Posted on 09/21/2009 8:00:08 AM PDT by Nikas777
New finds at rich ancient cemetery in Greece
(AP) Sep 17, 2009
THESSALONIKI, Greece Archaeologists in Greece say a sprawling ancient cemetery dating to the 6th century B.C. has yielded dozens of rich grave offerings, including weapons and gold ornaments.
Archaeologist Pavlos Chrysostomou says 50 new graves were discovered at Arhontiko, near the ancient city of Pella, birthplace of Alexander the Great. Among the finds were two bronze helmets with gold inlay, iron weapons, statuettes and pottery.
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My thoughts on this grave robbing.....Cover the entire area with concrete and leave it be....These places were created as “Do Not Disturb” areas. Rest in Peace means just that!!
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Wonder what kind of condition they are in ???
Exactly. Just because the graves are old is no reason to disturb them.
I wish I had pictures also.
funny,
I clicked on this post just to wonder:
How old does a grave have to be to make the transition from robbery to Archeology?
(I don’t knwo the answer)
I’m sure they have many duplicates that were NOT taken from gravesites.
Some of these antiquities are beautiful considering their primitive tools..
I agree completely. If it’s okay to rob ancient graves then it must be okay to dig up grandma huh?
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Grave robbing is theft for one’s own use or sale of the items. If you dig up granny to steal her earrings, that’s grave robbing.
Archeology is the study of the ancients to better understand their history and their daily lives. The items go to museums so that many people may learn the history of the people who used them, and the archeologists finance their next dig.
I really don’t see the moral equivalence, but if you’re passionate about it, maybe you could start a movement to have the items cleaned, photographed, and reburied at the site.
Just a thought.
Where do you cross the line from archeology and grave robbing?
If it goes in your pocket, it’s grave robbing. If it goes into a museum to teach the modern world about the old, it’s educational grave robbing.
Thanks to you guys I won’t look at mummified remains the same way again.....
Disturbing any grave no matter how old it is is grave robbing in my mind. When they dug up King Tut they put his body on display for heavens sake. I’m sorry, the dead should be left alone.
Either they will loot to profit or loot to destroy.
There are many examples of this throughout history.
What is amazing is that no one in all that time found these to dig up. This is not exactly an isolated part of Greece.
So, are you going to lead the movement to have all the antiquities photographed and re-interred? I won’t be joining you because I disagree, but you certainly have the courage of your convictions if you do it.
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