Skeleton from Alexander’s time found in Amphipolis tomb

Before being driven away from Fascbook I was following and posting there about the ongoing excavation at Amphipolis of a massive tomb.
Here’s the latest images and a link to the Greek Reporter story below them:

A man of medium height, white skin, and brown or red hair: This is how the infamous and long awaited “resident” of the Amphipolis Tomb looked like, according to the scientists’ estimations, based on the facts regarding the Greeks of his time (4th century BC).

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http://greece.greekreporter.com/2014/11/15/the-resident-of-the-amphipolis-tomb/

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2 Responses to Skeleton from Alexander’s time found in Amphipolis tomb

  1. And another Alexander-era tomb, this one intact and unlooted, has been found, also in northern Greece!
    http://greece.greekreporter.com/2014/11/12/new-alexander-the-great-era-tomb-found-in-vergina/

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