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CAIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL & CULTURAL NEWS^©

17 September 2005

Archaeologists unearthed a number of works of [probably Persian] art including crowns of a prince or a king in the ancient city of Parion (also known as Parium), near Kemer village in Biga town of city of Canakkale.

Ataturk University Department of Archaeology Chairman Prof. Dr. Cevat Basaran, who leads the archaeological excavations in the ancient city, said on Monday that they unearthed four sarcophaguses (a stone coffin bearing sculpture and inscriptions) in the city.

''We opened two of those sarcophaguses. We found two crowns of a prince or a king who was believed to have lived some 2 thousand years ago, two golden coins bearing figure of the sun god and several other pieces of jewelry. Also, we unearthed 150 pieces of works of art during the excavations. All these findings reveal the importance of Parion in ancient times,'' he said.

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