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Modern Description: Dardanos Tumulus is a monumental built tomb under an artificial mound, found during construction work in 1959 ca. 1.4 km S of ancient Dardanos. Now on the grounds of Onsekiz Mart University S of Çanakkale. Obtain a pass from the guard at the entrance gate. The tomb is locked. Finds in the Canakkale museum. The tomb consists of a corridor, vestibule, and burial chamber. In the burial chamber three stone klinai arranged in a U-shape along the rear wall and side walls of the chamber. 42 human skulls were found during the excavations. Other finds from the tomb include urns with human remains and ashes from the cremation. Around 470 items were discovered there, including terracotta figurines, oil lamps, perfume bottles, pieces of woolen clothes, baskets, wooden musical instruments, and pieces of furniture. Metal includes jewelry and tools made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and lead. The most spectacular discovery of Dardanos Tumulus was a collection of gold jewelry, including crowns, wreaths, medallions, earrings, necklaces, and rings, mainly from the Hellenistic period.
Trismegistos Geo: 40850

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