The mural pieces discovered by the archaeologistsBNT Photo
Posted on 09/18/2023 11:40:52 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists from the Haskovo Regional Museum of History discovered a third Thracian tomb with murals the likes of those in Kazanlak and Alexandrovo, Bulgarian National Television (BNT) reported. The tomb dates from the late 4th and early 3rd century BC.
The Odrysian Kingdom was established around 460 BC by the Thracian tribe the Odrysians and lasted until the Roman conquest in 46 AD. The Odrysian Kingdom included the territories of the entire modern-day Bulgaria, Northern Greece, the European part of Turkey, and a small part of Southeastern Romania.
Unfortunately, at this point, the Thracian murals in the tomb itself have been damaged; all that was discovered were the indicative pieces of the murals in a treasure hunter’s pit by Teketo village.
Archaeologists from the Haskovo Regional Museum of History uncovered wall paintings destroyed by treasure hunters. Despite the damages, the condition of the tomb surprised the archaeologists.
Near the southern city of Haskovo, there are hundreds of mounds, and the majority of them probably cover tombs. The race with treasure hunters there is inequal, by far not in favour of archaeologist...
Some of the coloured pieces perfectly match the decorative frieze around the murals at the Alexandrovo tomb...
“It is curious to show you a situation that puzzles us too. Here we see fragments of protective clothing, under this block. This is a chasuble that is constructed of small plates that are sewn to a leather or cloth garment. We see 7-8 of them here,” said Assoc. Prof. Georgi Nehrizov, head of the archaeological excavations.
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The mural pieces discovered by the archaeologistsBNT Photo
He ravished Thrace?
Thrice!
They thrashed Thrace!..............
And they left no trace!..............
Philia:
That’s the brute who raped my country, Thrace!
Pseudolus:
He raped Thrace?
Philia:
And then he came and did it again! And then again!
Pseudolus:
He raped Thrace thrice?
I wonder how long it stayed intact inside those protective walls before it was forgotten?
It’s one of many such burials there, so, probably like cemeteries now, where they fill up, the generations pass, and the last person who put flowers on the graves each Spring passes, they wind up deteriorating. Four generations is my own personal limit, that’s some great-greats, and I check on the five that I know and are fairly close by, but I’ve never planted ‘em. Maybe next year.
Thrice!
Thrice!
To be fair, I read slower.
LOL!
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