Friday, August 29, 2008

Greek Archaeological Find


Another cool archaeological find!
Did you see this in the news today?

ATHENS, Greece - A priceless gold wreath has been unearthed in
an ancient city in northern Greece, buried with human bones in a
large copper vase that workers initially took for a land mine. The
University of Thessaloniki said in a statement Friday that the
"astonishing" discovery was made during its excavations this week
in the ruins of ancient Aigai. The city was the first capital of ancient
Macedonia, where King Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, was
assassinated. Gold wreaths are rare and were buried with ancient
nobles or royalty. But the find is also highly unusual as the artifacts
appear to have been removed from a grave during ancient times and,
for reasons that are unclear, reburied in the city's marketplace near
the theater where Philip was stabbed to death.
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS, Associated Press Writer Fri Aug 29
AP Photos


I can't wait to see what it looks like after it's cleaned!

25 comments:

  1. Wow! Isn't that interesting! Definitely a story to be investigated behind that one!

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  2. I wonder if it was stolen and then reburied for fear of discovery. Very exciting. I also can't wait to see what it looks like after being cleaned up.

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  3. Oh Pah! Ya know I think that's mine ... the last vacation in Greece, too much ouzo, set down my wreath while at the bar ... next thing, huge headache, strange motel room and no wreath. Go figure.

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  4. another fascinating post - thanks!

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  5. That is a truly extraordinary discovery! One could even imagine it being King Philip.

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  6. How strange...I hope researchers will be able to determine why it was buried there...

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  7. Willow, The mind reels! What other wonderful treasure are out there, buried in some hole in the ground. Here we tend to find our treasures in flea markets. I keep looking for some long lost Andrew Wyeth to show up at a flea market for $10.

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  8. Mmmmm... wish I could time travel... how exciting is this find!

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  9. Bill, whew! I'm glad this one's solved. Better contact them right away, so they can FedEx it to you!

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  10. David, I know! I'm always thinking I might be the next big Antiques Roadshow feature with one of my flea finds.

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  11. How cool. It's staggering to wonder what artifacts have been lost and what may yet be found.

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  12. Holy smokes! Someone must have wanted to steal it and forgot about it! At first I thought it looked like an old can of paint.

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  13. Great speculation. I wonder what the original owner of the pot thought when he was burying it? I'm sure he thought he would be the one to retrieve it and not some person from this century. Pappy

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  14. I hadnt seen this .. thanks for sharing ..

    :-Daryl

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  15. It's been such a busy week but here I am to visit. May I sit here? And yes, I would love a cup of tea. Did you say a new archeological find In Greece? Let me see the pics. Amazing. Knew you would have something worthwhile at Willow Manor. Got to be off again. Tomorrow afternoon I am going with friends to a performance of Riverdance (remember Lord of the Dance?) I will report later this week. Thanks for having me here! Love Eleanor

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  16. Landmine vs Treasure ! What a happy discovery!

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  17. I think you can new one's of these at Pier One stores or World Market! Probably won't contain bones, but it would be cleaner!!! And, have a great weekend.

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  18. Hey...I want one of those pears!

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  19. Yet more evidence that the ancient Greeks always thought of future generations.

    Good post.

    Greetings from London.

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  20. You come up with the most interesting finds!

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  21. What fun, I await further developments.

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  22. Wonderful pieces of an ancient Roman sculpture were just found in Turkey ... makes one wonder how many lost treasures are buried beneath roads, buildings and homes? Lost until these modern things decay and are torn down and future diggers once again find the stuff made B.C.

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  23. It's mind boggling to think what historical treasures are hidden right under our noses!

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  24. Wow is right! I'm always so intrigued with any discoveries like this. amazing!

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