Amphipolis has an international appeal, the head of the Acropolis Museum says
The ancient site of Amphipolis, in northern Greece, where ongoing excavations unearthed a massive tomb dating from the era of Alexander the Great, has an international appeal, the director of the Acropolis Museum said on Monday.
"I want to comment on the effect the discovery of this monument has had and how much it has aroused the interest of both Greeks and foreigners," Dimitris Pantermalis, who is also an archaeology professor, said during an event organised in his honour in Thessaloniki, Greece's second biggest city.
Pantermalis avoided making any guesses as to the outcome of the excavation, or about the disputes that have emerged among fellow archaeologists.
The event was organised by Pandermalis' high school at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki.
During his speech, Pantermalis discussed the modern method of digital technology used in the Acropolis Museum.
"We try to highlight all the features of the Acropolis Museum using modern methods and through digital technology we try to make the archaic and classical masterpieces more familiar to the people, without sacrificing anything from the uniqueness of the originals," he said.
