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Archaeology
Did the Amphipolis Tomb Commemorate Hephaistion?
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By Andrew Chugg*
The archaeological team responsible for the recent excavation campaigns at the Amphipolis Tomb gave a lecture on 30th September 2015 in which they presented evidence which they argued indicates that the monument was built on the orders...
Ancient Greece
The Carbon-14 Dating of the Amphipolis Tomb
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*By Andrew Chugg
At the end of January this year the Greek Ministry of Culture commissioned various tests on the bones found in the burial chamber of the Amphipolis tomb. These were specified to include carbon-14 (radiocarbon) dating. Additionally, it...
Ancient Greece
An Identity Crisis for the Amphipolis Tomb
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By Andrew Chugg*
An announcement by the Greek Ministry of Culture on 19th January 2015 has revealed that the skeletal remains uncovered by archaeologists in November 2014 within the tomb beneath the Kasta Mound at Amphipolis, Greece , comprised around...
Archaeology
New Theories on Buried in Amphipolis Tomb
The search for the identity of the buried in the Amphipolis tomb, Greece, has led archaeologists and historians to create new scenarios, with family ties between the five dead being one of them.
However, historians speculate that the 60-year-old female...
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Findings of the Macroscopic Analysis of Amphipolis Skeleton January 20
Greek Ministry of Culture said the results of the macroscopic study of the skeletal material from the fourth chamber and additional information on the geophysical survey carried out in the area of the Casta hill burial complex of Amphipolis,...
Archaeology
Rumor that Amphipolis Dead is Mother of Alexander Not Substantiated
The Greek Ministry of Culture issued a statement yesterday refuting allegations that the skeleton found in the Amphipolis tomb belongs to Olympias, mother of Alexander the Great.
Recent reports said that the skeleton belongs to a woman who died at...
Ancient Greece
Lingering Mysteries of the Amphipolis Tomb
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By Andrew Chugg*
Intriguing enigmas continue to envelop the story of the Amphipolis tomb, Greece . What was the gender of the occupant? When was the tomb sealed? Who was the architect of the monument? This article unravels them all.
What...
Ancient Greece
Is the Mother of Alexander the Great in the Tomb at Amphipolis? Part 7: The Skeleton
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By Andrew Chugg*
I wrote my initial article on this question on the morning of 6th September, a day before the announcement of the discovery of the caryatids, and I have written five more parts since, each showing how the...
Ancient Greece
Is the Mother of Alexander the Great in the Tomb at Amphipolis? Part 6: The Mutilation of the Sculpture
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By Andrew Chugg*
I wrote my initial article on this question on the morning of 6th September, a day before the announcement of the discovery of the caryatids, and I wrote a second part on 20th September and a third...
Ancient Greece
Is the Mother of Alexander the Great in the Tomb at Amphipolis? Part 5: The Family of the Occupant
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By Andrew Chugg*
I wrote my initial article on this question on the morning of 6th September, a day before the announcement of the discovery of the caryatids, and I wrote a second part on 20th September and a third...