Macedonia History

 The first Neolithic settlements in Europe were located in the area of ​​geographical Macedonia, that is the conclusion of the authors Naumov from the Goce Delčev University in Štip and Agathe Reingruber from the Free University of Berlin in a new scientific work. The earliest appearance of Neolithic settlements in Europe takes place in geographical Macedonia, as pointed out in the scientific work “ Dating the Early Neolithic in Pelagonia: closing a chronological gap in Balkan prehistory ” by authors Goce Naumov and Agathe Reingruber. The research was recently published in the prestigious world journal of archaeology "Documenta Praehistorica" ​​(link at the end of the article). It is based on long-term field research by the Center for Prehistoric Research (CIP) in Pelagonia, which culminated in chronological modeling of the resulting data at the Einstein Center in Berlin. "This work sublimates the knowledge on the dating of the Neolithic mounds in Pelagonia, obtained thr...

 The old part of Ohrid or ancient Lychnidos on Lake Ohrid in Macedonia was an island in the period from the late Bronze Age to the arrival of the Romans. This is shown by the geological and archaeological research carried out as part of the five-year project "Border studies, identity research and cultural contacts in the border area of ancient Macedonia". The project was led by the Archaeological Museum of Macedonia and the Institute of Classical Studies of Charles University in Prague, in cooperation with the German Archaeological Institute, the Geological Institute in Prague and the South Bohemian University from the Czech Republic and the Institute for Protection of Cultural Heritage and Museum of Ohrid. The head of the project, Pero Ardžanliev from the Archaeological Museum of Macedonia, explains in an interview with MIA that during the geological investigations in the plain, i.e. the part where modern-day Ohrid is located, lake sediments were discovered, this is the proo...

 Over 500 piles and ancient artifacts discovered in Vrbnik, experts suspect that houses could be found. The underwater archaeological excavations will continue until September 2021 at the Vrbnik site, which is located on the west bank of Lake Ohrid at the exit of the city of Struga near the Kalishta settlement. The excavation work began on August 12th, and so far over 500 piles have been discovered and an area of about 500 square meters has been documented, which on average corresponds to about a tenth of the entire settlement. Experts involved in the project stated that they expect to find several houses under water. It is only a matter of time, they say. " The aim of this year's research is to take samples from the site in previously explored and documented parts of the settlement over a period of 20 days from August to September. Parallel to the underwater research, dendrochronological and carbon analyzes are being prepared in the premises of the Nikola Nezlobinski Natural ...

 Radio Bulgaria reports in its newsflash section new discoveries in the ancient Macedonian city of Heraclea Sintica The BNR reports as follows: During research and excavation works in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica in the Rupite near Petritsch area (southwestern Bulgaria), archaeologists repeatedly come across valuable artifacts, including a representation of Alexander the Great, a relief image of a musician, a massive marble sculpture of a bull and a statue associated with the Mithras cult, an inscription from the first century in honor of the emperor Tiberius and a masterfully made statue of a young woman in life size. Archaeologists are convinced that it is the statue of the ancient goddess of victory Nike, as it was found on the site of the Acropolis that houses the city's sanctuaries. The statue has well-preserved wings, but the head is missing. It is believed that the artwork was damaged during the barbarian invasions in the late 3rd century. About Heraclea Sintica...

 What was the Mother Tongue of Alexander the Great? by Anthony Ambrozic, 8 Lafayette Place, Thornhill , Ontario L3T 1G5, CANADA Preface It was not until the 1970s that serious work on Phrygian inscriptions began. With the exception of American excavations at Gordium in the 1950s and a publication in 1966 of an adventurous work by Otto Haas (Phrygische Sprachdenkmäler), there had been little progress until the decade of the 70s. It was the advent on the scene of a giant that broke the lull. Aided by the Asia-Minor-inscription terrain expert, Claude Brixhe, it was Michel Lejeune who brought his genius and expertise to bear on the subject matter. Having organized the cooperation of the French Institute of Archeology at Istanbul, the University of Pennsylvania excavation team at Gordium, and a variety of museums in Turkey, they systematically proceeded to prepare, examine, and review each inscription individually. By joint accord they established a definitive redaction which in 1984 wa...

 In our archive we found an old (german) article written by Wolf Oschlies , writing about the archeological site Stobi in Macedonia. Brief profile : Wolf Oschlies (born September 29, 1941 in Königsberg) is a German political scientist and journalist. He lived in Eastern Germany until he graduated from high school and fled to the Western German Republic in 1959. Wolf Oschlies has published numerous publications on the history, politics and culture of Balkan countries. His textbook on the Macedonian language is one of the few German-language textbooks on this language. For years he has been involved in the Munzinger Archive's “Country Profiles” project with articles on Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Moldova, which he is constantly updating. The article was originally published in the Preussische Allgemeine Zeitung (date unfortunately unknown). The Troy of the Balkans Macedonia is a treasure trove for archaeologists. There are over 4,500 archaeological sites in the small Balkan reg...

When the houses in Athens were still made of clay, Bylazora already had a palace, say archaeologists who explored Macedonia's ancient cities. Where is the capital of the independent state of Paeonia, whose inhabitants had a strong culture and left significant material remains on the territory of present-day Macedonia? The location of Bylazora near the village of Knezje in Sveti Nikole (in eastern Macedonia, in the Ovče Pole plateau) was first carried out by the archaeologist and professor Ivan Mikulčić. Archaeological excavations have been carried out on the site over the past two decades, which has produced many interesting scientific discoveries. The site was explored by archaeologists from the Texas Foundation for Archaeological and Historical Research (TFAHR), the Institute for Art History and Archeology of the Faculty of Arts in Skopje in collaboration with the National Museum of Sveti Nikole. The latest research was led by Professor Dragi Mitrevski from the Institute of Art H...

 The famous mosaic with the battle scene of Alexander the Great vs Darius from the legendary Pompeii is now being spruced up in a seven-month restoration in Naples. Pompeii's famous mosaic of the victory of Alexander III of Macedon over King Darius III. of Persia is to undergo a major restoration project at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN). The restoration of the monumental and quite famous Alexander mosaic begins at the end of this month and is expected to be completed in July. The 'Alexander mosaic' was rediscovered in 1831 in the House of the Faun in Pompeii. The floor mosaic dates from around 100 BC. And is said to have struck the battle of Issus in southern Anatolia on November 5, 333 BC. Represent the second great battle of Alexander's Persian campaign. The mosaic measures 5.82 x 3.13 meters and is one of the most famous works of the ancient Roman city, which was buried under volcanic ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. The upcoming res...

 Last month the National Institution "Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments and Museum - Ohrid" carried out an underwater archaeological reconnaissance project on parts of the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid to explore areas in the lake for which there were indications of archaeological sites. At the same time, the project examined individual results, defined the boundaries of potential archaeological sites, as well as their positioning with the help of GPS devices, but also the discovery of new sites with the aim of being included in the national register of cultural heritage in Macedonia. In addition to the educational parts near the villages of Peštani and Trpejca, special attention is paid to two places near the place "Ploča Micov Grad", which were discovered during freediving activities by members of the diving center "Amfora" from Ohrid. Project manager, archaeologist and chief curator Bojan Taneski explains that in the first case, there are...

 Gazelles, antelopes, zebras, giraffes and exotic animals galloped through the Tikveš area in the past. This is shown by the paleontological study of life millions of years ago in the Negotino region. A team of scientists discovered new fossil bone extractions. The Macedonian information service MIA was in the field these days and spoke to the experts from the natural science museums from Skopje and Sofia who carefully and lovingly explored the village of Dolni Disan. The ancestors of today's African elephants and rhinos lived here A few years ago, in the Negotino region were found claws or tusks of an elephant that lived in the Tikveš region millions of years ago and is currently the largest in Europe. Four years ago, fossil fragments of three-toed horses and goats were collected. In September of this year, milk teeth of a young elephant and other interesting finds were unearthed near Dolni Disan. - Everything that has been excavated in this area so far shows that the ancestors of...

 Lake Ohrid, Europe's oldest lake, lies between Macedonia and Albania. The deposits at its bottom are a unique climate archive. They show how new species arise - and then disappear again. If you look down at the shimmering Lake Ohrid from the heights of the Galičica National Park, you can imagine for a moment that there are no hotels and restaurants, no shopping markets and factories. You can, at least for a moment, get a feeling for what it was like when the border region between Macedonia and Albania was deserted. People have settled on the shores of the lake for about 6500 years, but the water has a much, much longer history. " The Ohrid lake is the oldest lake in Europe. It has existed for 1.36 million years without interruption ," says geographer Bernd Wagner from the University of Cologne. " It's unique that we can track an ecosystem over such a long period of time ." For comparison, the age of the waters in Germany: Lake Constance, Müritz and others m...

A forgotten sculpture of the Macedonian king Alexander the Great was discovered in the storehouses of a Greek Museum. Busted: "The thieve has buried his theft - and forgot it there", we Macedonians would say! An ancient sculpture of Alexander III of Macedon, or The Great, was discovered after years in a storage room of a Greek museum "by accident", a Greek archaeologist revealed in August on Facebook. Angeliki Kottaridi, "a greek leading archaeologist", wrote the post. “ A ‘brand new’ Portrait of Alexander, still unknown to archaeologists and art lovers…For decades lost in a dark corner of the warehouse of the archaeological museum of Veria between crates with ceramic, half under old mortars and pollutants ,” Kottaridi stated. The forgoten sculpture, which was initially found decades ago underneath rubble near the North-Greek town of Veria, was rediscovered as staffers were cleaning out a storage room. The sculpture of the Macedonian k...

Alexander the Great's 'lost city' was a magical place where people drank wine and naked philosophers imparted wisdom, ancient accounts claim. Now, nearly 2,000 years after the great warrior's death, archaeologists believe the city may have finally been discovered in Iraq. Experts first noticed ancient remains in the Iraqi settlement, known as Qalatga Darband, after looking at declassified American spy footage from the 1960s. The images were made public in 1996 but, due to political instability, archaeologists were unable to explore the site properly for years. Now, using more recent drone footage and on-site work, researchers have established there was a city during the first and second centuries BC, which had strong Greek and Roman influences. They believe Alexander the Great founded it in 331 BC, and later settled in the city with 3,000 veterans of his campaigns. Undefeated in battle, Alexander had carved out a vast empire stretching from ...