securitybreach Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 "Bones in Tomb Belong to Macedonian King Philip II, Father of Alexander the Great—He suffered from frontal & maxillary sinusitis likely from old facial trauma. He was blinded when eye hit with arrow in siege of Methone in 354 BC. Woman warrior, likely daughter of Scythian King Ateas, is with him." A team of Greek researchers has confirmed that bones found in a two-chambered royal tomb at Vergina, a town some 100 miles away from Amphipolis's mysterious burial mound, indeed belong to the Macedonian King Philip II, Alexander the Great's father. The anthropological investigation examined 350 bones and fragments found in two larnakes, or caskets, of the tomb. It uncovered pathologies, activity markers and trauma that helped identify the tomb's occupants.Along with the cremated remains of Philip II, the burial, commonly known as Tomb II, also contained the bones of a woman warrior, possibly the daughter of the Skythian King Athea, Theodore Antikas, head of the Art-Anthropological research team of the Vergina excavation, told Discovery News. http://news.discover...ound-141009.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 These stories are always so exciting and to wait so long before releasing the information. I guess they had many other things to do before they could get to these bones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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