FEMALE SCULPTURES GUARD MYSTERIOUS TOMB IN GREECE (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Thursday, September 11, 2014, 22:01

Greek archaeologists made another amazing find on Saturday as they unearthed two finely sculpted Caryatids -- female sculptures -- inside a mysterious tomb from the time of Alexander the Great, in Amphipolis, about 65 miles from Thessaloniki.

Carved from marble with traces of blue-and-red paint, the Caryatids were found when a team of archaeologists, led by Katerina Peristeri, removed sandy soil in front of a sealing wall.

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