How revealed Kouros

"It is shocking to see such sculptures emerge from the earth!" notes on his facebook facebook the archaeologist Mary Papageorgiou Atalanti, responsible for the excavations from which the "Kouros of Atalali" were discovered, the 4 statues of natural size that rewrite the story of Lokris.

The archaeologist responsible based on Atalanti and she was one of the first scientists to arrive in the region, it does not hide the pleasure of this unique discovery, and she even wishes each colleague of his archaeologist "to live a similar experience".

But to get the Archaeological excavations to sensitize these unique discoveries to the sun, the sensitivity of two farmers played a key role. Not only because they discovered that they went to inform the authorities, but mostly because they left the first discovery, which allowed the archaeological dig to find the rest.

Mary Papageorgiou, archeologist, finds this difference when she notes with significance:Congratulations to the two citizens of Atalanti who indicated the position and did not move the first statue without thinking about it. They informed the Archaeological Service and returned it! The act led them to this discovery! A big thank you for the honesty! In addition, a big thank you to the collaborators of the search! "

The unique discoveries were well hidden in an area very close to the settlement of the city of Atalanti in its eastern part.

There is the field with the big olives that his owner has decided to take. Nobody was found when he took them out.

A few days later, in his attempt to plant other trees, he asked a local farmer who plowed a deep plow to dig deep grooves to plant new trees. When he reached this point, he realized that "the wound had touched a stone". When he removed the ground, he discovered that he had spotted a natural sized cuckoo. With the owner of the land, they are aware of the principles that, on their arrival, had remained literally open. Since then, the story began to be written, which is thousands of years deep.

Initially, they made the first discovery in the archaeological department while, for more than 20 days, they kept the secret and they continued to dig. The first trials of cuts in a small part of the field bring new discoveries. On Friday alone, Maria Papageorgiou's archaeological excavations identified another 95 cm natural cauldron that survives from the neck to the thighs and depicts a young bad with a left leg and kept in good condition. The archaeological service ensures that the area is guarded night after day. Even the inhabitants who pbaded almost daily on the site did not understand the importance of the discovery.

"These are very important discoveries that help illuminate the history of our country " notes speaking to EAP-RES the mayor Nikos Liolios closely following the developments and according to his estimates, "we are still at the beginning of the revelations because the excavations will continue both on the parcel considered and on the wider region, and the hope of discovering new discoveries is alive ", thus justifying a radio silence channel prevailing among the protagonists in the case of the revelation of archaeological treasures.