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Awe Amphipolis: In light of two beautiful Caryatids after 2300 years (see amazing photos)
New impressive finds from the tomb of Amphipolis brings to light the ministry Politisimou photographs given Sunday published.Found two impressive marble caryatids from Thassian joined to column, section 0,20CH0,60 m. Showing that it is a monument of special importance.
The Caryatids have curly hair and curls that cover their shoulders bear earrings, and wearing a tunic with sleeves. The right hand of the one and the other was left blazing, so the move to symbolically prevent those who would attempt the entrance to the tomb and were inserts. Followed, namely, the same technique as the heads and the wings of the Sphinxes.
The forms on which there are traces of red and blue refer to the type of Kore. Among the sandy soils found fragments of sculptures, such as palm portion and smaller fragments of their fingers. The provision of the second input with the Caryatids an important finding, which suggests the idea that this is a standing monument of particular importance.
Specifically, the statement reads as follows:
"On Thursday, September 4, a large meeting in worksite hill castes, under the Secretary General of the Ministry of Culture and Sports Minister. Mendoni Lina, the interdisciplinary team, led by Mrs. K.. Pigeons and participation executives Directorate of Ancient Monuments of the Ministry of Culture. Done overall assessment of the measures taken to protect the monument, after the torrential rain of the previous 24 hours, and which was considered quite satisfactory. parallel, projects and shore up retaining the structural elements inside the monument in order to develop a safe way excavations.

On Friday, September 5, removed the dirt behind second septal wall, in order to balance the geostationary impulses of land between the two countries. With the removal of soil uncovered, at about 2 meters from the dome to 4.5 meters, about the floor, marble rectangular plate, length 4.2m, width 1m. 0.21m thick, in excellent condition. Builds marginally poros stone of the third diaphragm wall and the upper marble revetment, which carries ripple. At the bottom of the plate is painted decoration in blue, red and yellow color, which represented panels with rosette in the center. This section of the roof at the site.
In the same space that is created between the second and third septal wall showed a significant impairment of tholiton section, in both parts of the west, while the eastern portion of the dome. Antistirichthike crowned the dome, with the installation of wooden beams in contact with foam substrate and vertical prop. Works at retaining and second diaphragm wall, which carries the architrave and cornice, with wooden frame and braced by steel tubular beams. Moreover, uncovered conditions bearing of the architrave. It was found that the vertical crack architrave extends the full height and is bright.The space in front of the architrave triangular metal frame placed alongside the south side. The architrave antistirichthike with four side supports which are mounted on a metal frame.

This Saturday, September 6, the removal of soil in front of the architrave, allowed serious enhancement of propping the broken portion with vertical tubular beams, a wooden touch. With the removal of the sandy soil, the area in front of the second septal wall, discovered beneath the marble architrave, between, also marble pilasters, two excellent art caryatids, Thassian inherent marble pillar, cross 0,20CH0,60 m .
The western face of the Caryatid survives almost intact, while the eastern missing. The Caryatids are rich curls that cover their shoulders, bearing ear, and wear sleeved tunic. The right hand of the one and the other was left protetammena so the move to symbolically prevent those who would attempt the entrance to the tomb and were inserts. Followed, namely, the same technique as the heads and the wings of the Sphinxes. The forms on which there are traces of red and blue refer to the type of Kore. Among the sandy soils found fragments of sculptures, such as palm portion and smaller fragments of their fingers. The provision of the second input with caryatids an important finding, which suggests the idea that this is a standing monument of particular importance.

In front of the caryatids, and from the waist down and reveals wall sealing of limestone across the width of 4.5m. (Photo 10, 11) This is the second sealing wall following the same technique as in front of the burial monument.It is a further feature of the efforts of manufacturers to prevent entry into the monument.
O Plato
A very interesting aspect of the lodge architect and connoisseur of history and archeology, Dimakopoulos Jordan, who spoke to AFP.

As stated in the report, Mr.. Dimakopoulos would not exclude the possibility of this great designer mound, like others of his time to be the philosopher Plato.
Scientists maintain that the geometry and the construction plans of Plato based the creation of unicellular Macedonian tombs such as those built by the 4th to the 2nd century. BC
According to the report, renowned throughout the Greek world and the Athenian philosopher for his knowledge of mathematics and geometry, was the only one that could be addressed by the king of Macedonia, Philip II, father of Alexander the Great to to design a funerary monument to withstand time and not sink as it was until then the cist tombs under great pressure volume of soil covering them.

This conclusion arises from observations of Mr. Dimakopoulos 100 vaulted Macedonian tombs excavated so far but also references to ancient sources.
Being himself Mr. Dimakopoulos senior member of the Archaeological Service had the opportunity to see up close and study the drawings of Macedonian tombs.
First and foremost observation made was that the circle and the square are two schemes applied to the top and front of the Macedonian tombs. Square is a plan almost perfect cube as the range of the dome chamber is "the ideal solid," according to Plato, he says. "Indeed in the" Timaeus "(55d. 55e and 62d), the founder of the Philosophical School of Athens, disciple of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, refers to the advantages of the square and the cube compressive forces."

Watching the Mr. Dimakopoulos the square plan of unicellular graves wondered why repeatedly. "As an engineer I knew the square with equal sides and equal to the cube faces showing statistically interesting. But I wanted to look into it further. The explanations given by the scholars that correlate this observation with the Platonic conception of nature, that I have no connection with static. Plato says in the Timaeus that the most stable in the seat and the pressure are the square and the cube. "
In the tomb of Lefkada with its monumental facade since 1966 had noticed the archaeologist F.. Petsas that the internal volume of the chamber corresponding cube, the seats are equal to the square of the plan. "The same applies to the tomb of the Great Tumulus at Vergina, the so-called tomb of Philip II. It has a length 4,46m. X 4,46m. width and height of 5.30 as the key of the chamber dimensions corresponding to approximate cube. If one does not use the familiar formula for the area of the circle (3,14159 r2), but the Babylonian type 3r2, then the volume is equal to 94.33 cubic meters, as that is 4,46ch4,46ch4,74 m. "according to Mr. Dimakopoulos. "This shows that the equivalence sought the interior of the chamber with cube dimensions 15ch15ch16 Attic feet."
"The circle and the cube refers Plato under the doctrine of Cosmology (Timaeus 27 c) in which all the elements nor be excluding living beings have shapes. Some associated the perception on the nature of the world in these figures. In Laws, however, a work of his maturity, Plato refers very specifically to a particular type of honorary tomb, describing essentially a twin-wall Macedonian tomb to tomb. Identifies the building as an underground "case" covered with "oblong gap" with stone beds inside and made of "stone potimon and ageless in a force." Aware that even the type of material of construction of the building. "
Two great archaeologists with international recognition, Chr. Tsountas (1857-1934) and K. Romeo (1874-1966), had linked the construction of Macedonian tombs with what is mentioned in the Laws of Plato, as he points out Mr. Dimakopoulos, who believes that the philosopher during the maturity appears to show great interest in the buildings. There had always preclude a relationship with manufacturers buildings, people knew of his work, craftsmen building projects, because in his will, which has been preserved entire in Diogenes Laertius III, 42, noted: "The Euclid STONE has three mna me."
"Plato had devised a geometrical construction using the chart of seven concentric circles to produce the mixed solid chamber of Macedonian tombs." The success of this project did Philip feel that he has special prices.That's why when Plato died in 347 BC and learned after some days, held a funeral service, a kind of memorial, "epitimithinai", says Philip eironefomenos historian Theopompus in the 3rd century. BC honored because Plato instead of home or a ruler.
Until then, the Macedonian tombs were cist, was vaulted and had static problems. Therefore, if you do not give projects Plato, perhaps today not admired the royal tombs of Vergina with its famous painted illustrations on the front, as well as Amphipolis, in Lefkada, Dion, Pella, and many more who observed the square plan chamber (converted latitude and longitude).