The grave of the poet
Around 430 BC a poet and musician died in ancient Athens. An excavation of his grave in the deme of Alopeke revealed a lyre, an avlos, a harp, papyri, wax tablets and a pen, all of which gave us clues about his professional life. The findings proved to be crucial for the study of ancient music, since no other harp has been found until then (only representations on vases), while the papyri were the oldest to be found in Greece. The excavation took place in 1981. Since then, the precious artefacts were studied in depth but only now researchers felt ready to present the results in front of the general public. The musical findings and their analysis will be presented at the Megaro Mousikes in Athens. In the following photo you can see the pen, the tablets, part of the lyre and the avlos.
For more information on the subject and the original photo, consult the Greek newspaper To Vima at http://www.tovima.gr/culture/article/?aid=483025
