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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Archaeologists Unearth Lost City Dating Back to 7th Century B.C.
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways Archaeologists working with a California university have unearthed the remains of a lost city in Macedonia, The New York Post reported. The remarkable discovery was made by archaeologists with California's State Polytechnic University of Humboldt who were working at Gradiste, an archaeological site located near the North Macedonia city of Crnobuki. Experts from the country's Institute and Museum helped to advise on the dig. Experts believe that the lost city could be Lyncus, the lost capital of the ancient Kingdom of Lyncestis. Related: Archaeologists Find Chilling Scene During Pompeii Excavation 'Every indication is pointing toward this being the city of Lyncus, within Lyncestis,' said Nick Angeloff, an archaeologist with Cal Poly. 'Nothing is pointing away from it being Lyncus.' Angeloff called the discovery 'very rare' and 'a unique find.' Lyncus was first settled in the 7th century B.C. after the kingdom itself was conquered by King Phillip II of Macedon in 358 B.C. It was the birthplace of Queen Eurydice I of Macedon, whose grandson was Alexander the Great. 'This is the only appropriate location that we have determined may be the ancient city of Lyncus, where Alexander the Great's grandmother was born and raised,' Angeloff said. 'Eurydice I was a very powerful woman in that time in human history. There's only one city that she could have come from, and we may have found it. Without Eurydice, we don't have Philip II, Alexander's father, nor do we have Alexander the Great.' Based upon the size of the fortress, Angeloff estimated that no more than 10,000 people lived in Lyncus at its peak. 'It has become very clear, using technology, that the fortress [we found] was designed to hold an entire city,' he explained. 'And we see the whole array of infrastructure required to hold a city inside fortress walls during an attack by Rome in particular in this case.' Related: Construction Workers Discover 'Skeleton' of Medieval Ship Using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology, Angeloff and his team 'were able to overlay and see what was underneath the ground. And the acropolis that it sits on, which is basically a flat hilltop, has enough rooms and infrastructure to hold an entire city inside the fortress walls.' Excavators unearthed a textile shop in addition to artifacts such as axes, game pieces, oil lamps, ceramic items, and a coin bearing Alexander the Great's likeness. A theater ticket, which Angeloff specified is particularly rare in North Macedonia, was also recovered. 'Typically, theater tickets [were] made of a metal, whether bronze or iron, but they're always reused,' he explained. 'There has never been a location in North Macedonia with a theater ticket that has been found that did not have a theater.' Angeloff and his team have been emboldened by the unprecedented discovery of the lost city of Lyncus and hope that this is just the first in a long line of finds which would map out the history across the country. 'The potential for archaeology across North Macedonia to inform our understanding of the classical [eras], as well as the Roman era, is highly significant,' he said. 'There's been relatively little work and relatively little investment into this region.'
Fox News
20-04-2025
- Science
- Fox News
Long-lost capital of ancient civilization may have finally been uncovered, archaeologists say: 'Unique find'
Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a lost city dating back thousands of years – and newfound evidence suggests it may be the capital of a once-thriving civilization. The recent excavation was announced by California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, on April 4. It took place at Gradishte, an archaeological site near the North Macedonian village of Crnobuki; it was done with the help of experts from Macedonia's Institute and Museum in Bitola. Speaking to Fox News Digital, Nick Angeloff, an anthropology professor and archaeologist with Cal Poly Humboldt, said it appears likely the site is Lyncus, the lost capital of the Kingdom of Lyncestis. The kingdom was conquered by King Philip II of Macedon in 358 B.C. "Every indication is pointing toward this being the city of Lyncus, within Lyncestis," Angeloff said. "Nothing is pointing away from it being Lyncus." Lyncus was the only city associated with Upper Macedonia, according to Angeloff, and had never been found before. "[The discovery is] very rare," the expert said. "It's a unique find." Lyncus, settled in the 7th century B.C., was the birthplace of Eurydice I of Macedon. Though few have heard of the ancient queen, nearly everyone has heard of her grandson, Alexander the Great. "This is the only appropriate location that we have determined may be the ancient city of Lyncus, where Alexander the Great's grandmother was born and raised," he said. "Eurydice I was a very powerful woman in that time in human history," the archaeologist continued. "There's only one city that she could have come from, and we may have found it." She also said, "Without Eurydice, we don't have Philip II, Alexander's father, nor do we have Alexander the Great." Information about the site is rapidly changing. Initially, historians believed the ruins at Gradishte were built during the reign of Macedonian leader King Philip V, who ruled from 221 to 179 B.C. But a coin from Alexander the Great's reign emerged, pushing it back to the 4th century B.C. Now, it looks like the site was also occupied hundreds of years before, during the Bronze Age. At the site, archaeologists used the remote-sensing technology LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) to see beneath the ground. Angeloff estimated that roughly 10,000 people lived in the city at its peak, though future excavations are likely to yield more accurate information. "The potential for archaeology across North Macedonia … is highly significant." "It has become very clear, using technology, that the fortress [we found] was designed to hold an entire city," the historian said. "And we see the whole array of infrastructure required to hold a city inside fortress walls during an attack by Rome in particular in this case." Angeloff added, "We were able to overlay and see what was underneath the ground. And the acropolis that it sits on, which is basically a flat hilltop, has enough rooms and infrastructure to hold an entire city inside the fortress walls." Excavators discovered a textile workshop in addition to numerous artifacts, including a coin with Alexander the Great's likeness, axes, game pieces, an oil lamp, even a small ceramic displaying a heart motif. One of the most curious artifacts was a clay theater ticket, which Angeloff said was unique to North Macedonia. "Typically, theater tickets [were] made of a metal, whether bronze or iron, but they're always reused," he said. "There has never been a location in North Macedonia with a theater ticket that has been found that did not have a theater." He added, "Using our LiDAR, we think we may have located the theater, and it looks, for all intents and purposes, like a Macedonian theater, not a Roman theater." "There's been relatively little work and relatively little investment into this region." The archaeologist, stressing the historical importance of the project, said his team plans to return to North Macedonia in May and June for more excavations. "The potential for archaeology across North Macedonia to inform our understanding of the classical [eras], as well as the Roman era, is highly significant," Angeloff said. "There's been relatively little work and relatively little investment into this region." "So we have an opportunity here to expand our knowledge of the times of Alexander the Great, [and] the times of the Roman Empire, exponentially, through our work in Macedonia."
