As the excavation works at the large tomb located at Kasta hill in Amphipolis continue, more and more questions are raised regarding the new finds that are being unearthed.

More specifically, the recent discovery of a marble door which presents many similarities with Philip’s tomb at Vergina and was found in pieces is enigmatic, because its doorframe was found intact.

If the door broke due to earthquakes or vibrations caused by bombing, how come the frame is still intact and in perfect condition?

The experts have no explanation regarding the destruction of the door, but it obviously seems unlikely that it broke due to natural causes. Could robbers have smashed it? It is certainly possible. In terms of inference, the discovery of the marble door is much more important than the unearthing of the Caryatids, as this new find indicates the existence of different phases in the long history of the tomb.

On the same wall with the broken door, a small hole was found through which the grave robbers would have been able to enter. Why then choose to break the door in order to reach the next chamber? According to the information revealed so far, the most likely scenario is that the tomb had been looted at a very early stage and the door broke during the initial looting. Then the tomb was filled with soil and sealed, except from this small ‘burrow’ near the ceiling.