Royal Tombs

Material culture material found on Macedonian sites, like the cemetery found by Andronico at Vergina (ca. VIII century BC), indicates the existence of a social hierarchy with the presence of an elite, buried in tumuli with four to five rich burials (but there are cases of tumuli containing as many as fifteen), where we can find: different kinds of vases (some of them painted), weapons (swords, axes, spears) and opulent Jewellery (diadem, necklaces, rings, earrings, bracelets, belt hooks and fibulae).  The deposition of these objects on a burial indicates the deceased wealth, prestige and authority.

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• Read the text extracted from the thesis: The Macedonian Royalty - A Dialogue with the Archaeology of Macedonia (text in Portuguese)

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