Two caryatids found at the Amphipolis burial monument in Macedonia

The Ministry of Culture in Greece has announced another spectacular find at the Amphipolis burial monument in Macedonia – two caryatids of exquisite beauty, carved from thasian marble with traces of blue and red paint. Caryatids were found when a team of archaeologists led by Katerina Peristeri removed sandy soil in front of a sealing wall and found the two female sculptures stood between two marble pillars supporting a beam. The Ministry said that the presence of the caryatids supports the view that this is an “outstanding monument of particular importance.”

A caryatid is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. The Greek term ‘karyatides’ translates to "maidens of Karyai", an ancient town of Peloponnese. Karyai had ....

Amphipolis tomb entrance gradually revealed

The archaeological excavation at Kasta Tumulus in Ancient Amphipolis continues steadily, said the Culture Ministry in an announcement on Sunday.
According to the announcement "ten more stones, part of the seventh and eighth row of the sealing wall were removed with three more remaining of the eleven-row stone wall.
The adornment of the next part of the entrance of the tomb was......