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by Mrs. Katerina Peristeri, Maybe is a nearby Tomb. Just as it was revealed the grave space itself in the depth of the third Chamber on the Tumulus Kasta, at a minimum distance from the much vaunted excavation, There is another, nearly identical CIST Macedonian Tomb. About three hundred meters away from the Hill, in an earlier archaeological survey, It has been revealed the so-called "Tomb III" of Amphipolis. In the prothalamo there is a pebble mosaic with lozenges, which looks pretty with that came to light during the first stage of excavation in the Tumulus Kasta.
The antechamber of the Tomb III of Amphipolis. The mosaic with the lozenges
The sepulchral Chamber of the Tomb III has colored flooring and it is clear that in the second phase after the original burial, There was a snap and break-up of the floor in order to place an extra dead. Then, CIST grave built, who, Indeed, bears and murals. Outside the Tomb found palmette anthemwti headstone from the end of the 4th century. e.g., on the basis of which became and dating the Tomb III.
The main funerary Chamber, with the add-on, underground parking
As written by official archaeological guide of Amphipolis, they took care of the basic Digger of Amphipolis, Dimitris Lazaridis and until today is sold at the entrance to the local Museum "in this position extensive research revealed during the 1960 the third of the notable tombs of Amphipolis Macedonian type, Unfortunately sylimeno and partly damaged. It is carved into the soft rock, whose walls covered by large brick pwrolithoy wall. There are only inferior saves only its lower stones of the wall covered with mortars that mimic marble revetment. Comprises vestibule and Deathly Chamber and has an overall length of 9 and width 3,07 m. The flooring of the antechamber is decorated with multi-colored Rhombus mosaic, While the floor of the Chamber divided into three longitudinal belts, with a deep red color and the lateral yellow Middle.
Part of the mural from the Tomb III
North zone flooring was broken for the building and the second Tomb, outside of the original, located deep in the Deathly Chamber. The two box-shaped tombs they found sylimenoi. The walls of both are covered by mortar with vivid colors-red, Yellow, Black, grey, White- one does not have high kosmoforo film with decoration of shoots, flowers, birds, vessels, mirror etc. The murals and mosaics-paintings detached and transferred to the Museum of Kavala and in the brand new Museum of Amphipolis.
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Ornate decorative embossed, piece from the culmination of input column epitymbias
The Lazaridis dated the grave III in 3rd b.c.. century, but Dieter Salzmann, German archaeologist who is considered an authority on ancient mosaics, placed the Tomb in the last quarter of the 4th BC. century, almost at the same time in which build, at least in the first phase, the Tumulus Kasta.
The similarities between the two monuments are what characterize the archaeologists as "parallel", i.e. the correspondence, which often confirms or strengthens evidence for the dating of a finding. And in the case of Amphipolis, Maybe it is not only what is going to be revealed in the next phase of excavation, But what is already known, which will indicate that the Tumulus Kasta was never alone.
Source: rizopoulospost.com
