks ‘discover Odysseus palace’ in Ithaca, proving Homer hero was real