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Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Unique Gold Thracian Treasure
Novinite [Sofia News Agency; Bulgaria] ^ | November 8, 2012 | Staff

Posted on 11/08/2012 5:26:22 PM PST by Engraved-on-His-hands

Bulgarian archaeologists have found a unique gold Thracian treasure in the famous Sveshtari tomb.

The team, led by one of the most prominent Bulgarian experts on Thracian archaeology, Prof. Diana Gergova, from the National Archaeology Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BAS, made the discovery during excavations at the so-called Omurtag mount.

The researchers found fragments of a wooden box, containing charred bones and ashes, along with a number of extremely well-preserved golden objects, dated from the end of the 4th and the beginning of the 3rd century B. C.. They include four spiral gold bracelets, and a number of intricate applications like one which shows the head of a female goddess adorned with beads, applications on horse riding gear and a forehead covering in the shape of a horse head with a base shaped like a lion head. The objects weigh 1.5 kg, but the excavations continue.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: archaeology; bulgaria; godsgravesglyphs; thrace; thracian; thracians
A couple of close-up photos, along with info about the Thracians, can be found at these links:

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/11/08/bulgarian-archaeologists-discover-2400-year-old-golden-treasure/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/08/bulgarian-archaeologists-golden-treasures-thracian

1 posted on 11/08/2012 5:26:27 PM PST by Engraved-on-His-hands
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To: SunkenCiv

ping


2 posted on 11/08/2012 5:27:13 PM PST by Engraved-on-His-hands (Conservative 2016!! The Dole, H.W. Bush, McCain, Romney experiment has failed.)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands
2,400-year-old golden face

Golden horse head

The craftsmanship is simply astonishing.

3 posted on 11/08/2012 5:32:15 PM PST by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
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To: Islander7

interesting...thanks


4 posted on 11/08/2012 5:36:24 PM PST by ptsal (E)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

ping


5 posted on 11/08/2012 6:01:56 PM PST by dalebert
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

the word “Thracian” just sounds cool


6 posted on 11/08/2012 6:09:58 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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There is a scene in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum where two men are talking about a third man--someone who "raped Thrace thrice."

(It's only a movie...no Thracians were actually harmed.)

Miltiades, the Athenian hero of the battle of Marathon, married Hegesipyle, the daughter of a Thracian king named Olorus--she became the mother of Cimon, one of the most important Athenian generals of the period from 480 to 450 B.C.

The Athenian historian Thucydides was the son of a man named Olorus, but it is not known how or if his father was related to the other Olorus.

7 posted on 11/08/2012 6:34:28 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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8 posted on 11/08/2012 7:04:08 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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9 posted on 11/08/2012 7:05:09 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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10 posted on 11/08/2012 8:01:13 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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11 posted on 11/08/2012 8:01:38 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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I wondered where I left those things....I’m claiming them right now. LOL.


12 posted on 11/09/2012 5:15:23 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Verginius Rufus

goes back so far that myth and history intertwine


13 posted on 11/09/2012 7:08:22 AM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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