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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Duncan Head on September 22, 2021, 03:52:16 PM

Title: Corinthian helmet found in Bosporan territory in Russia
Post by: Duncan Head on September 22, 2021, 03:52:16 PM
https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/21/ancient-corinthian-helmet-found-in-southwest-russia/

In the Taman peninsula. Technically IIRC Bosporos wasn't a "kingdom" as early as the date of this find, but close enough.
Title: Re: Corinthian helmet found in Bosporan territory in Russia
Post by: RichT on September 22, 2021, 04:31:36 PM
A nice find - though this is a recycled story.

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2018/05/corinthian-helmet-found-at-excavations.html

Google also lists 2018 as the date of the greekreporter story. Greekreporter seems to make a habit of doing this.
Title: Re: Corinthian helmet found in Bosporan territory in Russia
Post by: Duncan Head on September 22, 2021, 04:38:21 PM
They do, don't they? I shall try to remember to check in the future!
Title: Re: Corinthian helmet found in Bosporan territory in Russia
Post by: DBS on September 22, 2021, 05:50:23 PM
Given the classical Greeks were not usually into grave goods very much, does perhaps place a question mark on the assumed ethnicity of the chap in the grave.