Dorothy King Breaks Her Silence on Amphipolis

Dorothy King has apparently resumed discussing Amphipolis to some extent, although her phrasing is a bit obtuse:

"I won't be blogging any more about Amphipolis, or blogging much for a few weeks, as I'm busy writing a book. I will from now on happily discuss the finds being made at Amphipolis with any reputable journalist that gets in touch."

She then went on to talk in several posts about recent finds at Amphipolis and to answer some comments from readers. King has also made all her old posts on Amphipolis visible again.

Greek Ministry of Culture, Press Release 21-10-2014

translated from the Greek Ministry of Culture

original source: http://www.yppo.gr/2/g22.jsp?obj_id=58894

automatic translation (via Google Translate): https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=el&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yppo.gr%2F2%2Fg22.jsp%3Fobj_id%3D58894

21 October, 2014

Ongoing excavations by KH Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, the Kasta Tomb, Amphipolis. On Saturday (18/10) and Monday (20/10) the excavation proceeded across the inside surface of the fourth area (4,5Ch6m.) And a depth of 5.20 m. Than the top of the dome.

Greek Ministry of Culture, Second Press Release 16-10-2014

translated from the Greek Ministry of Culture

original source: http://www.yppo.gr/2/g22.jsp?obj_id=58853

automatic translation (via Google Translate): https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=el&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yppo.gr%2F2%2Fg22.jsp%3Fobj_id%3D58853

16 October, 2014

Question: What relationship can the Rape of Persephone have to this monument?

Greek Ministry of Culture, First Press Release 16-10-2014

translated from the Greek Ministry of Culture

original source: http://www.yppo.gr/2/g22.jsp?obj_id=58852

automatic translation (via Google Translate): https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=el&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yppo.gr%2F2%2Fg22.jsp%3Fobj_id%3D58852

16 October, 2014

Continued excavation work on the Kasta Hill [monument] from KH Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities. Removed from the hill, the embankments and dredging excavation [of] Lazaridis. He has already completed the removal of the west side and the work behind and east of the dome.

Dorothy King Stops Writing about Amphipolis

Apparently under coercion from the Greek government, Dorothy King has stopped blogging about Amphipolis altogether. Her writing represented the best analysis of information coming from the ongoing dig, combining expert knowledge of Greek and Roman history with reasoned speculation. She often took time to answer the many questions laymen asked about the monument. It was a foolish thing the Greek government did and unbefitting of a democracy. Of course, this site and a thousand others will continue to discuss and speculate on the monument; they just won't do it as well.

Synthetic Top-Down View of Psychopomp Mosaic with Improved Detail

Using four of the images released by the Greek Ministry of Culture, we've combined the high-resolution "closeup" views of Hermes, Hades, and central horse with the low-resolution "overall view" of the psychopomp mosaic to create a more complete image of the mosaic:

Greek Ministry of Culture, Press Release 12-10-2014

translated from the Greek Ministry of Culture

original source: http://www.yppo.gr/2/g22.jsp?obj_id=58792

automatic translation (via Google Translate): https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=el&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yppo.gr%2F2%2Fg22.jsp%3Fobj_id%3D58792

Note: Dorothy King discusses this press release and hints at hard evidence that tomb is connected to Alexander in some way (CLICK HERE).

12 October, 2014

Excavations proceed on Kasta Hill, Amphipolis, from KI' Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities.

Continued the gradual removal of part of the fill, the second room, behind the Caryatids until the surface of the floor was to a depth of 6m. from the dome. Removing the backfill revealed a big part of the mosaic floor, which covers the entire surface of space ie 4.5m. wide by 3 m. along. (Photo 1).