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Race to preserve the world's oldest submerged town [ Pavlopetri in Greece ]
PhysOrg.com ^ | May 11th, 2009 | University of Nottingham

Posted on 05/15/2009 6:00:07 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

The ancient town of Pavlopetri lies in three to four metres of water just off the coast of southern Laconia in Greece. The ruins date from at least 2800 BC through to intact buildings, courtyards, streets, chamber tombs and some thirty-seven cist graves which are thought to belong to the Mycenaean period (c.1680-1180 BC). This Bronze Age phase of Greece provides the historical setting for much Ancient Greek literature and myth, including Homer's Age of Heroes... Although Mycenaean power was largely based on their control of the sea, little is known about the workings of the harbour towns of the period as archaeology to date has focused on the better known inland palaces and citadels. Pavlopetri was presumably once a thriving harbour town where the inhabitants conducted local and long distance trade throughout the Mediterranean -- its sandy and well-protected bay would have been ideal for beaching Bronze Age ships. As such the site offers major new insights into the workings of Mycenaean society... The submerged buildings, courtyards, streets, tombs and graves, lie just off a sandy stretch of beach close to an area popular with holiday makers and campers... Joining the team will be Dr Nicholas Flemming who discovered the site in 1967... The archaeological material -- pottery, figurines, obsidian and small finds -- they collected belong to the Early Helladic, Middle Helladic and Late Helladic period (c. 2800-1180 BC).

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; godsgravesglyphs; greece; laconia; mycenaeans; pavlopetri
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Note: this topic is from 5/15/2009. Just a ping message update, and a ping, wth.

21 posted on 10/21/2017 12:26:40 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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Note: this topic is from 5/15/2009. Just a ping message update, and a ping, wth. Digest list members included in this ping, since it is now Saturday.

22 posted on 10/21/2017 12:27:24 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: SunkenCiv

Thespians?

So they put on a play?


23 posted on 10/21/2017 4:39:09 AM PDT by Adder (Mr. Franklin: We are trying to get the Republic back!)
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To: Adder

Yes. A Tragedy in three acts!


24 posted on 10/21/2017 7:11:22 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Adder
The Thespians were also at Thermopylae, but they had a lousy agent and got no publicity.

25 posted on 10/22/2017 12:20:26 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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c.3000 - 2800 BC | The city of Pavlopetri is founded on the south-eastern coastal tip of the Peloponnese, in southern Laconia. Pavlopetri's inhabitants later copy Cretan and mainland styles, making exact ceramic copies of high status Cretan bronze jugs, in effect making cheap copies of expensive exotic goods in much the same way that desirable designer brands are copied today. But the early city is neither a Minoan colony or a Mycenaean settlement - it predates both peoples in the area, making it more likely to be a Pelasgian settlement that is later absorbed by the Mycenaeans and is subject to heavy Minoan influence or control in the second millennium BC. The city flourishes, reaching a peak around 2000 BC, by which time it is certainly a Mycenaean city.

Modern computer graphics show a reconstructed Pavlopetri based on surviving ruins and remnants of the street plan, all of which still exist about three metres under the sea | Pelasgians


Pelasgians

26 posted on 07/25/2020 3:53:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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(right click on the pick and open it in a new tab, pretty nice)
Pavlopetri - City Beneath the Waves - 'rebuilt'

Pavlopetri - City Beneath the Waves - 'rebuilt'

27 posted on 07/25/2020 4:07:06 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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(same professor, but four years earlier)
Race to preserve the world's oldest submerged town - Part 1

Race to preserve the world's oldest submerged town - Part 1

28 posted on 07/25/2020 4:12:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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Race to preserve the world's oldest submerged town - Part 2

Race to preserve the world's oldest submerged town - Part 2

29 posted on 07/25/2020 4:14:07 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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(the discoverer of the site et al)
Lecture - Pavlopetri: The Oldest Submerged City in the World, April 2016

Lecture - Pavlopetri: The Oldest Submerged City in the World, April 2016

30 posted on 07/25/2020 4:20:24 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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https://www.google.com/search?q=elafonisos


31 posted on 07/25/2020 4:40:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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I've been streaming this during the afternoon/evening, Ep 6 he visits Pavlopetri.
After seeing the sites of Monemvaisa, Peter continues on to Elafonisos, before venturing to the island of Kythira.
My Greek Odyssey: Season 1 Episode 6 – Monemvasia/Elafonisos/Kythira | trakt | TV-PG | Aired 2019-04-26 | Runtime 60 mins
My Greek Odyssey: Season 1 Episode 6 – Monemvasia/Elafonisos/Kythira | trakt | TV-PG | Aired 2019-04-26 | Runtime 60 mins
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In this exciting program Peter will cruise in his yacht throughout the Greek Islands, focusing on places that rarely get a mention in mainstream media and exploring the rich history, culture, cuisine and unique people he meets along the way. My Greek Odyssey will entertain, educate and inspire viewers to make the Greek Islands their next holiday destination!

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32 posted on 08/30/2020 5:25:40 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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