To me, the most interesting facts were those concerning the burial practices. When someone died they would put a gold piece of jewelry over the person's mouth, as shown in the picture.
I also saw some really well kept bones of a woman from 250 AD. If you enlarge the picture to the left enough you can see eye you can see her eyebrows still! (Try it and let me know if you have sharp enough eyes!)
Other interesting things at the museum included a tablet that has written on it the contract for a slave girl. The girl is only 2 months old though! TRANNY -- this is something that may interest you. The tablet was composed on the rock in 200 AD some time. (See the picture to the left).
Finally the museum had pieces of the pipe that was the water system and sewage system in ancient Greek times. All it included was poor fitting rock pipes together. It would totally have let all the sewage out! Yuck!
Lastly we went on a tour of the city of Thessaloniki today and saw the ancient agora (marketplace). It's so funny because as you're walking down the street suddenly there's a huge open space all roped off and you see ancient ruins dating back to the BC time period. The picture that you see on the right is of the agora where all the buying and selling was to be done. There is also a big theatre that was used for lectures and performances. It is also said that this was a place where the Apostle Paul spoke to the people of Thessaloniki (we also saw the church that was supposedly the first place Paul spoke in when coming to the city)! It is really awe-striking that I can be in a place where Paul stood thousands and thousands of years ago.
Well, hope you're all enjoying the summer. I hear it's pretty warm and humid in Chicago!
Ms. G
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