Posted on 07/21/2006 11:27:46 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Bulgarian archaeologists have continued their amazing streak at the ancient sanctuary of Perperikon, unearthing a temple five times larger than Athens' Acropolis... The Acropolis-rivalling temple dates back to the Bronze Age and is the biggest on the Balkans. The whole complex is spread over 7.5 square kilometres and covers the whole Perperikon peak. People came to pray at that spot for a period of over 2,000 years, archaeologists believe. The complex is checkered with metallurgy workshops and the team discovered many awls, and axe moulds. The discovery represents a success for the archaeologists because it is the first complex of its kind ever found on the Balkan Peninsula. The only site that resembles it has been uncovered at the Island of Crete... The ceramics found near a tower at the newly unearthed sanctuary are similar to the pottery from ancient Troy. This evidence brings new support for the hypothesis that the Troy Homer had described was founded by the Thrace.
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The Fortress of Perperikon is located 20 kilometres north-east of the town of Kudjali in Southern Bulgaria. After examining some ancient mapsm Bulgarian scientists have revealed the ancient name of the grandiose religious centre Perperikon as "Pergamon" - a Thracian word meaning "stronghold on the top" - thus unveiling one of the deepest secrets of the ancient world. According to the Bulgarian scientists the name of the city came from the presence of such a fortress...
http://www.abvg.net/galleries/gallery7/index.html
Great images with article.
Some really good images.
Nice! Thanks.
Reader reaction to the article:
http://www.novinite.com/forum_view.php?main_id=91436
The forum was just a tad nasty.
Heh... yeah, I meant to include the link in the initial post.
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