Throne of Homer’s hero is unearthed

The Times of London ^ | June 18 2016 | Anthee Carassava

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A chunk of worked limestone unearthed at a dig came from to the lost throne of Agamemnon, the ancient Greek hero revered by Homer in The Iliad, his epic story of the Trojan War, according to an archaeologist.

Christofilis Maggidis, who leads excavations in Mycenae, in the north-eastern Peloponnese, said that the 110lb (50kg) slab was found two years ago in a streambed metres from a palace that collapsed during an earthquake in about 1200 BC.

“This is one of the most emblematic and significant finds from the Mycenaean era,” Mr Maggidis said after an elaborate, year-long study of the...

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Christofilis Maggidis

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and they know it is from his throne because...

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I've been listening to the “Trojan War Epic” podcast by Jeff Wilson for the last couple weeks.

Amazing find by archaeologists if true.

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. . . it makes a GREAT story!

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The granite toilet paper roll, of course.

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I have Michael Woods wonderful tv program The Trojan War on dvd.

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?? Can’t read full article.

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and they know it is from his throne because...
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Gotta have faith... Just like all religious topics, LOL!

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http://www.ekathimerini.com/204104/article/ekathimerini/life/archaeological-society-denies-claims-of-agamemnon-throne-discovery

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the other story is behind a paywall.

here is an article at daily mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3643276/Is-lost-throne-Mycenae-Archaeologist-claims-uncovered-stone-Trojan-War.html

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y6LWfWQU-o

Horrible Histories - “Menelaus of Sparta is chosen.” Sweet as a nut meat!

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According to the dailymail article:

He said that a team of experts had been sent to the site to examine the findings, a 50 kilo slab said to be part of the ancient king's stone chair, and dating back to the last historical phase of the palace at Mycenae. The team concluded that there was no scientific evidence to back Maggidis's claim. The shape of the finding, the experts said, suggests it was more likely part of a household or craft utensil.

not too sure about the "utensil" part, but then a part of a throne is high on the speculation scale. I love the old Greek myths and stories like this though.

[Zirondelle]

https://vk.com/video75868_164848708

Better link!

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A 50 kilo slab... was more likely part of a household or craft utensil? Really?

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He did his usual great job with that one, and his "making of" comments reinforce the impression of quality of the unedited original docu. The book has some more interesting details, a little more depth.

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Well, their neighbors the Minoans supposedly invented the indoor loo...

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:’)