Ancient Greek city Tenea found by archaeologists
Archaeologists in Greece believe they have found the lost city of Tenea, thought to have been founded by captives of the legendary Trojan War.
They said they had discovered the remains of a housing settlement, jewellery, coins and several burial sites in the southern Peloponnese area.
Until now, archaeologists had a rough idea of where the city might have been located but had no tangible proof.
The items date from 4th Century BC to Roman times.
Excavation work around the modern-day village of Chiliomodi began in 2013, and "proof of the existence" of Tenea emerged in work carried out in September and early October this year, officials said.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @07:06PM (2 children)
Where is the dirt coming from to bury all this stuff? Is constant tiny bombardment from space making the earth grow thicker?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @11:57PM
Why do you think your mother keeps telling you to wipe your feet?
(Score: 2) by KritonK on Friday November 16 2018, @09:43AM
Rubble from the destruction of buildings; leveling off destroyed buildings with imported material, so that people can rebuild the destroyed site; dust blown in from the Sahara (sounds weird, but we get a lot of that in Greece).
In Athens this has resulted in several meters of dirt accumulating on top of ruins from the classical era.