Michalis Lefantzis: “In the Tumulus Kasta has applied the golden ratio” 
In a packed room at the Auditorium of the Ministry of Culture launched a few minutes after 11 This morning the presentation of findings of the excavation in the Tumulus Kasta of Amphipolis. This is the Culture Minister Costas Tasoylas.
The head of the excavation team Peristeri Katerina started to update the attendees, with curiosity, the impatience to reach climax.
"We started the 2012 from a local reputation. That the Tumulus was Kasta “Tomb of Queen”"were the first words of Mrs. Peristeri, that opened the show and continued with a detailed presentation of findings, accompaniment of photographic material.
“The 3rd a.d. century was the destruction of the Mound precinct Kasta from Romans” said Ms. Peristeri. “Even traces of an ancient crane, they removed pieces of the enclosure for various other tasks, roads etc.” stressed, While he mentioned that the part of the enclosure that stays intact and has found is approximately 80 measures, from the 497 of the total perimeter.
Ms. Peristeri said sure Leon of Amphipolis stood atop the Mound. In Leo's space as it is today we have pieces that belonged to the original format of, which is identical to the surfaces of the enclosure. Michalis Lefantzis has done a digital design representation.
Also, a plank, probably from the epistyle located behind the caryatids, on the funerary monument of Kasta in Amphipolis, destroyed the face of right-wing Karyatidas, reported, inter alia, Ms. Peristeri, during the papers for the excavation work in the Tumulus Kasta in Amphipolis, today at the Auditorium of the Ministry of culture.
Ms. Peristeri completed her presentation indicating: "We don't know who or what is dead», causing a multitude of questions about the skeleton, for whom in powerpoint,, He had missed his skeleton photos. In view of the, currently the photo publication has no meaning: "When the skeleton is in such circumstances we take all protective measures, along with the soils, so the anthropologist can do research ', replied Ms Peristeri at persistent questions of journalists about the skeleton.
His era coins found Stretched
Sensation caused in the crowded courtroom revelation that made the Group of Amphipolis that there were coins of the 2nd century, Alexander of III, but also the pottery items, something that was not announced until now, causing the surprise of bystanders.
Then, took the floor the architect k. Lefantzis, He said about Leo and his relationship with the Tomb. Mr. Lefantzis began citing a historical testimony: The 1916 a British Brigade was preparing to transfer 1000 pieces from the precinct, together with Leo, in Britain. The Bulgarians and the Austrians attacked barges which wrecked, so the ancient surviving members – Although they remained at the bottom of the Struma.
The yard laxeytikan saves only its lower stones in situ, to fit exactly to each other, He explained to the impressive monument Mr. Lefantzis, While he stressed that the basis of the lion as it is today, in the view of the, is incorrect. This is because the restoration of Broneer, used horizontally, like stairs, the yard tracks from the Tumulus Kasta.
Mr. Lefantzis revealed that residents of the area return hidden pieces of the precinct, which were holding in their home! "Suddenly increased the number of archaeological findings, as if by magic ", says Mr. Lefantzis
The architect then stated in enclosure, who in floorplan, appears as circular, in space, however, is shape, with two centers and gradient from North to South, because I had, as explained, He even has a menstrual: "There is a golden section relationship between members of the precinct and in those of Leo" mentions the architect, Therefore, When Mr. Lefantzi, There is identification of the monument with the lion.
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