They Just Found An Ancient Lost Palace Near Sparta

For those archaeology fans they just made a new discovery that’s thousands of years old:

Archaeologists working at the site of Agios Vasileios in the valley of Sparta, southern Peloponnese, have discovered the ruins of an ancient palace of theMycenaean period and a number of artifacts, including Linear B clay tablets, swords, and other luxury items.

The palace had ten rooms and was likely built around 1,600 BC.

It was destroyed by a large fire between 1,500 and 1,300 BC, according to directors of the excavation, Prof Angelos Delivorias of Benaki Museum and the University of Athens, and Dr Stavros Vlizos of Ionian University.

Let’s find out more and check out a video of some ruins near the discovery on page 2

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