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<p>[QUOTE="GinoLR, post: 12037949, member: 128351"]This is what archaeologists think. They recently found the remains of a small city on top of the hill and, in its centre, post-holes and foundation trenches for a large timber building of 21.5 x 35 m. They first thought it was the palace of the Lady of Vix, but they now think it was some kind of temple and that the big Greek crater was located inside. In the museum they made a model of this construction for the visitors and you can see the crater (it was not green patinated but yellow and shining!) in the last room. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1527173[/ATTACH] </p><p>If this crater was used for public celebrations in a public feasting hall, I do not understand why the death of the Lady meant the end of these celebrations, for they buried the crater with her. Mourning, maybe? Did they forever give up drinking Greek wine together after she passed away? Too sad... Or maybe it was far too expensive, and they switched to some sort of more affordable Oktoberfest with beer?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GinoLR, post: 12037949, member: 128351"]This is what archaeologists think. They recently found the remains of a small city on top of the hill and, in its centre, post-holes and foundation trenches for a large timber building of 21.5 x 35 m. They first thought it was the palace of the Lady of Vix, but they now think it was some kind of temple and that the big Greek crater was located inside. In the museum they made a model of this construction for the visitors and you can see the crater (it was not green patinated but yellow and shining!) in the last room. [ATTACH=full]1527173[/ATTACH] If this crater was used for public celebrations in a public feasting hall, I do not understand why the death of the Lady meant the end of these celebrations, for they buried the crater with her. Mourning, maybe? Did they forever give up drinking Greek wine together after she passed away? Too sad... Or maybe it was far too expensive, and they switched to some sort of more affordable Oktoberfest with beer?[/QUOTE]
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