OlviaUSA.net http://olviausa.net/blog1.php en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Olvian treasure: 5-6th century B.C. gold pendants and earrings http://olviausa.net/blog1.php/2009/03/18/olvian-treasure-200-b-c-mint-condition-g Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:10:11 +0000 igorm Artifacts 29@http://olviausa.net/ <p>Some artifacts found at the site are truly amazing. Good examples of that are the mint condition 5-6th century B.C. Olvian gold pendants and earring on these photos. I will post more details regarding the materials, dimensions, and suspected manufacturing techniques shortly.</p> <p>If you have information or questions about these pieces of jewelry please leave a comment. These items are in a European private collection.</p> <p><img src="http://olviausa.net/media/blogs/a/collection01.jpg" /></p> <p><img src="http://olviausa.net/media/blogs/a/collection02.jpg" /></p> <p><img src="http://olviausa.net/media/blogs/a/collection03.jpg" /></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://olviausa.net/blog1.php/2009/03/18/olvian-treasure-200-b-c-mint-condition-g">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Some artifacts found at the site are truly amazing. Good examples of that are the mint condition 5-6th century B.C. Olvian gold pendants and earring on these photos. I will post more details regarding the materials, dimensions, and suspected manufacturing techniques shortly.

If you have information or questions about these pieces of jewelry please leave a comment. These items are in a European private collection.

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]]> http://olviausa.net/blog1.php/2009/03/18/olvian-treasure-200-b-c-mint-condition-g#comments Satellite images of modern day Olvia http://olviausa.net/blog1.php/2009/03/17/satellite-images-of-olivia Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:26:45 +0000 igorm Background 28@http://olviausa.net/ <p>Here is a few Google Maps satellite images of modern day Olvia. The site is located south of the city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mykolaiv" target="_blank">Nikolaev</a>, north of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea" target="_blank">Crimean Peninsula</a>, by the village of Parutino. In Google Maps, you can search for <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=parutino,+ukraine&amp;sll=46.688552,31.906507&amp;sspn=0.002583,0.005472&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=addr" target="_blank">Parutino, Ukraine</a> and Olvia will be immediately below it.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><a href="http://olviausa.net/media/blogs/a/satimgs/sat01.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://olviausa.net/media/blogs/a/satimgs/sat01_s.jpg" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://olviausa.net/media/blogs/a/satimgs/sat02.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://olviausa.net/media/blogs/a/satimgs/sat02_s.jpg" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://olviausa.net/media/blogs/a/satimgs/sat03.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://olviausa.net/media/blogs/a/satimgs/sat03_s.jpg" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://olviausa.net/media/blogs/a/satimgs/sat04.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://olviausa.net/media/blogs/a/satimgs/sat04_s.jpg" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://olviausa.net/media/blogs/a/satimgs/sat05.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://olviausa.net/media/blogs/a/satimgs/sat05_s.jpg" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://olviausa.net/media/blogs/a/satimgs/sat06.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://olviausa.net/media/blogs/a/satimgs/sat06_s.jpg" /></a></td> </tr> </table><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://olviausa.net/blog1.php/2009/03/17/satellite-images-of-olivia">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Here is a few Google Maps satellite images of modern day Olvia. The site is located south of the city of Nikolaev, north of the Crimean Peninsula, by the village of Parutino. In Google Maps, you can search for Parutino, Ukraine and Olvia will be immediately below it.

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]]> http://olviausa.net/blog1.php/2009/03/17/satellite-images-of-olivia#comments What/where is Olvia? http://olviausa.net/blog1.php/2009/03/17/extended-post Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:24:13 +0000 igorm Background 26@http://olviausa.net/ <p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Ancient_Greek_Colonies_of_N_Black_Sea.png/350px-Ancient_Greek_Colonies_of_N_Black_Sea.png" /></p> <p><strong>Pontic Olbia</strong> or <strong>Olvia</strong> is the site of a colony founded by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milesians_(Greek)" target="_blank">Milesians</a> (an ancient Greek people) on the shores of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Bug" target="_blank">Southern Boog</a> estuary (the Hypanis) in what is now Southern <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine">Ukraine</a>. Olvia was eventually abandoned in the 4th century A.D., when it was burnt at least twice in the course of the so-called Gothic (or Scythian) wars.</p> <p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/AncientTownOlvia.jpg/300px-AncientTownOlvia.jpg" /></p> <p>Nowadays, Olvia is actively excavated by archeologists. Olvian artifacts can be found on display in museums all over the world. </p> <p>Learn more about Olvia from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olvia" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://olviausa.net/blog1.php/2009/03/17/extended-post">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

Pontic Olbia or Olvia is the site of a colony founded by the Milesians (an ancient Greek people) on the shores of the Southern Boog estuary (the Hypanis) in what is now Southern Ukraine. Olvia was eventually abandoned in the 4th century A.D., when it was burnt at least twice in the course of the so-called Gothic (or Scythian) wars.

Nowadays, Olvia is actively excavated by archeologists. Olvian artifacts can be found on display in museums all over the world.

Learn more about Olvia from Wikipedia.

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