tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post5223624285629259506..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: All that glitters ...........is goldRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-32126382711432644612014-05-14T16:56:29.457+01:002014-05-14T16:56:29.457+01:00The necklace would look perfectly at home in a top...The necklace would look perfectly at home in a top class jewellers today - I had to keep reminding myself that most of the items were over 2500 years old - remarkable.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-34071820215612212992014-05-14T16:53:50.614+01:002014-05-14T16:53:50.614+01:00I suspect that the women liked their myrtle wreath...I suspect that the women liked their myrtle wreaths because of their symbolism - myrtle was sacred to Aphrodite and love.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-559483800823414992014-05-14T16:51:15.199+01:002014-05-14T16:51:15.199+01:00♡♡Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-76429978531391636812014-05-14T16:31:29.629+01:002014-05-14T16:31:29.629+01:00The necklace is on my want list ! How gorgeous. Th...The necklace is on my want list ! How gorgeous. The Myrtle wreath is so beautiful. How amazing that these craftsmen were able to create these masterpieces so long ago... and how wonderful that they have survived.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-64045924861200509032014-05-14T13:56:38.010+01:002014-05-14T13:56:38.010+01:00Thanks Rosemary for that information.Thanks Rosemary for that information.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-62400246130638198452014-05-14T12:25:58.225+01:002014-05-14T12:25:58.225+01:00Absolutely wonderful Rosemary. I love the fine cra...Absolutely wonderful Rosemary. I love the fine craftsmanship of the bracelet and the delicacy of the sacred Myrtle wreath. Can you image how long such thing would take to create. I have great patience and appreciation for fine handwork in any medium but all that gold add a little extra pizazz. We grow Myrtle here and its discreet flowers have always fascinated me.Mr Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570356924117694493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-67727804286696982432014-05-14T11:01:49.062+01:002014-05-14T11:01:49.062+01:00Thank you for taking the trouble to look Margaret....Thank you for taking the trouble to look Margaret. I had the same response when I looked. <br />I think that it must have been a peculiarity of the group of people who were buried in Ayia Paraskevi Cemetery, which was 25 km away from Thessaloniki. The information states that 500 tombs were discovered with each containing a single burial whose orientation varied according to the gender of the dead - women facing east and men facing west. It also mentions that the tombs yielded lozenge shaped sheets of gold with relief decoration which covered the mouths of all the dead. The cemetery dated to the 6th century BC.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-57124557943423154192014-05-14T10:45:04.398+01:002014-05-14T10:45:04.398+01:00I didn't find why the male or females were bur...I didn't find why the male or females were buried different ways. Most sites say Cremation was undertaken...<br />Regards, MargaretMargaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-75788885503235409762014-05-13T23:21:41.752+01:002014-05-13T23:21:41.752+01:00All of the wreaths in the museum were beautiful an...All of the wreaths in the museum were beautiful and looked so delicate - there were also ones which replicated ivy, and olive leaves. I think it always important when looking at archaic artefacts to remember that they were the property of the person who died. Presumably the fact that they accompanied them in the grave they never expected them to be removed. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-18197951799207642582014-05-13T23:13:29.898+01:002014-05-13T23:13:29.898+01:00I don't think that the helmets were only cerem...I don't think that the helmets were only ceremonial - the base of the helmet was bronze.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-21345201688247342452014-05-13T23:11:44.968+01:002014-05-13T23:11:44.968+01:00Hope you show your photos of the gold from Cartage...Hope you show your photos of the gold from Cartagena - my husband has visited there too, but many years ago.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-6869944671638104822014-05-13T21:31:07.394+01:002014-05-13T21:31:07.394+01:00I love the myrtle wreath and the gold on the fabri...I love the myrtle wreath and the gold on the fabrics. I think we still have many burial traditions today, and would have more if the subject and service were seen in a different way. We are so reserved in our western culture.SeagullSuziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857680854262709165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-68587277986540138682014-05-13T20:50:05.640+01:002014-05-13T20:50:05.640+01:00Can you even imagine coming upon all this treasure...Can you even imagine coming upon all this treasure while on an ordinary street digging job? Talk about luck. (Though maybe not so astonishing in this part of the world.) Can you imagine that helmet plated in gold? How alarmingly beautiful. At least to me. Gold is a very soft metal so, I'm assuming that these helmets were mainly ceremonial? Thank you once again, Rosemary, for sharing your travels with us.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-27905714557533897532014-05-13T20:41:51.168+01:002014-05-13T20:41:51.168+01:00Dear Dimi - the ancient gold and bronze treasures ...Dear Dimi - the ancient gold and bronze treasures were a treat for me to see and I was very impressed by them all. Glad you enjoyed this post showing the wonderful archaic artefacts from your lovely country.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-15173895695419949612014-05-13T20:41:28.786+01:002014-05-13T20:41:28.786+01:00We were in the Gold museum of Cartagena in Colombi...We were in the Gold museum of Cartagena in Colombia but your pictures are better.<br /><br />Greetings,<br />FilipFilipBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748038653807154529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-12597024002448626632014-05-13T20:10:22.996+01:002014-05-13T20:10:22.996+01:00Great post dear Rosemary!I'm so glad you visit...Great post dear Rosemary!I'm so glad you visit these beautiful Greek treasures that have found in Vergina!<br />This is our history,and Greece is a beautiful country!Wonderful pictures!Thank you for sharing !!Wishing you a lovely week!<br />Dimi...DIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261333259454936529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-13239805996696238692014-05-13T17:02:49.624+01:002014-05-13T17:02:49.624+01:00The skills involved in making the gold and bronze ...The skills involved in making the gold and bronze work we saw were as you say a feast ♡ for the eye. I just really loved seeing it all, and had to keep reminding myself of how old it all was.<br />Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-35764953909079326872014-05-13T15:31:41.444+01:002014-05-13T15:31:41.444+01:00The myrtle is beautiful - in ancient times symboli...The myrtle is beautiful - in ancient times symbolising love and sacred to Aphrodite - think it was for a female whereas the ivy and olive were for men.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-79931104434841775882014-05-13T15:22:12.069+01:002014-05-13T15:22:12.069+01:00Oops, I meant "feast" :-)Oops, I meant "feast" :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-72076689576784416962014-05-13T15:09:51.049+01:002014-05-13T15:09:51.049+01:00Beautiful photos of truly wonderful craftsmanship ...Beautiful photos of truly wonderful craftsmanship - this post was a feat for the eyes, Rosemary. To see those gold items as fresh the day they were made - no wonder gold has always been so highly prized. Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-9800818474281444392014-05-13T14:25:36.240+01:002014-05-13T14:25:36.240+01:00Such beautiful treasures and artifacts! I have nev...Such beautiful treasures and artifacts! I have never seen a myrtle wreath - only laurels and oaks. Thanks for sharing, Rosemary! Woodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-15590497310570554992014-05-13T09:20:39.796+01:002014-05-13T09:20:39.796+01:00We found so many things that interested us greatly...We found so many things that interested us greatly in Greece but I was especially taken with the gold that we saw. <br />Hopefully with the worlds economy beginning to turn itself slowly around again things will pick up for Greece. It seems to be the way of the world - the UK too was once a much more powerful nation when most of the world seemed to be pink. Now it appears to be the turn of China, Indian and South America.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-78523853988348424552014-05-13T09:07:12.775+01:002014-05-13T09:07:12.775+01:00Some of the golden jewellery would be perfectly at...Some of the golden jewellery would be perfectly at home in a first class jewellers on the high street today.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-37594972358849276622014-05-13T09:05:37.963+01:002014-05-13T09:05:37.963+01:00One of the wonders of modern archaeology for me is...One of the wonders of modern archaeology for me is the way we keep discovering so many wonderful archaic treasures. They continually alter our whole perspective on how we view our ancestors. The more we discover the more we realise how much more sophisticated they were.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-81073004164519159432014-05-13T07:22:16.070+01:002014-05-13T07:22:16.070+01:00Such an interesting and beautiful post - when you ...Such an interesting and beautiful post - when you think of the problems modern Greece is having it is hard to believe that they were once such a rich and powerful nation.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.com