The excavation continued today without results
Written by Theodore If. Spanelis
With a steady pace and resumed the excavation in artificial excavation of the third Chamber and up to one and a half measure that has reached the archaeological hoe, has not yet identified any findings. The unique material that has been identified is the strymoniki sand, which increases even more the mystery of what serving this construction, While the absence of any trace of burial, reduces the hopes that this can be a crypt where was placed the urn of a deceased. However remain possible to it is the entrance of a tunnel that leads to the inner apartments, which would hinder the work of Tymbwrychwn or for any impasse sump which sole purpose, you might have, to mislead the would-be grasping...
But does all this monument that has all the features of the Tomb, constructed next to the funeral chamber, but is isolated, in order to serve the memorials and the pilgrimage of the famous dead, but without reaches the burial place of; And this is so you can find the dead for whom build this monument and is the access point;
The second gate
The best responses will give it a few days ago the result of geophysical research, enough of course to expect first learn what Greek University will conduct. Issue that probably will be closed until the end of the week. At the moment you need to settle in so far known data originating from the study which conducted the University of Patras, the 1998, which study though prepared fifteen years back, gave significant results. One of these is the possibility that there is a second gate, which estimated – according to the newest survey data – that is located in the Northwest. For those who have visited the Tomb, is the spot right behind the gate of the construction site, There is also the post of entry.
On this subject Prof.. Lazarus Polymenakos said in a related report in the PROTO THEMA, at 5 October, the following very revealing words:
"The publication of the 2004 had already marked the most important geophysical "anomalies" and their relationship with possible anthropogenic structures inside of the Hill. However, the accumulated experience in the application of seismic tomography (but modern technology) provides the ability to see the image "with other eye». Beyond possible graves, to see items that have to do with the structure and stability of the Hill, elements critical for very difficult internal approach of excavation. Composing anew the old items, and the already existing entries, Configure a new comprehensive interpretation. In a more simplified form, formed the adjacent three-dimensional image of the inside of the estimated Hill (Picture 1), score of painful efforts and critical synthetic thinking.
The picture is very-very interesting. Reveals the configuration of the terrain from the manufacturers of the monument, in order that the Office may accept the structures that have been designed to place there and to "protect". Form (not very deep) dugouts which at some points will accommodate burial or other structures, and then will be "streets" to access to and from these. These roads are chosen to access the Interior from the South, the other from the Northwest. The reason for these guidelines should be important both from the perspective of symbolism, as well as the functionality and manufacturing excellence.
The structures inside are completed and then covered by a terrace with dimensions and volume of similar magnitude occupy the structures at the base of the Hill. But of course to create a monument that will symbolize the importance of content. And, of course, the whole band is "stable profile" and resistant to internal and external forces and aggravating factors in the passage of time ".
In a nutshell the k. Two roads access detects Polymenakos to buried beneath tons of sand, funerary monument. One is he who excavated and the second is in the Northwest where we identified.
How likely is the second entrance gate; Resorting to aerial photos from the video published by the ENA CHANNEL a good observer will see that while the perimeter of the Hill and along the marble enclosure, has been dug the Hill and from the inner side something similar doesn't happen on the northwest side of Mound, where it stops abruptly. It is very likely already have found some stone edge construction, as indeed happened on the South side, There they found the gate with Sphinx.
On aerial photographs shown very clearly that it has stopped the digging around the Mound and part of the northwestern side is left untouched, pending the continuation of the excavation from the side. Would not surprise us at all if confirmed this assessment and identified a portal, which you might as well not have any decoration or some other distinctive – deliberately so as not to draw attention – and is ultimately the main entrance that will lead to the solution of the mystery and the answers we all dipsame to learn.
