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This Ancient Lost City Was Discovered Underground

Greece is home to famous ruins and thousands-old cities. But out in the backwaters there's still some more to be found.
Jesus Garay | News
Published December 23, 2016
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This Ancient Lost City Was Discovered Underground

Greece is home to famous ruins and thousands-old cities. But out in the backwaters there's still some more to be found.
Jesus Garay | News
Published December 23, 2016
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1. The Secret City On A Hill

An international team discovered evidence of unknown city 2500 years old. The ruins were found on Strongilovoúni hill next to the village of Vlochós, five hours north of Athens.

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2. Check Out These Rows Of Ruins

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What was originally thought of as just another regular old settlement was actually the remains of towers, walls and city gates throughout the hill slope and summit. Besides that, it's hard to see anything underneath thousands of years of dirt. 

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3. Why Was This Discovered Now?

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That region of Greece was considered an isolated area for a long time, so there wasn't a reason to properly examine the region for ancient cities. Also, because it's on a hill, it's not immediately visible like all those other famous Greek ruins, especially on cloudy days. 

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4. An All-European Team Comes Together

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The team is a collaboration between the Ephorate of Antiquities of Kardista in Thessaly and the Swedish Institute at Athens. The actual site is being explored by a team of Greek, English and Swedish researchers.

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5. Preserving History Using High Technology

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They had a problem in that they didn't want to damage the quality of the area with excavation. The way they're trying to get around that is with radar powerful enough to go through the ground. That's where the GPS receiver in the photo comes in.

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6. Drones Over Vlochós Equal Detailed Ruins

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They used high-res 3D photos taken from a drone. The drone took around 1500 vertical images of the ground below of all the rocks and shrubs of the ruins. 

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7. A Digital Version Of Vlochós

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The mountain of image data was then loaded into photogrammetry software. The pics were pieced together to make a rough 3D model that had the most precise features of the hill.  

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8. Signs Of Urban Life, Right From The Start

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They have found a town square and street grid that give more evidence to the hill at Vlochós being the site of a lost city . Within the first two weeks of work they had results: coins and pottery fragments from around 6th century BC!

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9. But The Ancient City Wasn't Completely 'Lost'

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The truth is, this is not a huge surprise. The locals have known there was something on Strongilovoúni for centuries. They even gave the area names like "Big Belt" and "the belted mountain" describing the remains of the hill fortifications.

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10. So What's The Big Deal About It Now?

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What's different is that this new project has officially confirmed its status as a city. According to team leader Robin Rönnlund after one season of research the settlement "can now be upgraded to remains of a city of higher significance than previously thought."

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11. It Hasn't Been An Easy Exploration

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There's going to be risks involved in the examination of the site. In September, heavy rains affected a lot of the hill. It was muddy and destroyed work they had done on top.

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12. Keeping The City Local

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While they've already found some artifacts and might find more, the team is being incredibly careful about where they go. They are not going to collect any of the finds like the pottery piece. Some of them like the coins might make it out of the site, but they will not be shipped out of Greece and will stay in museums there.

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13. What Will They Get From Finding This City?

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They're investigating the city in hopes of filling out gaps of a violent time in Greek history. The Romans may have driven them out, so whatever they find underneath the soil of Strongilovoúni hill can very well change the history of the region as well.

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