On a mountain in Tajikistan, ancient Greek letters were unexpectedly found, which were carved in stone, according to the Greek reporter. It is noted that the discovery was made by a resident of a local village, and later it was studied by scientists..

23 ancient Greek letters formed into a phrase? , which translates as "

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The publication notes that the inscriptions were made in the territory that was once part of Bactria, a country that was conquered by Alexander the Great in 323 BC, as a result of which the Greek language was brought here.. Around 123 AD, by the decision of the Kushan king Kanishka, the use of the Greek language as an administrative language was abolished..

As a rule, it is difficult for archaeologists to make new discoveries in Tajikistan, which is due to the peculiarities of the country's relief.. It is especially difficult to find something new in remote mountainous areas.. But local residents do an excellent job with this task, who then talk about the finds to scientists..

In this case, the ancient inscription was found by the local shepherd Sangin Haitali.

The discovery was made thanks to an avalanche.. Because of this, rock fragments with ancient inscriptions were brought to the foot of the mountain.. On the surviving fragment, it was possible to find an inscription consisting of 23 letters written in two lines.

Previously, scientists were able to discover previously unknown Maya locations of the preclassic period in Guatemala.. They managed to find cities, small settlements, pyramids and sports grounds..