Amphipolis: They entered the third room of the ancient tomb

Shortly before 14:00, two members of the special teams, which participating in the excavations of Amphipolis, entered in the third chamber of the Casta tomb and made a preliminary assessment of the static of the site, in order to make the necessary supportive works, so the archaeologists to be able to enter and work.

The soil into the third chamber reaches a height of 5 meters.

Work is also ongoing to remove the sandy soil of the second chamber, and reportedly has found a fragment of the face of the eastern Caryatid.
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Archaeologists, therefore, are literally one step before the third room; the next step is to clear the area of the soil, so that they can enter into it.
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Lina Mendoni: The strength of our country is its cultural stock

At the same time, in statements to reporters outside the Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis, which she visited, the general secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Lena Mendonis, said: "I would like to thank you very much for your interest in the work of archaeologists, on the work of the Archaeological Service and the Ministry of culture".

"Greece has a tremendous power and this power is its cultural stock", said Mrs. Mendonis and continued: "thanks to this cultural heritage, Greece can only have a positive publicity in the whole world."

The announcement of the Ministry of Culture

"Until now, the removal of the sandy soils in the area behind the interior wall with the caryatids, had reached three meters from the floor. Upon removal of the sandy soil, revealed the upper part of the third internal wall. In this section, was found an elaborate marble door frames, Ionic, like the other architectural parts of the site. On the marble lintel, found inherent molding which covers the entrance opening.

Within the day, we will attempt the access to the area, by the existing opening in the upper western part of the third internal wall. This will establish the conditions of access members of the interdisciplinary team and technical infrastructure. The aim is to take the necessary measures to protect workers in the third room. Also, it will be performed a thorough documentation of the current situation in the area.

We also continue the design of the topographic diagram in order to obtain the exact geometry of the monument. Based on the final geometry will be drawn the overall study of supports of the monument. This provides the necessary technical data for the preparation of integrated protection studies and future enhancement of the monumental ensemble."

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