September 3, 2008
ancient remains mistaken for landmine
In a curious case of archeology, ancient remains and a gold wreath were found in the ruins of ancient Aigai.
“The young workman who saw it was astounded and shouted ‘land mine!’” the university statement said.
To make the situation odder, the remains appear to have been dug up shortly after the original burial and repackaged.
Gold wreaths are rare and were buried with ancient nobles or royalty. But the find is also highly unusual as the artifacts appear to have been removed from a grave during ancient times and, for reasons that are unclear, reburied in the city’s marketplace near the theater where Philip was stabbed to death.
“This happened quite soon after the original burial; it’s not that a grave robber took it centuries later and hid it with the intention of coming back,” excavator Chryssoula Saatsoglou-Paliadeli told The Associated Press. “It probably belonged to a high-ranking person.”
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