Kasta Tomb

Local nameΤύμβος Καστά
LocationGreece

The Kasta Tomb, also known as the Amphipolis Tomb, is the largest ancient tumulus ever discovered in Greece, and by comparison dwarfs that of Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, in Vergina.

It is an ancient Macedonian tomb of the last quarter of the 4th c. BC, and is enclosed in the Kasta mound near the ancient city of Amphipolis, Central Macedonia, in northern Greece. The first excavations at the mound in 1964 led to exposure of the perimeter wall, and further excavations in the 1970s uncovered many other ancient remains. The inner tomb was first discovered in 2012 and entered in August 2014.

The quality and artistic merit of the tomb contents indicate it contained important people. The remains of five people were found in the tomb.

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Winged figure, 2nd… @ Eirini Papadopoulou (photographer), Ministry of Culture, Greece
 

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasta_Tomb

Address 62041, Greece

Coordinates 40°50'21.968" N 23°51'45.762" E

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