In Turkey the archaeologists during the excavation in the ancient city of Pergamum found a bottle with the remnants of the perfume oil, which was made about 2500 years ago.
according to Daily Sabah, the find was made in the so-called Lower city. It is believed that there lived the ordinary people and the elite lived in the Upper town. Poet scientists did not expect to make this discovery in the “simple” blocks.
However, the researchers unearthed well-preserved remains of the bottle of perfume oil called “aryballos”. Previously, he dated VI-VII centuries BC. This sheds new light on the history of Pergamum. Scientists now suggest that the civilization in this region appeared earlier than was believed until now.
the Peak of prosperity of Pergamum is usually associated with the Roman period, during which it was built luxury Upper city. There in the magnificent palaces he lived the kings and their inner circle, there was located and all the major temples. But the architecture of the Lower town is characterized by simplicity of style.
By the way, next to a bottle was also found the brooch – needle, which was used as fasteners for clothing. She dated the same period as the bottle of oil. Research has shown that this brooch was a luxury item. These two expensive by the standards of his time, the artifact was on the territory of the Lower city, while one can only speculate. The finds will be exhibited in the local Museum.
the Ancient city of Pergamum was located 26 kilometres from the present coastline of the Aegean sea. It was situated to the North-West of the modern Turkish city of Berga, in the province of Izmir. Its ruins were first discovered in the 1870-ies of the German engineer Carl Humann.
this ancient city had an amphitheatre, which could accommodate 50 thousand people, the theatre on 30 thousand spectators, the second largest library in the ancient world and the first hospital of the ancient world.
