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Tomb from Alexander's period excavated - news article

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  • 12-11-2014 3:49pm
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    Manach
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    Archaeologists in northern Greece have found a skeleton inside a tomb from the time of Alexander the Great, during a dig that has enthralled the public.

    The burial site at Amphipolis is the largest ever discovered in Greece.

    The culture ministry said the almost intact skeleton belonged to a "distinguished public figure", given the tomb's dimensions and lavishness.

    Chief archaeologist Katerina Peristeri said "the tomb in all probability belongs to a male and a general".

    The excavation has fascinated Greeks ever since Prime Minister Antonis Samaras visited the site in August 2014 and announced it amounted to "an exceptionally important discovery".
    "-http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30019338


    Given the at times bloody and backstabbing world of Macedonian politics around the time of Alexander, surprised it is only the one skeleton. Will be interesting to speculate who it was.


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    tac foley
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    Given that his father, Philip of Macedon, has already been brought to 'life' again after a reconstruction of another tomb of this type and level of sophistication, it is a matter of conjecture indeed as to whom this burial might be connected.

    Interesting times, eh?

    tac


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