Where myth and archaeology meet: Discovering the Gorgon Medusa's Lair.

Where myth and archaeology meet: Discovering the Gorgon Medusa's Lair.

Here we report the discovery of ceramic fragments that form part of a Gorgoneion, a ceramic image representation of the Gorgon Medusa. The fragments were found in a deep part of Gorham's Cave, well known to ancient mariners as a natural shrine, between the 8th and 2nd century BCE. We discuss th...

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Main Authors: Clive Finlayson, Jose Maria Gutierrez Lopez, M Cristina Reinoso Del Rio, Antonio M Saez Romero, Francisco Giles Guzman, Geraldine Finlayson, Francisco Giles Pacheco, David Abulafia, Stewart Finlayson, Richard P Jennings, Joaquin Rodriguez Vidal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249606

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