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Three
marble heads - one of an adult man, the other of a woman and the third
one of a young boy - are the latest discovery unearthed during this
year's archaeological excavations at ancient site Stibera in Prilep
region.
- These latest discoveries found during the
three-month excavations indicate that the Stibera site is of huge
importance, i.e. it was a rich city with rich inhabitants. All the
artifacts or statues that have been found so far point out that Stibera
was populated by 20.000 inhabitants between 3rd century B.C. and 3rd
century A.D., said archaeologist Liljana Kepeska of the Prilep Museum
and Institute.
In addition to the marble heads, plaques bearing
Greek letters in Latin alphabet were found, which means that prominent
citizens had lived in Stibera and that the province Macedonia was
significant in the period between the 2nd and 3rd century A.D.
This year's researches in Stibera also resulted in
the excavations of three marble statues - one of the cult goddess Nike,
of a boy named Efeb and of a young woman. - The excavations at Stibera
will resume in 2009, announced Kepeska.
They are financed by the Government and the Culture Ministry with 4.5 million Denars.
Thus far, 31 marble statues have been unearthed at
the Stibera site and some of them are displayed in the Museum of
Macedonia, while others in front of the Government in Skopje. //12.16.08
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