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 | Early Roman Man’s Head Unearthed at Stobi Archaeological Site | | culture.in |  19 Apr 2010 | |  | |  A man’s head and a small torso have been excavated at the Stobi archaeological site. According to archaeologists, the items probably belong to a large Early Roman sculpture. Stobi National Institution Director Silvana Blazevska says this is about a rare and important archaeological finding that will enable knowledge about people at that time in more detail. The marble head and the torso were excavated from the temple, a structure that has recently been subject to intensive archaeological excavations.
“According to the manner hair and face were made as well as the looks of the rest of the sculpture, we assume the head belonged to an emperor or a distinguished citizen that lived in the 1 century A.D. At the times, sculptures were made in line with the canons of the day. This excavation is specifically important because it will help us learn much more about the temple itself, which has been robbed since ancient times, and who it was dedicated to and when it was constructed,” Blazevska says.
Pasko Kuzman, Director of the Directorate of Cultural and Historical Heritage said excavations at Stobi and many other sites are continuing this year. Minister of Culture Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska stressed that the government has provided funds for excavations this year and works at Stobi will go on till weather allows.
She said that because of its proximity to highway Stobi has increasingly become interesting to foreign visitors. |  |
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