Macedonian shields from the 2nd century B.C., found near Prilep village Bonce, were gifts for the Gods, says archeologist Dragi Mitrevski. The archaeologists have also found ceramics, a knife and pots.
“We were not familiar with the context of the site. We did not know whether the items were part of a house or a tomb, but now we have solved the mystery. The shields and the other items were buried in a ditch as gifts for the Gods”, Mitrevski explains.
Six parts of the shields are held in the Administration for Cultural Heritage Protection, while the rest are in the Bureau for Protection of Cultural Monuments and Museum in Prilep. Now the two institutions will have to make arrangements for the shields’ conservation.