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A view of a large burial monument dating back to the 4th century B.C., in Kasta, near Amphipolis, some 600km north of Athens, on August 24, 2013. As many Greek websites rushed to link the monument that was discovered with the long-sought tomb of Alexander the Great, the Culture Ministry and in particular the General Directorate of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage felt it had to calm things down. "The finding of Amphipolis is certainly very important, but before the excavation proceeds, any interpretation and mainly any identification with historical figures lacks scientific justification and is too risky," the Ministry announced. However, the Ministry admitted that the discovery of a marble-faced wall is indeed very remarkable and of high archaeological importance. AFP PHOTO / Sakis Mitrolidis
2013-08-24
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SAKIS MITROLIDIS
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