Discovered two female statues in the Amphipolis tomb area

Greek archaeologists excavated a large grave of Alexander the Great on Kasta hill, Serres region in northern Greece. Here, they discovered two delicate marble statues carved into columns.

Continuous excavation results have been published since the Greek government officially announced the discovery of the tomb in Amphipolis last month to the world. Last week, in the waiting room behind the crypt entrance, archaeologists discovered details touching white marble mosaics on a red floor under the floor.

Amphipolis is a Greek city founded by Athenians in Eastern Macedonia, on the Strymon River in 438-437 BC. The tomb area is said to be an important place because it is 10 times larger than the tomb of Alexander the Great's father Philip II of Macedon.

The statue was found by archaeologists.(Source: ibtimes.co.uk)

Archaeologists spent two years excavating the tomb area to find the entrance to the tomb, guarded by two Sphinxs. Behind the sealed wall is a waiting room and three other rooms, and it seems that the tomb is sealed by pouring sand into the crevices at the top of the walls.

According to the Greek Ministry of Culture, after clearing the sand, archaeologists have discovered an acsitrap door (with two pillars supported by two pillars) sealed with a 4.5m wide wall of limestone, one set designs of grave builders to prevent intruders. The two pillars next to the door were the columns of two women, each with an arm reaching to the side.

Two statues are said to be made of marble imported from the nearby island of Thassos, and carved with the same technique as two Sphinxs outside the tombs. There are traces of red and blue on the statue indicating the possibility of these two statues being Korai, a popular Greek statue of the virgin from the 7th to early 5th century BC. On the ceiling of the tomb there was a slow rectangular marble slab of red, yellow and blue roses.

The tomb area is 497m long, with a 3m high wall. Although there is an almost perfect round shape carved into marble, this tomb was built with many similarities with the Egyptian pyramid, with a fairly wide entrance with two guarded Sphinx statues.

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his wife and Greek Minister of Culture Constantinos Tassoulas visited the excavation area last month.

"Macedonia continues to surprise us when revealing deep treasures in it and contributing to the history that every Greek is very proud," said Samaras.

However, the Greek media said that Samaras was using excavation events to distract public opinion from the alliance's political problems and turn Amphipolis into "archaeological Disneyland Park" to attract tourists