The Archaeological Site of Amphipolis

This was a special trip to a current find that has a lot of people theorizing about who, what, and why.
Read more about it HERE

Archaeology has uncovered remains at the site dating to approximately 3000 BC. Due to the strategic location of the site it was fortified from very early. In the 8th and 7th century BC the site of Amphipolis was raided by Illyrian tribes as the Bryges, the Balkan Phrygians, migrated after being there since the Late Bronze Age. Xerxes I of Persia passed during his invasion of Greece of 480 BC and buried alive nine young men and nine maidens as a sacrifice to the river god. Near the later site of Amphipolis Alexander I of Macedon defeated the remains of Xerxes' army in 479 BC. ~wiki

you may like this LINK which has more information about what they are finding in this tomb

the actual site is now closed to visitors or tourists

we then were able to visit an archaeological site of ancient olive oil processing

pressing olives for oil

ancient plaster - a great example!

we are on Yannis' bus today!

the Macedonian Lion

The Lion of Amphipolis is a 4th-century BC tomb sculpture in Amphipolis, northern Greece...Although in sited position, the lion is larger and bulkier than the one erected at Chaeronea, has a height of more than 4 meters in its main body and taking into account the base it is taller than 8 meters. The head has a width of 2 meters. Its craftsmanship shows a work of the 5th or first half of 4th century B.C.. As to when it was erected there is no agreement between experts as no mentioning of it in ancient sources. ~wiki