The excavation of the tomb of Amphipolis brought to our many "new vocabulary" words, unknown until today, from the terminology used by archaeologists.
Mars Mentizi
Journalist – historical researcher
On the occasion of the excavation in the Tumulus of Amphipolis a series of words unknown until today, words archaeological, came in everyday life. The hear, read and many times we use it. Archaeology like any other science has its own terminology. Going for some words, you were loved, as loved lately and the history of the place, as a result many dozens of dusty historical books to "descend" from the shelves and read.
We can say that it is a "small archaeological dictionary", used in connection with the excavation in Amphipolis. Words that for many still remain unknown, even though included in every press release issued for the excavation.
In order to understand what we read, We host, in alphabetical order, some key words that we have come across many times so far in the notices of the excavation.
Bracing: It is mounting a vertical wall which is in danger of collapse. It should be noted that the principle of retaining walls is the so-called ' triangulation ', i.e. adding a diagonal support, as the hypotenuse in a right angle that forms the wall to the ground.
Upper Structure: This is the upper part of an architectural element.
Impairment of cross-section: An expression that we saw in press releases of the Ministry of culture as the characterisation of the situation of the roof of the third Chamber, where observed that briquettes are trickier.
Pigtails: Are curls. The met in the headdress of Karyatidon.
Cornice: Is the famous eaves. That is the part of the roof of a building which overhangs and protects embossed representations or other items below this.
Geodetic methods: These are the methods to determine the exact geographical location using conventional measurements and GPS system.
Geostatic triggers: Are the pressures on a building by the constant shifts of ground.
Black and white decoration: It is the colored painting decorating. More often than not used in depictions of human forms but in shapes and other compositions.
Phrenic Wall: It is the intermediary wall with some kind of opening. In the case of Amphipolis, as phrenic refers and the gate with Sphinxes.
Domos: Is a series of stones, by which consist of a wall.
Boxing: It is essentially the square column constraint and other items, whose recession risk based because based on flimsy ground.
Balancing pressures: The meaning of this phrase in the excavation involves the careful removal of soil from both sides of the walls, so the pressures exerted on the walls of the soil's weight balanced and not in danger of collapse.
Pilaster-Capital: Is the upper part of the stanchion. In the case of Amphipolis, at the entrance of the monument we have decorated capitals with additional terrain that resembles a capital.
Culmination: It is the artifact on top construction or manufacturing
Architrave: Oblong piece of marble that rests on the upper end poles and bridges the gap between them.
Backfill: Is the accumulation of new layers of soil up on older.
Backrest: place the seat where supports the back of he who sits
Eswrrachio: This is the inner curve of the ceiling on the maximum amount of.
Lentigines: the flattened sections covering the nail heads or construction that mimics for decorative purposes.
Crush load: This is the weight that is applied vertically and threatens the joists with snap.
Voussoirs: Is properly shaped stones that make up a curved roof.
Dome: Is the roof of the "lodge", with wooden lattice cross-section.
Doorframe: This is essentially the total input – a door construction.
Scaffold: It is known to all scaffold.
Ilywdis sand: Very fine sand found in riverbeds
Katachwsi: It is the cover of monuments and other items with soil.
Kothornos: Type of shoe with thick soles that was then tied in front with laces and fit in both feet
Daughter: It is basically another name of Karyatidas, Emphasizing the newness and purity.
Molybdochoisi: It is to support two marble parts with intermediate link from pencil, which poured in liquefied form in appropriately shaped holes, as those who are on the shoulders of Karyatidon, in the neck and on the wings of Sphinxes, etc..
Splint: In the case of Amphipolis, the splint basically includes wooden beams with frothy investment limit shifts of tholitwn the roof of monuments.
Ntisilidiko: This is the sculpture tool, as the chisel with which formed the impressive and elaborate details of statues, as the veins.
Fresco fresco: Is the relief decoration and painting technique formed while the mortar is fresh.
Uprights: This is the nested marble lined with marble slabs placed on the outer side wall vertically.
Excavation: part of the soil dug deep
Pilasters: Are the pillars on either side of the doors.
Doorframe: It is very simple for the frame of the door – entrance.
Pessary: It is basically rectangular column. In the case of Amphipolis was used many times the expression ' inherent with pillars "for the caryatids, that means that the statues and pillars are a single body.
Pole: It is a kind of head cover, something like Hat. The pole of Karyatidon in Amphipolis of Amphipolis distinguished under the architrave.
Folds: Is the ripple of cornea in statues.
Tuffstone: This is limestone rock with discontinuous surface, full of small holes.
Rosette: Is the decorative rose to capture a floorplan.
Trench Straggistiki: Is the circumferential Groove for the water runoff of rain.
Movie: It is oblong decorative, color expression.
Masonic symbols: symbols of artificial – manufacturers of the era
Sealing wall: This is a relatively rough stone construction, unrelated to the architecture of the monument, with the sole purpose of shielding from the potential intrusions.
Tumulus: It is essentially Tomb, over whom they have added large quantities of soil.
Coffered: Is the indentation created between cross-beams.
Cheiridwtos: Is the makrymanikos, and used for tunics of Karyatidon in Amphipolis.
