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A Greek hiker found a 6,500-year-old gold pendant in a field and handed it over to authorities, an archaeologist said Thursday.
By COSTAS KANTOURIS
Associated Press Writer
THESSALONIKI, Greece
Foto: An undated handout picture showing a 6,500-year-old gold jewel that has been picked up in a northern Greek field by a hiker who handed it over to authorities, an archaeologist said in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006. (AP Photo/Culture Ministry)
The flat, roughly ring-shaped prehistoric pendant probably had religious significance and would have been worn on a necklace by a prominent member of society.
Only three such gold artifacts have been discovered during organized digs, archaeologist Georgia Karamitrou-Mendesidi, head of the Greek archaeological service in the northern region where the discovery was made, told The Associated Press.
"It belongs to the Neolithic period, about which we know very little regarding the use of metals, particularly gold," she said. "The fact that it is made of gold indicates that these people were highly advanced, producing significant works of art."
She said the pendant, measuring rough 1 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches, was picked up last year near the town of Ptolemaida, about 90 miles southwest of the northern city of Thessaloniki. Karamitrou-Mendesidi is to present the artifact at a three-day archaeological conference that opened Thursday in Thessaloniki.
Greek police confiscated a hoard of 33 similar pieces of hammered gold jewelry from smugglers in 1997.
The woman who found the pendant did not want a reward and wished to remain anonymous, Karamitrou-Mendesidi said.
Similar finds have been excavated in modern Turkey and the Balkans, particularly in Bulgaria.
Around 4500 B.C., when the pendant was made, Greece's early Neolithic farming settlements were consolidating into structured trading centers with a developed knowledge of metalworking.
In November, archaeologists announced the discovery of two prehistoric farming settlements dating back as early as 6000 B.C. in the Ptolemaida region.
The settlement digs uncovered burial sites, clay and stone figurines of humans and animals, pottery and stone tools.
Another 25 prehistoric settlements have been found in the area.
Fuente: http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060217/API/602170554
Rare pendant sheds light on Neolithic period. Gold artifact ‘comes from advanced society’
A 6,500-year-old gold pendant, found by a hiker in a field near the northern town of Ptolemaida, could provide insights into the Neolithic era, archaeologists said.
By Costas Kantouris - The Associated Press
THESSALONIKI - A 6,500-year-old gold jewel was picked up in a northern Greek field by a hiker who handed it over to authorities, an archaeologist said yesterday.
The flat, ring-shaped prehistoric pendant is a rare find in Greece, where only three such gold artifacts have been discovered during organized digs, Georgia Karamitrou-Mendesidi said.
Police confiscated a hoard of 33 similar hammered gold jewels from smugglers in 1997.
“It’s very important that it comes from the Neolithic period, about which we know very little regarding the use of metals, particularly gold,” Karamitrou-Mendesidi, head of the archaeological service where the discovery was made, told AP.
She said the pendant was picked up last year near the town of Ptolemaida, 150 kilometers (93 miles) southwest of Thessaloniki. Karamitrou-Mendesidi is to present the artifact at a conference that opened on Thursday in the northern city. The woman who found it does not want any reward and wishes to remain anonymous, Karamitrou-Mendesidi said.
Measuring 4 by 3.5 centimeters (1.6 by 1.4 inches), the pendant probably had religious significance and would have been worn on a necklace by a prominent member of society.
“The fact that it is made of gold indicates that these people were highly advanced, producing significant works of art,” Karamitrou-Mendesidi said.
Similar finds have been excavated in Turkey and the Balkans, particularly in Bulgaria.
Around 4,500 BC, when the jewel was made, Greece’s early Neolithic farming settlements were consolidating into socially structured trading centers with a developed knowledge of metalworking.
In November, archaeologists announced the discovery of two prehistoric farming settlements dating to 6,000 BC in the Ptolemaida region. The sites include human burials, clay and stone figurines of humans and animals, stone seals, pottery and stone tools.
“These figurines are impressive as they are remarkably faithful in their representation of the human figure,” Karamitrou-Mendesidi said.
Fuente: AP / http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=66556
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0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">The settlement digs uncovered burial sites, clay and stone figurines of humans and animals, pottery and stone tools.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Another 25 prehistoric settlements have been found in the area.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Fuente: <A
href="http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060217/API/602170554">http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060217/API/602170554</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><STRONG>Rare pendant sheds light on Neolithic period. Gold artifact ‘comes from advanced society’</STRONG> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">A 6,500-year-old gold pendant, found by a hiker in a field near the northern town of </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Ptolemaida</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">, could provide insights into the Neolithic era, archaeologists said.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">By Costas Kantouris - The Associated Press<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">THESSALONIKI</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"> - A 6,500-year-old gold jewel was picked up in a northern Greek field by a hiker who handed it over to authorities, an archaeologist said yesterday.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">The flat, ring-shaped prehistoric pendant is a rare find in </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB">Greece</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">, where only three such gold artifacts have been discovered during organized digs, Georgia Karamitrou-Mendesidi said.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Police confiscated a hoard of 33 similar hammered gold jewels from smugglers in 1997.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana;
mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">“It’s very important that it comes from the Neolithic period, about which we know very little regarding the use of metals, particularly gold,” Karamitrou-Mendesidi, head of the archaeological service where the discovery was made, told AP.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">She said the pendant was picked up last year near the town of </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Ptolemaida</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">, 150 kilometers (93 miles) southwest of </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Thessaloniki</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">. Karamitrou-Mendesidi is to present the artifact at a conference that opened on Thursday in the northern city. The woman who found it does not want any reward and wishes to remain anonymous, Karamitrou-Mendesidi said.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Measuring 4 by 3.5 centimeters (1.6 by 1.4 inches), the pendant probably had religious significance and would have been worn on a necklace by a prominent member of society.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm
0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">“The fact that it is made of gold indicates that these people were highly advanced, producing significant works of art,” Karamitrou-Mendesidi said.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Similar finds have been excavated in </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Turkey</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"> and the Balkans, particularly in </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Bulgaria</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Around 4,500 BC, when the jewel was made, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Greece</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">’s early
Neolithic farming settlements were consolidating into socially structured trading centers with a developed knowledge of metalworking.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">In November, archaeologists announced the discovery of two prehistoric farming settlements dating to 6,000 BC in the Ptolemaida region. The sites include human burials, clay and stone figurines of humans and animals, stone seals, pottery and stone tools.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">“These figurines are impressive as they are remarkably faithful in their representation of the human figure,” Karamitrou-Mendesidi said.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Fuente: AP / <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=66556">http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=66556</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div><BR><BR><html>
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