The fascinating finds at the ancient burial mound at Amphipolis have made it the top archaeological discovery of the year. While most people aren’t privy to a visit into the inner chambers of the tomb there are still ways to enjoy the 2,300-year-old tomb online.
Amfilpoli News
The 3D reconstruction is based on official dimensions announced by the Ministry of Culture with photos released from the government’s press releases concerning the tomb. CLICK HERE for the 3D tour Use the control buttons to navigate your way through the tomb. Here’s the demo.
Passion Project
Nikolaos Alexandrou, born near Amphipolis, has a master’s degree in architectural civil engineering from the University of L’Aquila in Italy. He started making a model of the Amphipolis tomb as a personal project in July, just a month before excavators revealed the arched entrance to the tomb and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told the world that he was standing in front of an “extremely important discovery.”
As the dig became a big story, Mr. Alexandrou tried his hand at reconstructing the tomb.
Ancient Athens 3D
3D artist Dimitrios Tsalkanis had previously created a website to share his reconstructions of ancient Athens before deciding to do the same for the Amphipolis dig. His video upload takes what we know about Amphipolis and re-imagines what it must have looked like in all its grandeur with vivid color.
His use of colors were based on studies about the colors that ancient Greeks were using at the time as well as based on the paint residue documented by archaeologists.
Greek toys
The latest logismics were used by Greektoys.org to create a 3D interactive Amphipolis model full of details and exquisite lighting techniques.
Amphipolis Tomb by Greektoys.org (new update #3)
by Greektoys.org
on Sketchfab
The Amphipolis Tomb
Photos, news, maps, updates, interactive tours and everything else you want to know about Amphipolis can be found here. It should have been the Ministry of Culture’s job, but instead a computer technician/amphipolis enthusiast took over. The English/Greek site, as well as the site’s Facebook page that nears 50,000 followers gathers users from around the world to share their opinions about the great discovery and be informed about the latest developments. CLICK HERE to visit.
