Bonče (Бонче) is a village in the
Prilep municipality, in
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...
. It used to be part of the former municipality of
Topolčani
Topolcani () is a village in the Prilep Municipality of North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to ...
.
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. Fragmented ancient Macedonian shields were discovered carrying the inscription of the "ruler Demetrius".
Gallery
File:Македонската гробница кај Бонче 01.JPG, Entrance to the tomb
File:Македонската гробница кај Бонче 05.JPG, Dromos leading to a chamber
File:Македонската гробница кај Бонче 13.JPG , Eastern part of the circular wall
File:Македонската гробница кај Бонче 10.JPG , The chamber of the tomb
File:Fragments of an ancient Macedonian shield found in Bonče, North Macedonia.jpg , Fragments of an ancient Macedonian shield found in Bonče
References
External links
Article in Macedonian about the excavations 21.09.2007
Villages in Prilep Municipality
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