"We did not expect this, but we discovered an archaeological site from the early Stone Age, especially the Neolithic, dating from before the 5000 years before Christ," František Žák Matyasowszky, general director of the Archaeological Agency, who conducted the research in the village, stated Wednesday.
Source: Archaeological Agency
Source: Archaeological Agency
To Chernobyl go to the construction site within the drainage community archaeologists in his view of all excavations for almost a year until they discovered the place, they found nothing. "I would say that it is a blessing for an investor, a fortune for the archaeologist, because on the land where the sewage treatment plant has to come, the only larger building, there were many archaeological objects." We were surprised that in a small area, a few hundred square meters, we found them over 90, " approached.
Venus of Chernivoda
Archaeologists at the site have discovered thousands of scratches that they will now process and clean up. "There are two small sculptures for us, zoomorf of burnt clay, that is, animal, and an anthropomorphic, like a man, probably a female figure, in other words, Venus," he further mentioned Matyasowszky. According to the scientist, findings must be processed for at least three or four months and complete a complete research file.
Source: Archaeological Agency
Whether it is a finding of national importance, the archaeologist was not convinced to confirm. "Nobody assumed that there was a Neolithic site, it had a high concentration and the findings would be archaeologically much shorter, and the second thing is that we discovered that it was just an epicenter, this place is actually much bigger. that will immediately be destroyed by the building, another thing is still underground, so in the future it offers the possibility to expand research into all the faces of the world, " he added.
Mayor in shock
The mayor of Ján Mokrého also enjoys precious discoveries. "I am very happy to find ourselves in. The first written record of the village goes back to 1329, and now we have proof that even 5,000 years before Christ the Cerenans were inhabited," He stated. "When I heard about the age of the objects, they jumped at me because it is older than the pyramids."
Source: Archaeological Agency
Source: Archives of the village Čereňany
The investor continues to work on building a cleaner in the village. "Now, in the excavation works, it will be deeper to explore the area or find something," Mokrý said. The archaeologist is also prepared to do research on the surrounding land owned by the municipality.
Archaeological research on the spot was ordered by the regional office of Trenčín – Prievidza. Items found after a thorough determination can end up in a museum in Prievidza or Bojnice. After this important discovery, however, the mayor did not exclude the establishment of a local museum in Čereňany.
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