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            Figurines From Ancient Greek Tomb Called Major Discovery

   by Reuters

   Archeologists have unearthed two sculpted female figures, known as
   Caryatids, as they slowly make their way into an ancient tomb recently
   discovered in Greece's northeast, the country's culture ministry said
   on Sunday.

   They mark a significant new finding in the tomb on the Amphipolis site,
   about 100 km (65 miles) from Greece's second-biggest city Thessaloniki,
   which archeologists have hailed as a major discovery from the era of
   Alexander the Great.

   The figures made of Greek marble were unearthed on Saturday, the
   ministry said in a statement.

   Second entrance

   The Caryatids, with thick curls covering their shoulders, support an
   inner entrance into the tomb and feature the same sculpting technique
   used for the heads and wings of two sphinxes found guarding the main
   entrance of the tomb in August, according to the statement.

   "The structure of the second entrance with the Caryatids is an
   important finding, which supports the view that it is a prominent
   monument of great importance," the Culture Ministry said.

   The face of one of the Caryatids is missing, while both figures have
   one hand outstretched in a symbolic move to push away anyone who would
   try to violate the tomb.

   Archeologists have said that the Amphipolis site appeared to be the
   largest ancient tomb to have been discovered in Greece.

   Excavations, which began in 2012, have not yet determined who was
   buried in the tomb, but culture ministry officials have said that the
   monument appeared to belong to a prominent Macedonian from the 300-325
   B.C. era.
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