Medieval History
Macedonians discovered a valuable treasure hid in the bowels of the earth, thanks to the methodical excavations undertaken in the construction of the Thessaloniki metro.
Many artifacts found in the excavation, from items such as gold hoops, benches, and thousands of everyday objects, up to whole churches, remnants of the glorious, long history of Thessaloniki, have come to light. The excavations were completed by the end of the year, leaving behind thousands of ?mosaics? of cultures that flourished in the city.
Archaeologists are revealing a palimpsest of the city, a city that has undergone constant and continuous phases of occupation from the 4th century BC, when it was founded in Thessaloniki, until now! ?In Byzantium, Thessalonica was described as the second city of Constantinople, precisely because of its extremely important historical position in the region.? They emphasized, among other things, that the general secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Lina Mendoni, spoke to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economic Affairs of the House, ahead of signing an additional contract to perform archaeological work. "In terms of area stations, there are mainly archaeological investigations in the order of 17,000 sq.m. In essence, speaking of the area of ??excavation, we speak about 28,000 square meters," explained Ms. Mendoni.
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Medieval History
Countless Treasures Found in the Excavations for the Subway in Thessaloniki
Macedonians discovered a valuable treasure hid in the bowels of the earth, thanks to the methodical excavations undertaken in the construction of the Thessaloniki metro.
Many artifacts found in the excavation, from items such as gold hoops, benches, and thousands of everyday objects, up to whole churches, remnants of the glorious, long history of Thessaloniki, have come to light. The excavations were completed by the end of the year, leaving behind thousands of ?mosaics? of cultures that flourished in the city.
Archaeologists are revealing a palimpsest of the city, a city that has undergone constant and continuous phases of occupation from the 4th century BC, when it was founded in Thessaloniki, until now! ?In Byzantium, Thessalonica was described as the second city of Constantinople, precisely because of its extremely important historical position in the region.? They emphasized, among other things, that the general secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Lina Mendoni, spoke to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economic Affairs of the House, ahead of signing an additional contract to perform archaeological work. "In terms of area stations, there are mainly archaeological investigations in the order of 17,000 sq.m. In essence, speaking of the area of ??excavation, we speak about 28,000 square meters," explained Ms. Mendoni.
Click here to read this article from The Greek Reporter
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Archaeologists in Greece?s second-largest city have uncovered a 70-metre section of an ancient road built by the Romans that was the city?s main travel artery nearly 2,000 years ago. The marble-paved road was unearthed during excavations for Thessaloniki?s...
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