excavations which began in 2001 in the ancient city of Perre in the Adiyaman province, archaeologists found the bronze military medal bearing the head of Medusa, also called Gorgo, one of the three monstrous Gorgons, generally described as winged human females with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone.
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Recent excavations in Heraion-Teikhos, an ancient Greek city in Tekirdağ, Türkiye, have unveiled significant Thracian artifacts, including statues, a medicine oven, and clay figurines of the Great Mother. This site, originally a Samian colony founded around 600 BC, sheds light on the rich cultural and religious practices of the Thracians, offering insights into their belief in immortality and advanced medical knowledge.
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