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Archaeologists may have discovered the palace of Odysseus

Postby yialousa1971 » Sun Aug 22, 2010 6:53 am

Archaeologists believe they have discovered the palace of Odysseus In northern Ithaca

according to the latest news (Greek SKY / ΣΚΑΙ TV) archaeologists in Greece have recently unearthed spectacular archaeological remains which make them think that they have discovered the legendary palace of Odysseus!

In the last 16 years, archaeologists from the university of Ioannina, Greece, have been digging at Exogi of Ithaca (see map).

Thanassis Papadopoulos, Prof. of Archaeology at the University of Ioannina talked to the journalists of ΣΚΑΙ TV (see video below). He said that a three-parted building in two levels, the size of a palace (i.e. similar in size to the palace structures at Mycenae, Pylos, Tyrins) has been discovered. It is also worth reporting that the palatial complex is surrounded by a Cyclopean wall. Professor Papadopoulos also argued that his excavation team discovered a fountain of the 13th century BC, the date of which comes in accordance with the era that Odysseus must have lived. Additionally, the description of the view from Ithaca's palace in Homer's Odyssey 'fits like a glove' with the location of the archaeological site.



http://www.skai.gr/news/culture/article/150308/arhaiologoi-pisteyoyn-oti-anakalypsan-to-palati-toy-odyssea-/
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Re: Archaeologists may have discovered the palace of Odysseu

Postby Get Real! » Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:42 pm

yialousa1971 wrote:according to the latest news (Greek SKY / ΣΚΑΙ TV) archaeologists in Greece have recently unearthed spectacular archaeological remains which make them think that they have discovered the legendary palace of Odysseus!

They might want to be a bit careful in case they also uncover all the bad debts that were accrued to make that useless journey!
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Postby yialousa1971 » Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:02 pm

The relevant publication of L. K. Papadopoulou, Th. Papadoopoulos and G. Owens (published in 2006 / title: A possioble Linear sign from Ithaki, ABO 9 'SE') can be found here:-http://www.teicrete.gr/daidalika/ithaka.pdf

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