<FONT size=4>Some time ago ,an interesting discovery was found by the archaeologists on Aegean island of Kea .An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of sp. The city must have been prosperous ,for it enjoyed a high level of civilization .Houses ---often three storyes high ---were built of stone .The rooms were large with beautifully decorated walls .It must have been a drainage system ,for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets .</FONT>
<FONT size=4>The temple which was found by the archaeologists used to be a place of worship from fifteen century B. C untill Roman times .In the most sacred room of the temple ,clay fragments of fifteen statues were foundEach of the fragment represented a goddness and had ,at one time ,been painted .The body of one statue was found among the remains dating from fifteen century B. C .Its missing head happened to be among the remains of fifth century B. C .It must have been discovered during Classical time and carefully preserved .It was old an precious even then .</FONT> |
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