Parthenon Attic Storage Place For Millions Of Silver Coins

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aardspeed Pillar of the Community 921 Posts	Posted 06/30/2015 11:06 am "Parthenon Attic May Have Been Storage Place for Millions of Silver Coins" "Millions of silver coins may have been stored in the attic of the Parthenon, one of the most famous structures from the ancient world, a research team says" http://www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...oins-n383941 Report this Post to the Staff

tkbslc Pillar of the Community United States 1158 Posts	Posted 06/30/2015 12:26 pm I don't know. Logically, the top floor of a very large building would seem like a strange place to keep a very heavy treasure. Report this Post to the Staff
Atlas642 Pillar of the Community United States 562 Posts	Posted 06/30/2015 12:31 pm I concur with tkbslc. I wonder what the team's evidence is for this finding. I also noted they said silver reserves were most likely at the Acropolis, but they didn't know where. Perhaps some sort of underground vaults/tunnels? Report this Post to the Staff
PennyPiggy Valued Member United States 317 Posts	Posted 06/30/2015 1:21 pm Offerings at that place would be grandiose and would need to be stored at the site. I wouldn't be surprised if priceless treasures were buried in the area and haven't been discovered still. Report this Post to the Staff
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