Aiani Archaeological Museum
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Established | 1970 |
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Location | AIani, Kozani, 50004 |
Coordinates | 40°10′06″N21°49′33″E/ 40.16832°N 21.82584°E |
Website | https:// mouseioaianis.gr |
TheAiani Archaeological Museumis amuseuminAiani,West Macedonia,Greece.
Although the museum was inaugurated in 1970, with a collection of antiquities of the ancient city but in 1983 a number of major additional finds meant that the museum had to be expanded considerably to house the new objects.
The building of a new museum began in 1992 but was delayed by events such as anearthquakeon 13 March 1995. After storage in various places including the town hall, the museum was eventually completed in 1997, but only two of the museums exhibition rooms opened in October 2002.[1]
Now located in a two-storey building, the Archaeological Museum of Aiani displays the history of ancient Aiani, capital ofElimiotiswhich was one of the most important kingdoms ofUpper Macedonia.
Important collections include finds of theLate Bronze Age(1500 -1200 BC) and the Archaic and Classical periods (600 -500 BC), which provide an important insight into the formation of the Doric-Macedonian peoples in the region and the civilian and political development of Aiani, particularly during the Sixth Century B.C.[2]
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A gold fibula from the 2nd half of the 6th century BC
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Vessels with matt-painted decoration from the 14th century BC
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Clay figurine of a kore (young woman), dated to the second half of the 6th century B.C.
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Clay figurine of ancient Greek Goddess Athena
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A clay stand with matt-painted decoration from the 14th century BC
References[edit]
- ^Karamitrou-Mentesidi, G (archaeologist),Hellenic Ministry of CultureArchived2012-02-12 at theWayback Machine.– Retrieved on 7 May 2008.
- ^Karamitrou-Mentesidi, G (archaeologist),Hellenic Ministry of CultureArchived2007-12-19 at theWayback Machine.– Retrieved on 7 May 2008.
External links[edit]
- Hellenic ministry of culture
- Macedonian heritageArchived2019-02-20 at theWayback Machine