[SunkenCiv]

The underlying article:

A sarcophagus of a warrior was recently discovered during archaeological excavations of the ancient city of Parion, located in Turkey's north-western province of Canakkale, near Troy. The sarcophagus was unearthed in the ancient city's necropolis, Professor Cevat Basaran, head of the excavation team in Parion ancient city in the village of Kemer near the town of Biga, told national media. According to the archaeologist, the newly found sarcophagus had an inscription of a warrior saying goodbye to his family as he left for a war. The warrior in the inscription, he added, could be Paris who caused the Trojan War. Parion is among the most important of the dozens of ancient settlements in the region of Troad, in which the city of Troy was the focus. Parion was first found by archaeologists in 2005. Many precious artefacts, including gold crowns and sarcophagi, have been unearthed at the site since, suggesting the city's importance during the Hellenistic and Roman Age.

[mainepatsfan]

I hope he didn’t fight like Orlando Bloom did in “Troy”.

[djf]

Whatever it is, I am sure it will be the biggest.
Or the oldest.

Widest.
Deepest.

Cleanest.

Most newsworthiest.

I’m not exaggerating.
Really, I’m not.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Paris would have lived and died in the Bronze Age (1150 to 1250 BC) not during the Helenistic or Roman times. The article is a little unclear.

[Tanniker Smith]

Let me know if they find Athena’s robot owl.

[tlb]

>>> The warrior in the inscription, he added, could be Paris who caused the Trojan War.

Interesting discovery but I despise that kind of puffery by scientists and historians who know better. Unless they are holding something back, they have no evidence whatsoever as to the actual identity. But to take a scene that would be common to most any Greek warrior of the period (making his farewells as he leaves for war) and pretending that is a sound basis to say it is Paris is dishonest.

[TASMANIANRED]

If you follow the epic story...I doubt that his corpse was treated with any dignity.