Νέα ευρήματα από τις νεκροπόλεις της αρχαίας Αμφίπολης
Part of : Το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στη Μακεδονία και στη Θράκη ; Vol.1, No.1, 1987, pages 327-341
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327-341
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Recent finds from the cemeteries of ancient Amphipolis
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Eleven tombs were found at Kastri of Kerdyllia in autumn 1987. These belong to the north-west cemetery of ancient Amphipolis which was extended in the inland of Bisaltia, beyond river Strymon. Two of these tombs (TI and TII) were Macedonian, one pit-grave (Till) and eight looted cist-graves (TIV-TX); these consist of shafts cut in the physical earth and lined with soft poros stones. The earliest burials (last quarter of the 4th century B.C.) were found in six cist graves (TIV-TVI) probably belonging to one single family, enclosed by a circuit wall or other structure. Pit-grave Till is dated to the late 4th or early 3rd century, while the black-glazed kantharos with the West Slope decoration date cist-grave TX to the first half of the 3rd century B.C.A small one-chamber Macedonian tomb with a pitched roof (TII) was discovered18 m. south-east from the circuit wall. The walls inside the tomb are coated with plaster, while a painted frieze runs the wall at the base of the roof. A destruction layer inside the tomb yielded two pairs of gold earrings, two gold stems of a necklace, gold flowers and tripartite leaves from a wreath, two gold and one glass ring for children, two lamps, unguent aria, one kantharos, sherds with West Slope decoration, sherds from a Megarian skyphos, terracotta figurines and finally, two bronze coins of Pellaand Thessaloniki. The grave-goods indicate the use of the tomb during the 3rd and the 1st half of the 2nd centuries B.C. The second Macedonian tomb (TI) is located ca. 40 m. north-west from the latter. The tomb has a built dromos covered with a vault for three meters from the entrance. The chamber is also vaulted and its walls are covered with plaster. Two cist graves cut into the floor of the chamber contained two burials. The monument is dated to the mid-2nd century B.C. and it was probably used during the Macedonian control of Amphipolis. A circular shaft (diam. 2 m.) was discovered among the graves during the last days of the excavation. It contained burnt earth and artifacts dated to the middle Neolithic period of eastern Macedonia. They must be related to the prehistoric settlement located east of the area of the excavation.
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Αμφίπολη, συνέδρια
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