Treasury of Atreus by Michael Schiavone
Posted on 11/11/2018 3:56:56 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Kul-Oba an ancient archaeological site, a Scythian burial tumulus (kurgan), located near Kerch in eastern Crimea. Kul-Oba was the first Scythian royal barrow to be excavated in modern times. Uncovered in 1830, the stone tomb yielded a wealth of precious artifacts which drew considerable public interest to Scythian world. Of particular interest is an intricately granulated earring with two Nike figurines and Serpent-Legged Goddess, now in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.The tomb was built around 400 to 350 BC.
The body of the king lay by the east wall on a sumptuous wooden couch. His social position was highlighted by a diadem encircling his head, surmounted by a pointed felt headgear with gold pendants. His neck was decorated by a large gold disk weighing 461 grams. Each wrist was adorned with one to three bracelets. A separate section of the couch contained other grave goods, including a phial, a whip, a knife, and a quiver - all inlaid with gold or precious stones.
(Excerpt) Read more at hiddenandlittleknownplaces.blogspot.com ...
The Scythians were renowned archers with recurved bows. Those bows were awfully powerful and I;ve always wondered how they strung them. And, there in great detail in a gold piece is a demonstration of how it was done by using the leg in a way I’d never thought of.
Great pics of archeological finds that were hidden too long behind governmental interference.
The National Geographic one was also on YT (when I searched using the Roku), and I think (it was late, I was sleepy, slept through the video) that one turned out to be the same freakin' show.
The Scythian objects I’ve seen are all beautiful. No exception here. Thanks.
Did they build that into the ground, or cover it with dirt after?
It's built row over row, and the dirt is piled up as they go, both to make it easier to build, and to create hoop stress so that it doesn't fall out.
It's not unlkely that the craftsmanship of the gold objects (particularly that urn) is Greek.
With the opening up of so many areas to archeological exploration and the new technology like lidar, this may be the golden age of discovery all over the world of finds of major importance. Looking at the satellite and lidar pictures of Egypt and Central America, the undiscovered remains of large sites with pyramids and cities are amazing.
And more laymen are catching the bug and actually finding stuff on Sattelite photos. The 12 y.o. kid that predicted a major site in Central America based on astronomical positioning (or whatever)is off the charts.
There was more travel to different areas in ancient times than previously thought. I think we will see evidence of cross-fertilization of cultures more and more with the opening up of areas once behind the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.
The most recent discovery in Crimea emphasized Russian claims, and was about a Greek "city" of 5000 sq meters, whichi is a bit more than 1.25 acres. That's either a rather poor village, or a single set of buildings from a single ancient estate.
Wholeheartedly agree about LIDAR and satellite, although it still requires trowels on the ground. In the Amazon I think it will turn out that the boom and bust cycle long documented in Central America's series of civilizations and cultures will be found to have occurred there as well.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
