A third golden wreath has just been discovered?

[Petros Houhoulis]

They talk about it right now on ET3!

[Foti66]

Well, what did they say? Where was it discovered? Any feedback?

[Ptolemy]

Τριάντα ένα χρόνια μετά τις ανακαλύψεις του καθηγητή Ανδρόνικου, ο αρχαιολογικός χώρος της Βεργίνας εξακολουθεί να φέρνει στο φως σημαντικά ευρήματα. Στις αρχές της εβδομάδας οι αρχαιολόγοι αποκάλυψαν ένα ολόχρυσο αγγείο και ένα στεφάνι στο ιερό της Εύκλειας, στην Αγορά.

Στην Αγορά των Αιγών βρέθηκε ένα χρυσό στεφάνι, ίδιου σχεδόν μεγέθους και τεχνικής με αυτό του βασιλιά της Μακεδονίας Φιλίππου του Β', ένα ολόχρυσο αγγείο. Στο εσωτερικό του μέσα σε νερό, η αρχαιολογική ομάδα του Α.Π.Θ. διέκρινε ένα χρυσό στεφάνι βελανιδιάς, πάνω σε ανθρώπινα οστά, ανάμεσα σε ρίζες.

Στις 26 Αυγούστου οι αρχαιολόγοι εντόπισαν στο ιερό της Εύκλειας ένα μεγάλο, σκεπασμένο χάλκινο σκεύος. Όταν το άνοιξαν βρήκαν μέσα ένα ολόχρυσο αγγείο, ύψους περίπου 50 εκατοστών, το οποίο ήταν στεφανωμένο με χρυσό στεφάνι -κατά πάσα πιθανότητα βασιλικό-, παρόμοιο με εκείνο που είχε αποκαλύψει ο καθηγητής Ανδρόνικος το 1978 στον Τάφο του Πρίγκιπα.

Τα ευρήματα χρονολογούνται γύρω στον 4ο αιώνα π.Χ. (περίοδος βασιλείας του Φιλίππου του Β').

Οι ανακαλύψεις αυτές αποκτούν ιδιαίτερη σημασία για μια σειρά από λόγους: έχουν διατηρηθεί σε άψογη κατάσταση, η τεχνική σύνθεσή τους είναι υψηλή, ενώ πρόκειται για το πρώτο ταφικό εύρημα που εντοπίζεται στις Αιγές μετά το νεκροταφείο και τη Μεγάλη Τούμπα των βασιλικών τάφων.

Το Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης που είναι υπεύθυνο των ανασκαφών έκανε λόγο σε ανακοίνωσή του για «συγκλονιστικά» ευρήματα, ενώ ανέφερε ότι έγιναν όλες οι απαραίτητες ενέργειες για την ασφάλειά τους.

Το ιερό της Εύκλειας, το οποίο αποκαλύφθηκε το 1982, αποτελούσε το πολιτικό κέντρο της αρχαίας πόλης.


http://www.in.gr/news/article.asp?ln...0&lngDtrID=253

[Petros Houhoulis]

Originally Posted by Foti66

Well, what did they say? Where was it discovered? Any feedback?

Well, it was somewhere in Vergina but in a place where the archaeologists didn't think they could find something as much impressive as that. I guess that the news shall spread quickly enough with more accurate information. I caught up with the news in the middle of them, not from the beginning...

[akritas]

They found also and bones. More in this link.

[Petros Houhoulis]

Originally Posted by akritas

They found also and bones. More in this link.

Oh man, you are fast, you are really fast. You must be the fastest of our guns on the internet...

[Ariadni_Nefeli]

I'm really glad for these new discoveries, the Macedonian Kingdom and the Greek cities of Pella and Vergina especially were very rich, and despite the stealing of the Romans, much wealth was left behind, thank God for that.

[Petros Houhoulis]

Originally Posted by Ariadni_Nefeli

I'm really glad for these new discoveries, the Macedonian Kingdom and the Greek cities of Pella and Vergina especially were very rich, and despite the stealing of the Romans, much wealth was left behind, thank God for that.

Aaaah Ariadni, the Romans didn't steal the gold, but something immensely more valuable: The royal library of the Macedonians. This was transferred to Rome where it became the basis of their Greek libraries that resulted to the recognition of the value of the Greek culture by the Romans...

[Morphesau]

That’s excellent news !

Problem is Greece isn’t using these ancient artefacts or her history enough for the name dispute to prove our case to the world “ I for one don’t think enough is being done”, once even Henry Kissinger I believe stated this, and there seems to be some truism in this. IMO

[Ptolemy]

http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showpl...998&service=96

Exceptional find in Vergina


Archaeologists apparently uncovered one of most fascinating finds to date at the archaeological site of Vergina, northern Greece, earlier this week, namely, an immense cylindrical copper vessel inside of which was a slightly smaller, similar vessel. The exquisite artifact contained an oak wreath crafted in gold, lying atop human bones and immersed in water amid roots, Thessaloniki's Aristotelion University announced on Friday.

The find is considered exceptional, as the wreath is almost equal in quality and dimensions with those found in the Royal Tombs of the Great Tumulus (Megali Toumba) at Vergina, one of the most significant sites in the ancient Macedonian kingdom. Additionally, the inner vessel containing the bones is unique, archaeologists said.

The vessel was found on Tuesday amid rubble at the what was once the temple dedicated to the goddess Efkleia by Philip II of Macedon's mother, Eurydice, in the deepest section of the long ongoing excavations at Vergina, which are being conducted by the Aristotelion University archaeologists and students of archaeology, uncovering a plethora of significant artifacts.

The outer vessel, which had developed a green patina due to oxidization, was initially spotted by a worker, who shouted out "bomb!" when he made the find. Archaeologists and restorers were immediately called in, and they undertook the transfer of the finds to a proper, temperature and humidity controlled environment.

Archaeologists told ANA-MPA that it would take some time to restore the precious wreath and two impressive vessels to their initial form, during which they would be undergoing studies and testing for identification of the materials and dating of the bones.

Archaeologists are also called on to explain why such a complete find, befitting a tomb, was found outside the limits of the extensive cemetery of the royal necropolis.

The director of the university's excavations at Vergina is Aristetelion archaeology professor Chryssoula Saatsoglou-Paliadeli, and the excavation is subsidised by the university's budget.

Caption: The exceptional find at the Vergina archaeological site, on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. ANA-MPA / STR

There is also another article in English here