×
GreekEnglish

×
  • Politics
  • Diaspora
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Cooking
Sunday
04
Oct 2026
weather symbol
Athens 22°C
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • World
  • Diaspora
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Mediterranean Cooking
  • Weather
Contact follow Protothema:
Powered by Cloudevo
> Culture

Amphipolis: Marble doorway and metallic nails found in the third chamber

Besides the bronze and iron nails, the most important find was three sections of a marble gate

Newsroom October 2 03:18

Δείτε περισσότερα άρθρα μας στα αποτελέσματα αναζήτησης

Add Protothema.gr on Google

New findings shed some light on the mystery of the Amphipolis Tomb.

After removing soil in the third chamber, three sections of a marble gate have been uncovered. The gate is made from Thassos marble, just like the rest of the pieces in the find, while according to archaeologists the discovery is certainly a tomb.

It is also referred to a “standard form of Macedonian, Greek tomb”.

The door “hinge” has also been discovered.

>Related articles

Archaeologists unearth ancient burial landscape, maybe Jesus’, under the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

The imposing enclosure of the Kasta Tomb in Amphipolis has been fully revealed for the first time (photos)

After 14 years, the imposing enclosure wall of the Kasta Tomb has been revealed almost in its entirety (photos)

The soil of the third chamber also held a find of bronze and iron nails.

 

new1363 new1363 new1362

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

#amphipolis#find#tomb
> More Culture

Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news

See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr

> Latest Stories

Social media locked for teens from January 1: How age verification will work and where platforms and parents stand

October 4, 2026

Mazonakis had balked at €6,000 plasmapheresis fee, hypnotherapist tells investigating magistrate

October 4, 2026

Mitsotakis: We will support society through the energy crisis

October 4, 2026

Spain’s parliament rejects rent and eviction decrees as housing protests swell

October 4, 2026

Farmland swamped by mud on Lasithi Plateau, while 2,500 residents of Mylopotamos are left without water

October 4, 2026

Gang stole cars and motorbikes across Attica, hiding them and netting more than €350,000

October 4, 2026

Trump appoints Jay Clayton as America’s AI ‘tsar’

October 4, 2026

Fresh floods leave three villages in Crete without water

October 3, 2026
All News

> Greece

In reverence, the emotional deposition in Jerusalem, see photos & video

The Holy Temple of the Resurrection opened after many days due to the war between Israel and Iran

April 10, 2026

In the final stretch for the accreditation of joint master’s degrees: Aiming for their launch in the coming academic year

April 10, 2026

Schedule for Epitaph Procession today (10/4)

April 10, 2026

Perfect weather for Easter excursions, according to Tsatrafyllia’s forecast

April 10, 2026

Easter in Greece: The customs that continue in Greek tradition – From Nafpaktos to Corfu

April 10, 2026
Homepage
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY COOKIES POLICY TERM OF USE
Powered by Cloudevo
Copyright © 2026 Πρώτο Θέμα