One of the coins discovered on the floor of the destroyed wine shop.Photo courtesy of Scott Gallimore
Posted on 01/31/2024 7:30:41 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a 1,600-year-old wine shop that was destroyed and abandoned after a "sudden event," possibly an earthquake or building collapse, left broken vessels and 60 coins scattered on the floor, according to new research.
The shop operated at a time when the Roman Empire controlled the region. It was found in the ancient city of Sikyon (also spelled Sicyon), which is located on the northern coast of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. Within the wine shop, archaeologists found the scattered coins, as well as the remains of marble tabletops and vessels made of bronze, glass and ceramic.
The wine shop was found on the northern end of a complex that had a series of workshops containing kilns and installations used to press grapes or olives, archaeologists noted in a paper they presented at the annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, which was held Jan. 4-7 in Chicago...
The wine shop appears to have suffered a "sudden event" that resulted in its destruction and abandonment, Gallimore said. The 60 bronze coins found in the floor are from the shop's final moments.
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One of the coins discovered on the floor of the destroyed wine shop.Photo courtesy of Scott Gallimore
Did they find any Washington State Pinot Noire? The best tasting wine around.
I can’t read it because I keep getting an ice cream cone ad plastered over it.
They just discovered it?
Didn’t anyone notice it before?
Knock on the door?
Mail piled up outside?
Health inspector didn’t visit ?
So many questions …..
Migrants............
Great. Now I’m hungry.
Well, the whole destroyed by an earthquake thing may have been a factor in its obscurity. :^)
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However, most of the wine had gone off.
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