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Just to tie up a loose end (I am not very fond of them). @ΞΕΝΟΦΩΝ Dec 11th: my 1.80m remark came from one of the Ministry's announcments concerning the dimentions of the cyst. It stated that it was about 1.80m deep. On another issue - someone questioned the relevance of the Sphinxes to the contempor...

@agesilaos
I can accept bones moving up the soil column, but these were found outside the physical boundaries of the cyst... So I don't accept natural/physical causes as the reason...

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b503/Ioannis_Christidis/17N/DSC04643_zps4cf19e38.jpg A peribolos piece... http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b503/Ioannis_Christidis/17N/DSC04645_zps7b6ff6b3.jpg a.... sarcophagus, of unknown origin & time, lying at the back of the domoi collection... http:/...

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b503/Ioannis_Christidis/17N/DSC04642_zps97b08346.jpg There is a dotted mottif running along the edge of some of the marble pieces... It seems not that technical (and precise) to be of ancient origin, but it is found in only a few pieces.... http://i1289.photobuck...

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b503/Ioannis_Christidis/17N/DSC04632_zps393c3ba6.jpg ...and just a few kilometers down the road, you reach the site (across the WWII metal allied bridge) where the Amphipolis Lion currently stands... As proud as ever :wink: http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b50...

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b503/Ioannis_Christidis/17N/DSC04611_zpsb0932e8e.jpg The view up from the valley road (seen at the previous picture showing modern time Amphipolis at the background). Hill 133 is on the right, the tumulus at the center. Again, the obvious height of the location c...

Just an update for those far, far away.... November 17th... http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b503/Ioannis_Christidis/17N/DSC04585_zps6345e33f.jpg Up a (slippery) dirt road this is the closest that anyone will reach at the excavation site.... http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b503/Ioannis_Christ...

Yes... Regarding Mrs.King theory (the plastered sign on one of the domoi) I think that Mrs.Mendoni said that during the revealing of the perimeter wall, a number of "masonry" signs were found and that those Greek letters were just that.... I cannot say that her explanation convinced me... ...

@agesilaos your link is dead. If it is the different material thats bothering you, dont forget that the head was the only part of the statue that was representing skin, so it could merit from the translucent nature of marble... When asked if we could be dealing wt a sealing floor, Mrs.Mendoni said t...

Quite dissapointing the latest PR, based on all the buιld up that was cultivated by various parts... Only points to mention: - No doorway on the north wall of Θ3, they made a mistake..... - Found a portion of the neck from the head of the second sphinx's head - Found portions of the missing part of ...

If the hill was used as an artillery range by the Bulgarian army (and the reporter is not just using the term freely):
1) Thank God it was WWI ordances and not WWII
2) Thank God they were using the western side
3) It us just AMAZING that we are actually finding Θ3 standing!!!

Just a very quick reference on some highlights from Mrs. Papafotiou presentation regarding the history behind the excavation, from its start in 2011 till today, based on the video link that gepd posted before: Right off the title: "A dig which will (re)write History" - the reporter is very...

You all have a good nite.... (I am New Yorker)

and through a perfect fit, they gazed at a sight that hadn't be for 2300 years.....

as the crew was removing the head of the R Sphinx from site they took a chance and placed the head back to its original place,