Mycenean-era tombs with dozens of evidence were discovered in Salamina

A Mycenean tomb with ancient goods dating back to the 12-13th century BC was discovered in the center of the main town on Salamina Island, Greece, discovered by chance in a home-link construction project. stay with central sewage network.

Specifically, Western Attica's Ada Kattoula archaeologist Piraeus announced that this is the third ancient tomb discovered in the area after the discovery of two graves in 2009 during the excavation of the installation. sewage pipes for regional centers.

In this latest discovery, the archaeological group found a throne of one neck, inside which contained 41 intact pottery pots in good condition and decorative carving objects bearing the old era features as well as 10 strange objects. Unknown position.

Archaeological group said that conditions for this excavation are extremely difficult, because geology is easy to sink, rocky, and at risk of flooding."We need to pump out water from the ancient grave excavation. We have to rely on significant support from the construction contractor . " - Kattoula said.

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According to experts, this ancient tomb may be part of the ancient cemetery of the Mycenean period that was discovered many years ago as in 1964, 1992, 2009.

The tomb is carved from stone with the size of 2.6mx2.9m and high of 1.5m. It is smaller than the other two ancient tombs found in this cemetery up to 3mx3m in size.

This tomb contains bones of at least five people, indicating that this may be a typical mass grave of the old era. The tomb was found to have access to small ancient roads. Many experts suspect that this is the entrance to the ancient people to move the old body aside to continue to bring the new body into the grave.

Currently, this grave will still be preserved. The team will continue to study more intensively on these skeletons and will preserve them in the best condition. This discovery greatly contributed to the creation of a complete picture of the Mycenean cemetery at Salamina.