The discovery of the head of a sphinx in a cemetery in Greece
<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">ArabiaWeather.com- Archaeologists have discovered the missing head of a Greek <strong>sphinx</strong> at the entrance to an ancient necropolis, in northeastern Greece, according to the Greek Ministry of Culture, after archaeologists made their way to the inner chambers.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:13px; line-height:1.6em">The cemetery, which was discovered at the "Amphipolis" site, about 100 km from Thessaloniki, dates back to the era of Alexander the Great. This cemetery is the largest ancient cemetery discovered in Greece.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:13px; line-height:1.6em">The archaeologists said that the discovered head was made of marble and carved in the form of curly hair hanging on the left shoulder of the head, and it had traces of a color closer to red.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:13px; line-height:1.6em">The excavations, which began in the cemetery since 2012, did not determine the identity of the burial inside the tomb, which belonged to a prominent Macedonian from 300 to 325 BC, according to officials at the Greek Ministry of Culture.</span> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/Missing-Head-of-Amphipolis-Discovered1.jpg" style="height:310px; width:550px" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><span style="font-size:13px; line-height:1.6em">See also:</span></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/اليونان-تعلن-اكتشاف-مقبرة-ضخمة-ومهمة-في-شمالها"><strong style="font-size:13px; line-height:1.6em">Greece announces the discovery of a huge and important cemetery in its north</strong></a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/الصين-تصنع-تمثال-لأبو-الهول-بدقة-عالية"><strong>China manufactures a replica of the "Sphinx" with high accuracy</strong></a><br /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/بالصور-اليونان-من-الوجهات-المميزة-للسفر-و-السياحة"><strong>In pictures: Greece is one of the distinguished destinations for travel and tourism</strong></a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>
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