Right, now they tell us! According to the
latest statement, the famous Lion of Amphipolis from the 4th
century BC could never have been sitting on top of the tomb that was the center
of so much attention and speculations these past months.
The lion is said to be too heavy to be supported by the naturally formed hill in which the widely discussed burial
site was excavated. Another argument that is pushed forward is that the date of
the burial does not match the construction date of the lion. Now, why could the
archaeological research team not have said so at the earliest stage of the excavations?
I don’t understand this.
In fact, the researchers have calculated that
the hill, consisting of quartzite sand, clay and sandstone is unable to support
a weight of more than 500 tons, while the adjacent lion with its base is
weighing over 1,500 tons.
Meanwhile it is being revealed that the burial
chamber was a mess of many human interventions and burnt remains. The box-shaped
grave uncovered in the last chamber dates from a different time than the
monument itself and it does not fit in with the grandeur of the entire burial
site. Well, we figured out that much didn’t we?
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