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*My honours thesis for undergraduate degree in Classical Archaeology. Originally written in April 2012, re-edited for upload on Academia in April 2017.* The museum located on the site of the ancient royal tombs at Vergina, currently... more
*My honours thesis for undergraduate degree in Classical Archaeology. Originally written in April 2012, re-edited for upload on Academia in April 2017.*
The museum located on the site of the ancient royal tombs at Vergina, currently display inaccurate signs detailing the occupants of the tombs. This paper examines the literary, archaeological, and osteological evidence to argue that the remains found in Tomb I belong to Philip II and (one of) his young wife, while the famous Tomb II belongs to Arrhidaeus and his wife Eurydice. The osteological evidence shows no reliable evidence of trauma, but shows signs of having undergone a dry cremation. Philip II was cremated and buried immediately after his death. Arrhidaeus on the other hand was only cremated and buried months after his death, giving his body time to decompose, hence the dry bone cremation. The evidence is clear in this matter, and the signs at the museum should reflect this.
The museum located on the site of the ancient royal tombs at Vergina, currently display inaccurate signs detailing the occupants of the tombs. This paper examines the literary, archaeological, and osteological evidence to argue that the remains found in Tomb I belong to Philip II and (one of) his young wife, while the famous Tomb II belongs to Arrhidaeus and his wife Eurydice. The osteological evidence shows no reliable evidence of trauma, but shows signs of having undergone a dry cremation. Philip II was cremated and buried immediately after his death. Arrhidaeus on the other hand was only cremated and buried months after his death, giving his body time to decompose, hence the dry bone cremation. The evidence is clear in this matter, and the signs at the museum should reflect this.
