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Peloponnese Region

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Area21550
Largest city Kalamata
Population1. 155 million (2011)
Decentralized AdministrationPeloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian
Capitals Patras
Tripoli
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About Peloponnese Region


The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus is a peninsula and geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridge which separates the Gulf of Corinth from the Saronic Gulf.

Bronze age Royal tombs unearthed in Greece

Feb 16,2020 9:18 am

A gold pendant presented to The Head of The Egyptian goddess Hathor - a protector of The Dead

archaeologists have discovered two Royal Tombs in Greece, jewelry, and artifacts from More Than 3,000 years.

The finds include a gold ring bulls flanked by sheaves represent barley and a trailer shows an Egyptian goddess.

The U.S. researchers say that their discovery of new information about the early Mycenaean trade and culture.

The tombs are in the vicinity of The Bronze age Palace of Pylos in Greece South Peloponnese.

you are not far from other important tomb believed discovered in the year 2015, that from an early ruler of The City .

the statement of Greece's culture Ministry said on Tuesday that the dome had shaped roofs of the two graves, broke during the ancient times, does not fill you with so much debris that the robbers were able to loot.

(UC) spent More Than 18 months excavating The Site and documenting the artifacts.

gold-ring, showed the life from the earliest beginnings of agriculture

Jack Davis , head of UC's classics department, said, things like the gold ring with two cops with sheaves of barley gave an insight into life around The Mediterranean More Than 3,000 years ago.

"It's an interesting scene, in Animal Husbandry - Cattle , mixed with cereals. It is the basis of agriculture," he said.

The graves were covered with small pieces of gold leaf that had fallen from the Walls .

was broken in The graves, protecting the contents from thieves

In 2015, the archaeologists in the vicinity of Pylos is The Tomb of a high status people, which they called the Griffin warriors, according to the engravings of mythical creatures engraved in his tomb was found.

The Tomb , including armour, weapons, gold, and jewelry agate sealstone shows two warriors fighting.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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