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Archaeologists find rare
fruit and textiles in Greece
Nouvelle de la Deutsche Presse-Agentur en date du 9 mai
2007.
Athens - Greek archaeologists have discovered
a rare find of textiles and fruit dating over 2,600 years in a bronze funeral
urn in the northern Peloponnese, the culture ministry said Wednesday.
The 7th-century BC urn dating between the Late
Geometric and the Early Archaic era, contained ash, bones and pomegranate
fruits. It was found in a construction site near the city of Argos,
approximately 150 kilometres west of Athens.
'Preserved organic matter from ancient times
is extremely rare,' the ministry said in a statement, adding that the
'important find' is among the earliest ever found in the antiquities-rich area.
The city of Argos was considered a regional
power in ancient Greece and a rival to neighbouring Sparta.
DATE DE PUBLICATION EN LIGNE : 21 NOVEMBRE 2007