Trebeništa

Trebeništa (Macedonian: Требеништа) is an ancient necropolis from the Iron Age (around the 7th century BC) southeast Illyria, near the northern shore of Lake Ohrid.

[2] Archaeological material with gold-riches from the burials at Trebeništa, Aiani on the middle valley of the Haliacmon, and Sindos on the Thermaic Gulf, indicates substantial cultural continuity throughout the wider region, despite the fact that different tribes lived in the various areas of the whole region.

Since then, large amounts of graves, five golden masks,[6] and some iron earrings and plates have been found.

A number of artifacts excavated in the necropolis are said to be imported from ancient Greece while the rest are of a local origin with Greek influences.

[4] A golden mask from Trebeništa is depicted on the obverse of the 500 Macedonian denar banknote, issued in 1996 and 2003.