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Crete: isle of the dead?
Frontier magazine ^ | January-February 2000 | Philip Coppens

Posted on 08/03/2006 10:11:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

It argues that the "palaces" could more likely be "temples" rather than residential buildings. For sure, archaeologists are quick to point out that certain parts of the palaces definitely had a religious function. But some go further. Archaeologist Oswald Spengler stated in the 1930s that these "palaces" were temples for the dead. His opinion was not taken seriously, as it went against the accepted belief. Wunderlich continued where Spengler had stopped. Both noted that the state of the palaces was particularly bizarre. Thousands of people are believed to have roamed the corridors of the Palace of Knossos, but the staircases throughout the complex look as if they have never been used. Most sections of the complex reveal no sign of usage, or age. This in itself is bizarre. Almost as an aside, it is noted that the palace had no surrounding wall, making it extremely fragile. Though the island or its builder might have been unaware of war, a surrounding wall does offer protection, if only from the elements. Crete, though popular with tourists for its warm summers, nevertheless does have cold winters – and snow in the highlands.

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: 1177bc; ancientgreece; archaeology; arthurevans; bronzeage; crete; ericcline; erichcline; godsgravesglyphs; greece; hansgeorgwunderlich; minoans; oswaldspengler; philipcoppens; seapeoples; thesecretofcrete
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To: RunningWolf; SunkenCiv
August 6, 2006 - 2:57 PM

Golden dagger from 3,000 BC found

SOFIA (Reuters) - A golden dagger dating to 3,000 BC, plus 500 golden ornaments, have been found in a Thracian tomb in central Bulgaria, an archaeologist said on Sunday.

"It's a really sensational discovery," Bozhidar Dimitrov, head of the Bulgarian national museum, told Reuters.

"The dagger, which we believe is made of gold and platinum, most probably belonged to a Thracian ruler or to a priest."

"No item of this type was found even in the legendary city of Troy," Dimitrov added, referring to ruins in Turkey widely regarded as the site of one of the leading cities of antiquity.

He said the 16-cm (6.3-inch) dagger had been dated to 3,000 BC, was in perfect condition and is extremely sharp.

The new findings come from a tomb discovered two years ago near the village of Dubovo in central Bulgaria. Last year, archaeologists found more than 15,000 golden bits and pieces there from which the restorers assembled several necklaces.

Little is known about Thracians who lived on the fringes of the Greek and Roman civilisations, often intermingling and clashing with the more advanced cultures.

Some experts say Thracians settled on what is now Bulgaria, Romania, northern Greece and Turkey's European territory from as early as 4,000 BC until they were absorbed in around 45 AD.

"This significant find confirmed that people in this region were familiar with what was then high technology in metal processing," Dimitrov said.

He said the items may have been used for ritual sacrifices.

Archaelogists have discovered a large number of artefacts in Bulgaria's Thracian tombs in recent decades, providing most of what is known of the their culture, as they had no written language and left no enduring records.

21 posted on 08/06/2006 10:38:36 AM PDT by blam
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To: RunningWolf

thanks.

Macedonian history unearthed
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette | Fri, Aug. 04, 2006 | Richard Bangs
Posted on 08/05/2006 2:20:18 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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22 posted on 08/06/2006 6:33:39 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (updated my FR profile on Thursday, July 27, 2006. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Mycenaeans:

50 Ancient Tombs Uncovered (1400BC, Crete)
The Australian | 7-18-2004
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23 posted on 08/06/2006 7:34:06 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (updated my FR profile on Thursday, July 27, 2006. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Whoops.

50 Ancient Tombs Uncovered (1400BC, Crete)
The Australian | 7-18-2004
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24 posted on 08/06/2006 7:34:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (updated my FR profile on Thursday, July 27, 2006. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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missed one:

Expedition Seeks Clues To Lost Bronze Age Culture (Minoans - Robert Ballard)
Yahoo | 6-1-2006 | Richard C. Lewis
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25 posted on 08/09/2006 11:02:40 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (updated my FR profile on Thursday, August 10, 2006. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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