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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 11 November 2018)
General Lysimachus
The 2,300-year-old mummified bodies of a man and a
woman emerged from a mosaic-covered sarcophagus found
in an olive grove in Bursa's İznik district. Archeologists
are now trying to determine whether the bodies are those
of General Lysimachus, one of Alexander the Great's
generals, and his wife Nikaia, whose name the General
gave to the city (Nicaea) when he seized it in 301 B.C.
The sarcophagus being opened yesterday, after
2300 years.
A sarcophagus,with its top cover broken, was found by
treasure hunters 3 years ago 5 miles from İznik city center,
in an olive grove at the Kayaarkası location on the rural
Hisardere village road. In an excavation conducted by
experts from the İznik Museum Directorate, a
sarcophagus from the Late Roman period in 3 A.D.
was recovered.
Two months ago, during a new excavation in what is
thought to be a necropolis, another sarcophagus was
discovered. The 10-person team that is continuing the
archeological excavation have also found a grave room
from the Roman period. The team pressed on in hopes
of finding something from around 300 B.C. when they
saw a sarcophagus that did not resemble the others.
This sarcophagus had a mosaic overlaying its marble
top. The mosaic was exposed more fully and the team
saw that inside the mosaic's specially worked square
borders there were red, green, yellow, blue and black
mosaic pieces in geometric designs. On four sidesof the
sarcophagus there were projecting parts called 'akroteri'.
Yesterday, under the direction of Dr. Aygün Ekin Meriç
the sarcophagus was opened by archeologists and the
two 2,300-year-old mummified bodies of a man and
a woman, who may be General Lysimachus and his
wife Nikaia.
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