How unlikely to find an unknown and unchartered
city, but this is what happened just recently high up Mount
Pindos in Northern
Greece !
At first glance and based on the coins,
ceramics and some metallic equipment it has been established that the city
dates from the 4th century BC. Some fragments of inscriptions have
been recovered, one of which reading IEP… and could refer to a sacred place.
Archaeologists tend to believe that this was an important place of worship for
ancient Macedonians.
The scattered remains and the geographical
location of this city in the area of Kastri
prove that it occupied an important place in the ancient Macedonian kingdom. So
far, large portions of the fortified acropolis have been excavated which leads
to conclude that the city had “a religious character”. A large amount of copper
arrows and traces of fire indicate, however, that the city was destroyed after
a violent war at some point during the 2nd century BC.
Further excavations are needed, of course, but
it is extremely exciting to come across such a new archaeological site and
ancient city of which nothing is known so far. Being located in Macedonia
it may even be a city connected to Alexander
the Great, who knows?
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