Katerina Peristeri
Archaeology
The 'Resident' of the Amphipolis Tomb
A man of medium height, white skin, and brown or red hair: This is how the infamous and long awaited “resident” of the Amphipolis Tomb looked like, according to the scientists’ estimations, based on the facts regarding the Greeks of...
Archaeology
Head of Amphipolis Dig: Excavation Conducted at Optimum
"The excavation is conducted in the best scientific way," the head of the archaeological excavation at Kasta Tomb in Amphipolis Katerina Peristeri said on Tuesday responding to recent reports regarding the excavation procedure at Kasta Tomb.
According to a Culture...
Archaeology
Ministry of Culture: Hopes for a 4th Underground Vault in Amphipolis Tomb
The third chamber of the tomb of Amphipolis is the last one. This was announced earlier by the Ministry of Culture, spreading disappointment to those expecting a happy ending at the ongoing excavation and the mystery about the occupant...
Archaeology
New Revelations: Tenant of Amphipolis Tomb is A Member of The Royal Macedonian Family
In a press conference following the recent discovery of a stunning mosaic in the Kasta Hill tomb of ancient Amphipolis, Lena Mendoni, general secretary of the Greek Ministry of Culture, and Katerina Peristeri, head of the Amphipolis archaeological team,...
Greece
Foreign Media on the Mosaic Discovery in the Amphipolis Tomb
International news agencies and the foreign press have reported extensively on the recent discovery of an elaborate mosaic inside the Kasta hill tomb. According to several archaeologists, the mosaic is further proof that the tomb belongs to a Macedonian royal.
BBC reports...
Ancient Greece
Amphipolis Tomb Timeline: What We Know So Far About the Magnificent Ancient Greek Monument
This article gets updated constantly, as new findings of the Alexander the Great-era tomb surface from the Casta hill in Amphipolis, Greece.
The recent archaeological discoveries of Amphipolis have become known across the world. At first, archaeologists wondered whether Alexander the Great was buried...
Archaeology
How Ancient Amphipolis Tomb Looked Like
The magnificent tomb of Amphipolis, Greece, continues to fascinate the entire world. Ever since the first images that came to "light" about a month ago, the monumental burial site was enough to provoke astonishment.
This was only the beginning and it definitely hinted...
Ancient Greece
Amphipolis Tomb: All Circus, No Bread at Greece's Newly Found "Archaeological Disneyland"
It was Christmas of 1977 when Greek archaeologist Manolis Andronikos announced the discovery of the royal tomb of King Philip of Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great in Vergina. Inside the tomb that no modern man had stepped foot before,...
Archaeology
New Photos Reveal Colors in Ancient Amphipolis Tomb
Most of the earth around the two sphinxes found under the apse at the Casta Tumulus in Amphipolis has been removed, the Culture Ministry announced, revealing the upper register of a marble lintel with frescoes under the sphinxes' base.
The...
Archaeology
Two Scenarios for the Great Tomb in Amphipolis
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, accompanied by his wife Georgia and Culture Minister Konstantinos Tasoulas, visited the excavation site of Ancient Amphipolis, in Serres, northern Greece on Tuesday morning.
Samaras visited the Casta tomb and was guided through the excavation site by...