Village in Pelagonia, North Macedonia
Bonče (Бонче) is a village in the Prilep municipality, in North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Topolčani.
In September 2007 archeological excavations revealed a tomb of what is believed to be the burial site of a Macedonian ruler dating 4th century BC.[2] Fragmented ancient Macedonian shields were discovered carrying the inscription of the "ruler Demetrius".[3]
Gallery
Entrance to the tomb
Dromos leading to a chamber
Eastern part of the circular wall
The chamber of the tomb
Fragments of an ancient Macedonian shield found in Bonče
References
- ^ "Државен завод за статистика 2021 MK".
- ^ Visoka and Staro Bonche: Center of the Kingdom of Pelagonia and the Royal Tomb of Pavla Chuka, Viktor Lilchikj Adams and Antonio Jakimovski
- ^ https://macedoniatimes.news/ancient-macedonian-shields-bonce/
External links
- Article in Macedonian about the excavations 21.09.2007
