1. 1. 5th High School of SerresDringopoulos PanagiotisClass : A2Teacher :Thanasouda EvaggeliaTHE KASTA TOMB
2. 2. The TombThe Kasta Tomb, also known as theAmphipolis Tomb, is an ancient Macedonian tombdiscovered in Amphipolis, Central Macedonia, innorthern Greece in 2012 and first entered in August2014. The tomb is the largest burial monument everdiscovered in Greece and by comparison dwarfs thetomb of Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexanderthe Great, in Vergina. The Tumulus Tomb ofAmphipolis lies on the hill of Kasta inside a 500-meter long surrounding wall of marble andlimestone. The Marble wall is almost a perfect
3. 3. Simulation of the tomb as it would be with the Amphipolis Lion on its top
4. 4. The marble wall around the tomb
5. 5. The LionOriginally on the top of the Tomb there was agreat Stone Lion, the Lion of Amphipolis. The Lionit's self is 5.3 meters high and had a stone base thatmakes a total [with Lion] height of 15.84 meters.The sculpture who carved the two entry Sphinxes isthe same person that sculpted the colossal Lion.
6. 6. The huge lion
7. 7. The entrance & 1st chamberThe Entry of the Tomb is 13 steps down from thesurrounding Wall. The Entry Arch contains twoheadless/wingless Sphinxes, amazing works ofclassic art which are approximately 2m tall . Infront of the Arch and Sphinx Portal there is aLimestone wall protecting and concealing the entireentry of this vast tomb. The design of the Entry andsurrounding wall are unique to the ancient Greeceworld. The first chamber is 6m long and 4.5m wide.Its spectacular floor just beyond the Sphinx Portalopening is in great condition (considering that it is
8. 8. The Sphinxes
9. 9. The well-preserved floor of the 1st chamber
10. 10. The 2nd chamberThe second chamber is 4,5 meters wide and 3,0meters long. Its entrance was found between twoamazing female statues of the Caryatid type whichsupport the entrance to the second compartment ofthe tomb. The height of each Caryatid is 2.27 m .The Caryatids are on a pedestal 1.40 m tall (4.5 ft),making the total height of the statues 3.67 mThe chamber floor is covered with a pictorialmosaic in glorious colors and detail. The mosaiccovers the entire floor surface of the 2nd Chamber.It is in white, black, grey, blue, red and yellow and
11. 11. The Caryatids
12. 12. The almost intact face of the western Caryatid
13. 13. Simulation of the two statues as they were 2300 years ago
14. 14. The colourful mosaic
15. 15. The 3rd chamberThe third chamber is 4.5 meterslong and wide. Its marble door isbroken. The parts of it as well as thehead of the eastern Sphinx (whichheight is 60cm) and fragments of theSphinxes wings were found duringthe excavation in the chamber. Infront of the door, archaeologistsfound iron and bronze nails. The
16. 16. The head of the eastern Sphinx
17. 17. The grave
18. 18. Items found in the grave
19. 19. UNESCOIn response to the magnitude of the finds, theauthorities of Central Macedonia have requestedand were granted a heavy 24-hour police guard ofthe dig site, and have also begun procedures to havethe Kasta Tomb included in UNESCO's list ofWorld Heritage Sites as a "top priority."
20. 20. Simulation of all the chambers & the entrance
21. 21. Nothing has ended yetDuring the next months, excavations will becontinued. We have explored only a small part ofthis huge tomb and archaeologists believe that thatthere are many more thing to be found