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Amphipolis Tomb Excavation Ends, Labs to Determine Skeleton’s Identity

Greece ‘s General Secretary of Culture Lina Mendoni on November 14, said that excavation works at the Amphipolis tomb came to an end and the skeleton of the buried has been transferred to a laboratory in order to determine his or her identity.

Speaking to Mega TV, Mendoni said, “Excavations in the monument area have come to an end since they have reached the natural ground.” However, she said,…

Amphipolis Mosaic Depicts Pluto’s Abduction of Persephone

The Greek ministry of culture has announced today that a third figure has been uncovered in the newly-excavated Amphipolis tomb mosaic. It is a woman whom archaeologists have identified as Persephone.

In a series of impressive pictures released by the ministry, the female figure is shown with fiery red hair, cloaked in a white robe fastened together with a red ribbon. She raises her left hand…