![]() Relatively little is known about Tenea, apart from ancient references to the reputed link with Troy and to its citizens forming the bulk of the Greek colonists who founded the city of Syracuse in Sicily. That was unusual, as the ancient Greeks typically buried their dead in organized cemeteries outside the city walls. Artifacts uncovered from the Tenea site Greek Ministry of CultureĪ pottery jar containing the remains of two human fetuses was also found amid the foundations of one building. “Inside these areas, clay floors, as well as portions of marble and stone floors, were maintained in good condition, while some of the walls were well-crafted and covered with mortar,” the ministry said.įinds included household pottery, a bone gaming die and more than 200 coins dating from the 4th century B.C. “The work was focused on two main places: the area where an organized cemetery of Hellenistic and Roman times extends with adjoining buildings and facilities, and in a second place where, for the first time, residential remains of Ancient Teneas were excavated and excavated,” it said in its statement.Įxperts uncovered what appear to be homes from the ancient city. In a statement released Tuesday, Greece’s Culture Ministry said recent excavations in the southern Greek region of the Peloponnese turned up “proof of the existence of the ancient city” of Tenea, until now known mostly from ancient texts.Įxcavations took place from September to early October, according to the ministry. ![]() 'Jesus' face' uncovered at ancient church in the Israeli desertĪrchaeologists in Greece have located the remains of a lost city believed to have been settled by captives from the Trojan War. Marie Antoinette's pearl and diamond pendant sold at auction for record $36 millionĢ,200-year-old computer suffers major setback
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