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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-09-18
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[01] Rain unearths unknown Mycenaean cemetery
[01] Rain unearths unknown Mycenaean cemetery
ANA-MPA/A hitherto unknown Mycenaean cemetery was revealed in Soha,
near Leonidio, by recent heavy rainfall, with the finds dating back to
the 14th century BC, archaeologists said.
Five box-shaped multiple tombs were unearthed in Soha, near Vaskina
village, some 10 kilometers northwest of Leonidio.ana-mpa
A recovery excavation was then conducted by the 38th Ephorate of
Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities.ana-mpa
The most impressive of the funerary gifts found in the graves were
several clay sympotic vases.
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