Comentario por Guillermo Caso de los Cobos el agosto 13, 2010 a las 5:21pm

Bueno, ya se pueden ver más fotos de este excepcional y, no cabe duda, que magnífico hallazgo.

El sarcófago -de mármol- tiene el aspecto de encontrarse muy bien conservado, y, ciertamente, se puede apreciar que presenta grabados escultóricos de excelente factura. El mismo parece hallarse dentro de una estructura abovedada con frescos y relieves, y que (por lo que se deduce de las fotografías) tiene más de una estancia añadida también abovedada. No parece que vaya a resultar sencillo extraerlo de su ubicación.

He tratado de poner las fotos en lo que me parece serían una secuencia lógica (Primero el templo de Zeus Karios, después la entrada hacia tumba -que parece tendría dos niveles- y después la tumba propiamente dicha más la estancia que se le añade):

Las fotografías están obtenidas de "Radikal" y Hurriyet

Comentario por argos el agosto 15, 2010 a las 6:09pm

Gracias Guillermo por las magnificas fotos. Mi duda: es un bajorreliebe pintado o algun tipo de pintura (al fresco... no creo) lo que se aprecia sobre la puerta ?
Un cordial saludo

Comentario por Guillermo Caso de los Cobos el agosto 15, 2010 a las 6:19pm

Vídeo sobre el hallazgo ofrecido por Bülya Bülteny

Comentario por Guillermo Caso de los Cobos el agosto 15, 2010 a las 6:38pm

Hola, Argos:

En las fotos 13 y 14 que he puesto lo que parece bastante claro es que son imágenes pintadas al fresco. En cambio, las fotos 15 y 16 parecen relieves con restos de pintura, pero igual es un efecto óptico de las fotos y son también frescos, que sería lo lógico para estar en consonancia con los frescos anteriores.

A falta de más y mejores fotos, siempre puede haber cierta duda.

Saludos

Comentario por argos el agosto 15, 2010 a las 7:55pm

Creo que tienes razón. Aun no habia visto el video y, efectivamente, parece claro que son pinturas. Esperaremos de todos modos más informacion porque el descubrimiento es importante.

Comentario por María // el agosto 16, 2010 a las 12:53pm

que impresionante..

Comentario por José Luis Santos Fernández el agosto 19, 2010 a las 11:30am

Turkey's Culture Minister Announces Discovery of Two Tunnels Leading to Ancient Tomb |---> ANKARA (AP).- Police have raided a house used by people suspected of digging illegally for antiquities and discovered two tunnels leading to an underground tomb that housed an ancient marble coffin and frescoes, officials said Friday.
Culture Minister Ertugrul Gunay described the discovery near the town of Milas, in western Turkey, as an "important archaeological find" and ordered digs in surrounding areas, Haber Turk newspaper reported.
Looting of ancient artifacts is common in Turkey, and the country has imposed heavy penalties to deter illegal digs. But the Milas discovery is the first time in years that authorities have found what could be an important archaeological site while chasing looters.
The 2,800-year-old carved coffin, decorated with reliefs of a bearded reclining man, probably belonged to Hecatomnus, who ruled over Milas, according to Turkey's Culture Ministry.
Several treasures that would have been placed in the underground tomb were most likely looted by the treasure hunters and sold in the illegal antiquities trade, the ministry said.
A court has arrested and charged five of 10 people detained in the raid, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.
Anatolia, which was allowed to enter the tomb, said the suspects had dug two tunnels — 6 and 8 meters (yards) long, from the house and an adjacent barn, leading to the tomb that is buried some 10 meters (yards) deep.
They used sophisticated equipment to drill through the thick marble walls of the tomb and were working to remove the coffin from the underground chamber when they were detained, according to the Culture Ministry.
"I would have wished that this (archaeological find) had been discovered through our digs and not through digs conducted by a band of treasure hunters," Anatolia quoted Gunay as saying.
"This is not an ordinary treasure hunt. It is very organized and it is obvious that they received economic and scientific help," Gunay said, adding that Turkey also would investigate the suspects possible overseas links. [Copyright 2010 The Associated Press - http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=39934]*Photo: Turkish Culture Minister Ertugrul Gunay inspecting an ancient marble coffin inside an underground tomb in Milas, western Turkey. Police raided a house used by people suspected of digging illegally for antiquities and discovered two tunnels leading to the tomb. The Culture Ministry says the coffin is some 2,800 years old and probably belonged to Hecatomnus, who ruled over Milas. AP Photo/Durmus Genc, Anatolian.
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Turkey's Culture Minister Announces Discovery of Two Tunnels Leading to Ancient Tomb |---> ANKARA (AP).- Police have raided a house used by people suspected of digging illegally for antiquities and discovered two tunnels leading to an underground tomb that housed an ancient marble coffin and frescoes, officials said Friday.
Culture Minister Ertugrul Gunay described the discovery near the town of Milas, in western Turkey, as an "important archaeological find" and ordered digs in surrounding areas, Haber Turk newspaper reported.
Looting of ancient artifacts is common in Turkey, and the country has imposed heavy penalties to deter illegal digs. But the Milas discovery is the first time in years that authorities have found what could be an important archaeological site while chasing looters.
The 2,800-year-old carved coffin, decorated with reliefs of a bearded reclining man, probably belonged to Hecatomnus, who ruled over Milas, according to Turkey's Culture Ministry.
Several treasures that would have been placed in the underground tomb were most likely looted by the treasure hunters and sold in the illegal antiquities trade, the ministry said.
A court has arrested and charged five of 10 people detained in the raid, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.
Anatolia, which was allowed to enter the tomb, said the suspects had dug two tunnels — 6 and 8 meters (yards) long, from the house and an adjacent barn, leading to the tomb that is buried some 10 meters (yards) deep.
They used sophisticated equipment to drill through the thick marble walls of the tomb and were working to remove the coffin from the underground chamber when they were detained, according to the Culture Ministry.
"I would have wished that this (archaeological find) had been discovered through our digs and not through digs conducted by a band of treasure hunters," Anatolia quoted Gunay as saying.
"This is not an ordinary treasure hunt. It is very organized and it is obvious that they received economic and scientific help," Gunay said, adding that Turkey also would investigate the suspects possible overseas links. [Copyright 2010 The Associated Press - http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=39934]*Photo: Turkish Culture Minister Ertugrul Gunay inspecting an ancient marble coffin inside an underground tomb in Milas, western Turkey. Police raided a house used by people suspected of digging illegally for antiquities and discovered two tunnels leading to the tomb. The Culture Ministry says the coffin is some 2,800 years old and probably belonged to Hecatomnus, who ruled over Milas. AP Photo/Durmus Genc, Anatolian.

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