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anam_moonAthens - Archaeologists have uncovered thousands of miniature clay pots and statuettes in the ruins of an ancient fertility shrine in central Greece. Seen as one of the richest finds in recent years, research teams have discovered pottery offerings, dating from the early 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC, in a shrine to fertility deities.
According to a report in the Greek daily Kathimerini newspaper, the shrine, located near the town of Orchomenos in central Greece, had sustained damage during the construction of an irrigation canal in the 1950s.
Archaeologists found thousands of votive offerings, including miniature vessels, animal idols, scarabs and lamps.
"The identity of the deities worshipped there is not yet clear, but it is certain that they were goddesses associated with plant growth and fertility," the newspaper cited the Culture Ministry as saying.
It said a famous sanctuary of the Three Graces, deities of growth and beauty, was situated in ancient Orchomenos.
According to a report in the Greek daily Kathimerini newspaper, the shrine, located near the town of Orchomenos in central Greece, had sustained damage during the construction of an irrigation canal in the 1950s.
Archaeologists found thousands of votive offerings, including miniature vessels, animal idols, scarabs and lamps.
"The identity of the deities worshipped there is not yet clear, but it is certain that they were goddesses associated with plant growth and fertility," the newspaper cited the Culture Ministry as saying.
It said a famous sanctuary of the Three Graces, deities of growth and beauty, was situated in ancient Orchomenos.
