Register   Log in   Album   Home   Cyprus dig unearths 'very rare' marble coffin   Author Message repulsewarrior Deputy Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 1765 Location: Canada Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 4:18 am    Post subject: Cyprus dig unearths 'very rare' marble coffin Famagusta Gazette 13.SEP.08 Cyprus' top archeologist has said a chance dig has unearthed a "very rare" 2,500-year-old marble sarcophagus in the shape of a woman. Antiquities Department director Pavlos Flourentzos said the tomb found at a construction site in Larnaca has a "strong classical Greek influence." He said the coffin's rarity rests on the fact that the marble used to build it was imported because none exists on the island. The faint traces of paint the coffin retains are also rare. Flourentzos said a second marble coffin found at the site was meticulously crafted in the "form of a temple". He added that tests would determine from which country the marble was imported. - Copyright © Famagusta Gazette 2008 Back to top stavrizatz Mukhtar/is Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 929 Location: Australia / Lefkosia Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 4:52 am    Post subject: Interesting Back to top repulsewarrior Deputy Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 1765 Location: Canada Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:29 am    Post subject: ...some more stuff. Important finds in Bronze Age settlement in Cyprus http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/002927.html Back to top stavrizatz Mukhtar/is Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 929 Location: Australia / Lefkosia Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:36 am    Post subject: Thanks RW Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  All times are GMT + 3 Hours Page 1 of 1 Link Partners 3400 Attacks blocked Talkcyprus.org - the Cyprus bicommunal discussion and chat forum is Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group