The Tombs at Vergina Lecture

[ruthaki]

For anyone in the area of Vancouver Canada, there's a lecture Monday Nov 25 at the Hellenic Community Centre at 8 pm by Prof. Hector Williams, U.B.C.
"Facing Philip? The Tombs at Vergina".

[marcus]

That sounds really interesting, Ruth.What a shame that on Monday I shall be almost as far from Vancouver as it's possible to be! Are you in Vancouver yourself? If so, you could represent all of Pothos there...But Susan, WMP and I (and anyone else who comes along) will make sure we post a report on the Stoneman lecture on the site next week. All the bestMarcus

[maciek]

O great I'm waiting for some informations also. I'm even fahrer from Vancouver than You
MaciekP.S. But from the other side - looking east direction I am little bit closer to there:-)))

[ruthaki]

Hi guys, okay I know most of you are far away, but I will gladly represent Pothos at the Pharos lecture. In fact this time I am intending to speak personally to Prof. Williams about my novel (and the other writing I do about Greece). It's called blatant self-promotion. I haven't had an iota of help or encouragement from the Canadian archaeological society and I figure it's about time. Prof. Hector Williams works on many of the Can. digs in Greece and is well known here as a Prof. of Classics at U.B.C. I'll definitely post the information I glean from this lecture.

[ruthaki]

I'm one of those people who really want to believe the tomb is that of Philip II, however this lecture proved that there are conflicting evidences of this and now I am settling into accepting that it could likely be Philip III's tomb. Prof. Hector Williams of UBC Classics Dept who gave the lecture was very ambiguous (as the experts seem to be on this subject) but he did point out various reasons why the tomb is likely Philip Arridaios's. Some of the objects found, though not 'published' as yet, indicated the tomb was from a later period than Philip I's death and burial. Also, the skeletal remains in the grave box were likely from a 'dried cremation', meaning the body had been buried first, and then exhumed and burned so the bones would not disintigrate as they would in a 'wet' cremation, (the burning of body immediately after death). Interesting observations and it was truly an interesting lecture. Wish you could have all been there.