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Swedish and Greek Archaeologists Discover Unknown City in Greece
University of Gothenburg ^ | December 12th, 2016 | University of Gothenburg

Posted on 12/15/2016 1:52:25 PM PST by LouieFisk

Archaeologists from the University of Gothenburg have begun exploring a previously unknown ancient city at a village called Vlochós, five hours north of Athens. The archaeological remains are scattered on and around the Strongilovoúni hill on the great Thessalian plains and can be dated to several historical periods

(Excerpt) Read more at gu.se ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: archeology; city; discovery; godsgravesglyphs; greece; greek; vlochos
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1 posted on 12/15/2016 1:52:25 PM PST by LouieFisk
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To: LouieFisk

Unknown or forgotten?


2 posted on 12/15/2016 2:06:41 PM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: bgill

“Unknown or forgotten?”
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I suspect the last person able to remember it is long gone.
:)


3 posted on 12/15/2016 2:08:36 PM PST by LouieFisk
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To: LouieFisk

Cthulhu waits dreaming?


4 posted on 12/15/2016 2:15:21 PM PST by Panzerlied ("We shall never surrender!")
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To: LouieFisk

This is pretty cool! Thank you for posting it! The site is just south of the village and it’s crazy obvious on Google maps!


5 posted on 12/15/2016 2:33:20 PM PST by MeganC (Hate crime: The heinous act of disagreeing with a liberal.)
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To: LouieFisk

Perhaps the Swedes can find their own lost culture before it is trampled under foot.


6 posted on 12/15/2016 2:40:29 PM PST by panzerkamphwageneinz
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To: MeganC

“it’s crazy obvious on Google maps”
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You never know who or what you’re walking over!


7 posted on 12/15/2016 2:41:47 PM PST by LouieFisk
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To: LouieFisk

Maybe its the home of Achilles’ Myrmidons?


8 posted on 12/15/2016 2:48:54 PM PST by Reily
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To: MeganC

Google maps shows hill forts all around there. There’s a small one just east of that, a larger one on the hill to the west, and another on the large hill several miles to the southeast.

Cool.


9 posted on 12/15/2016 3:41:27 PM PST by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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To: Reily

“Maybe its the home of Achilles’ Myrmidons?”
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Since myths are sometimes based on actual historical persons/events, it could be.
Or maybe it’s aliens.
:D


10 posted on 12/15/2016 3:47:19 PM PST by LouieFisk
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To: MeganC

link?


11 posted on 12/15/2016 3:47:54 PM PST by 11th_VA (2016 - Best Election Ever !!!)
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To: LouieFisk

It would wonderful if it was !
Myrmidon! .... Not aliens! .. I can’t stand that goofy haired “.. Aliens guy..”!


12 posted on 12/15/2016 3:52:09 PM PST by Reily
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To: 11th_VA

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5109131,22.077157,1948m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en


13 posted on 12/15/2016 4:11:06 PM PST by MeganC (Hate crime: The heinous act of disagreeing with a liberal.)
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To: LouieFisk

My mom’s maiden name is Vlochos.


14 posted on 12/15/2016 4:23:26 PM PST by freepertoo
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Is it a greek name? Maybe the archeologists ran into some ancestors.


15 posted on 12/15/2016 4:32:07 PM PST by LouieFisk
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16 posted on 12/15/2016 5:14:35 PM PST by EEGator
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To: LouieFisk

EXTREMELY Greek — ever see My Big Fat Greek Wedding? That’s my mom’s family!


17 posted on 12/16/2016 7:16:57 AM PST by freepertoo
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; pax_et_bonum; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Note: this topic is from 12/15/2016. Thanks LouieFisk.

18 posted on 12/28/2017 7:18:23 AM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: Panzerlied

Alhazared foretold it.


19 posted on 12/28/2017 8:30:55 AM PST by ZULU (DITCH MITCH!!! DUMP RYAN!! DROP DEAD MCCAIN!! KIM FATTY the THIRD = Kim Jung Un)
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To: EEGator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtXqvlRWft8


20 posted on 12/28/2017 8:33:37 AM PST by ZULU (DITCH MITCH!!! DUMP RYAN!! DROP DEAD MCCAIN!! KIM FATTY the THIRD = Kim Jung Un)
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