Archaeologists uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved statue in Heraclea Sintica
Archaeologists uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved statue in Heraclea Sintica
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Reported by Heritage Daily:
A team of archaeologists, led by Dr. Lyudmil Vagalinski from the National Archaeological Museum, have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved statue in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica.
Heraclea Sintica was founded by Philip II of Macedon between 356 and 339 BC in the Pirin Macedonia region of southwestern Bulgaria.
An earthquake in AD 425 largely destroyed the city, causing the collapse of the civic basilica and most of the major infrastructure. Following the disaster, the city went into rapid decline and was mostly abandoned by around AD 500.
The ruins were identified as Heraclea Sintica in 2002, after the discovery of a Latin inscription that documents correspondence between Emperor Galerius and Caesar Maximinus II.
Recent excavations, documented by Archaeologia Bulgarica, revealed the discovery of a well-preserved marble sculpture in the Cloaca Maxima, the Roman sewage system.
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Wow, that statue looks intact! So wonderful to see such excavations continue to this day and they should never slow down.