Milićević Bradać, Marina and Karavanić, Ivor.
(2015).
Phlegon of Tralles and fossils from Dalmatia.
Vjesnik za arheologiju i povijest dalmatinsku, 108(1).
pp. 109-118.
ISSN 1845-7789
Abstract
The article contains data from the work of the
Greek writer Phlegon on the bodies in the Artemis
Cavern near Split, which had ribs exceeding 11 cubits
(ca. 4.5 m) in length. This record is classified as a
“paradoxographical” type of text. There is a discussion
of the authenticity of this data, i.e., whether it is one of
a series of examples of sensationalism in this type of
ancient literature or a somewhat realistic report which
suggests an archaeological, or rather paleontological
find. Such finds in the ancient world were sometimes
interpreted through the prism of mythology.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Phlegon, paradoxographical
literature, Artemis Cavern, Dalmatia |
| Subjects: |
Archaeology |
| Departments: |
Department of Archaeology |
| Date Deposited: |
19 Jul 2017 11:48 |
| Last Modified: |
19 Jul 2017 11:48 |
| URI: |
http://darhiv.ffzg.unizg.hr/id/eprint/8402 |
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