Recent archaeologists discovered the remains of a lost city dating from thousands of years, and the new evidence suggests that it can be the capital of a civilization that once went up.
The recent excavation was announced by the Polytechnic University of the State of California, Humboldt, on April 4.
It took place in Gradish, an archaeological site near the Northern Macedonia village or Crnobuki; It was carried out with the help of experts from the Institute and Museum of Macedonia in Bitola.
Speaking to Fox News Digital, Nick Angeloff, Professor of Anthropology and archaeologist at Cal Poly Humboldt, he said that the site is Lyncus, the lost capital of the kingdom of Lyncestis.
The kingdom was conquered by King Philip II of Macedonia in 358 a. C.
“Each indication points to this being the city of Lyncus, within Lyncestis,” said Angeloff.
“Nothing points out that it is Lyncus.”
Lyncus was the only city associated with high Macedonia, according to Angeloff, and had never found before.
“[The discovery is] Very rare, “said the expert.” It is a unique finding. “
Lyncus, established in the seventh century BC. C., was the birthplace of Eurydice I of Macedonia.
He thought that few have heard of the former queen, almost everyone has heard of their grandson, Alexander the Great.
“This is the only appropriate location that we have determined that it can be the ancient city of Lyncus, where Alexander the Great’s grandmother was born and grew,” he said.
“Eurydice was a very powerful woman at that time in human history,” the archaeologist continued.
“There is only one city that could have come, and we may have found it.”
He also said: “Without Eurydice, we don’t have Philip II, Alexander’s father, nor do we have Alejandro the Great.”
Information about the site is changing quickly. Initially, historians believed that the ruins in Gradishe were built during the reign of the Macedonian leader Rey Philip V, who ruled from 221 to 179 a. C.
But a currency of Alexander Magno’s Reign emerged, pushing it back to the fourth century. C.
On the site, archaeologists used Lidar remote detection technology (light and range detection) to see under the ground. Angeloff estimated that approximately 10,000 people live in the city in its peak, although future excavations are likely to generate more precise information.
“The potential of archeology in Macedonia del Norte … is very significant.”
“It has become very clear, using technology, that the strength [we found] It was designed to celebrate an entire city, “said the historian.” And we see the entire range of infrastructure necessary to maintain a city within the strength walls.
Angeloff added: “We could overlap and see what was under the ground. And the acropolis in which it is located, which is basically a top of the flat hill, has enough rooms and infrastructure to support an entire city within the walls of the fortress.”
The excavators discovered a textile workshop in addition to numerous artifacts, including a currency with Alexander the Greats Like, axes, game pieces, an oil lamp, even a small ceramic that shows a reason for the heart.
One of the most curious artifacts was a clay theater ticket, which Angeloff said it was exclusive to Macedonia del Norte.
“Usually theater tickets [were] Made of a metal, whether bronze or iron, but they always reuse, “he said.” There has never been a location in northern Macedonia with a theater ticket that has been found did not have a theater. “
He added: “Using our lidar, we believe that we can have placed the theater, and it seems, for all purposes, like a Macedonian theater, not a novel theater.”
“There is a relatively little work leg and relatively little investment in this region.”
The archaeologist, emphasizing the historical importance of the project, said his team plans to return to Macedonia del Norte in May and June to obtain more excavations.
“The potential of archeology throughout northern Macedonia informs our understanding of the classic [eras]Just as the era of the novel, it is very significant, “said Angeloff.” There has been relatively little work and relatively little investment in this region. “
“So we have the opportunity here to expand our knowledge of Alexander the Great’s time, [and] The times of the Roman Empire, exposed, through our work in Macedonia. “