1,800-year-old Grave of Greek Woman Found Intact

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July 23, 2018

Archaeologists in Greece have unearthed a treasure-filled mausoleum that even has the name of the woman interred.

The 1,800-year-old grave, on the island of Sikinos, is in the Roman-era Episkopi monument and carries the name Neko. Along with pieces of the woman's clothes in the box-shaped grave were a host of golden items, including wristbands, rings, and a necklace, along with vases of glass and metal.

The grave was found intact because it was well hidden, said Dimitris Athanassoulis, director of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades. Sikinos is part of that island group, southeast of Athens. The tiny, now sparsely inhabited island was known as Oinoe ("Island of Wine") in ancient times.

The Episkopi was a 3rd Century Roman burial complex that was converted to a Byzantine church in the 7th Century and then became a monastery in the 17th Century.

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