AMPHIPOLIS

Skeleton discovered at ancient Amphipolis

ENGLISH NEWS · 12.11.2014 - 15:47

A tomb and a skeleton were discovered during the excavation works at the Kasta hill at ancient Amphipolis.

Amphipolis: Watch the video of the excavations

ENGLISH NEWS · 28.10.2014 - 17:20

The Culture Ministry on Tuesday (28/10) released a video footage from the discovery of the mosaic at the ancient Amphipolis excavation site.

Amphipolis: A "breath" from the uncovering of the ancient floor of the third chamber

ENGLISH NEWS · 27.10.2014 - 20:00

The soil from the chamber of the magnificent tomb of Amphipolis has almost removed and the excavation team is one step away from uncovering the…

How the head of the Sphinx was found 12 meters away from the body (pics)

ENGLISH NEWS · 23.10.2014 - 20:12

Were the Caryatids and the Sphinxes made by different craftsmen? - How many dead are buried in the tomb? - "There is the danger that…

World awe for new discoveries in Amphipolis

ENGLISH NEWS · 22.10.2014 - 17:48

The unique tomb of Amphipolis does not stop to impress us, with the shocking discoveries of archaeologists, which go around the world through the publications…

Amphipolis: Everyone talks about Persephone and her secret

ENGLISH NEWS · 17.10.2014 - 19:00

Awe and admiration globally for the mosaic found in the third chamber, while Mrs. Peristeris stresses that it is still early to come to firm…

Amphipolis: Who is buried in the grave?

ENGLISH NEWS · 09.10.2014 - 18:15

Hephaestion, Nearchus, Alexander the Great or ... none of them? - What do the archaeologists argue, about the hidden secret in the Kasta tomb? -…

The Caryatids indicate Hephaestion

ENGLISH NEWS · 07.10.2014 - 18:59

The associate professor of history and archeology at the University of Cyprus Mr. Theodoros Mavrogiannis is totally convinced of the existence of a tomb which…

Amphipolis: The answer to the mystery is in the fourth door!

ENGLISH NEWS · 06.10.2014 - 17:18

New study of the Seismic Tomography of L. Polymenakos - Found new pieces of the double door

Ancient Amphipolis door discovery points to Macedonian-era tomb, excavator

ENGLISH NEWS · 03.10.2014 - 09:29

The marble double-leaf door leading to the third chamber of the Kasta tomb in the Ancient Amphipolis excavation site provides further evidence that the hill…

Amphipolis: Hydroplane companies ask licence to use the port

ENGLISH NEWS · 30.09.2014 - 13:04

The licencing issue of the waterway at the "forgotten" port of Amphipolis will be examined in October by the Amphipolis Port Authorities following the interest…

Amphipolis has an international appeal, the head of the Acropolis Museum says

ENGLISH NEWS · 30.09.2014 - 08:45

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…

Amphipolis: The third gate of the Tomb is plain

ENGLISH NEWS · 29.09.2014 - 17:20

Day by day emerges the entry of the third chamber. According the data available so far it does not have any embossed decorative element.

Amphipolis - Peristeri: 'We will be over in a month',

ENGLISH NEWS · 26.09.2014 - 12:36

"We will be over in a month," the head of excavations at the archaeological site of Kasta tumulus at the ancient Amphipolis Katerina Peristeri said…

Amphipolis: The fourth gate "unlocks" the puzzle

ENGLISH NEWS · 25.09.2014 - 15:15

The cautious moves of the archaeologists who hope that will find evidence that will reveal the identity of the dead - The probability for 5th…

The story of the Caryatids of Erechtheion Temple (vid)

ENGLISH NEWS · 24.09.2014 - 09:48

The two new Caryatids that have being discovered in the excavations of Amphipolis brought to our minds the story of the six "sisters" of Erechteion!

Amphipolis - Tasoulas: It is impossible that Alexander the great is buried inside the tomb

ENGLISH NEWS · 22.09.2014 - 19:02

The Culture Minister Costas Tasoulas, puts an end to the scenarios which say that the Greek commander is buried inside the tomb of Amphipolis.

Amphipolis: The marble door that leads to the fourth chamber of the tomb

ENGLISH NEWS · 22.09.2014 - 16:57

The whole bodies of the caryatids that stand proudly in front of the second chamber of the funerary monument of Amphipolis cause awe.

Amphipolis: Photos that show the glory of the Caryatids

ENGLISH NEWS · 21.09.2014 - 18:23

The two Caryatids discovered at the recently unearthed Amphipolis Tomb have been revealed in all their glory as the excavation work continues at the Kasta…

Ancient Amphipolis caryatids wearing kothornoi, parts of bases cleared

ENGLISH NEWS · 21.09.2014 - 14:12

The two caryatids found at the Kasta Tomb in Ancient Amphipolis were uncovered entirely by excavators, the ministry of Culture announced on Sunday, showing they…

Amphipolis: Obstacles on the way to the secret of the tomb

ENGLISH NEWS · 16.09.2014 - 15:41

The excavations at the tomb of Amphipolis proceed cautiously, as the scientific team is working on the third chamber, supporting stones and marbles, trying to…

Samaras on Amphipolis: This finding is of global importance

ENGLISH NEWS · 16.09.2014 - 12:58

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras visited on Monday the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens, to attend an event for the repatriation of a 12th century…