Macedonian Tombs, Katerini
At works to recover clay, two Macedonian tombs were discovered north of Katerini.
Location
The graves are located approximately 3.7 km northeast of the center of Katerini between the National Road 1, the main connection Athens - Thessaloniki, and the Highway 1, immediately north of the junction Vória Kateríni (Katerini-North, Greek: Βόρεια Κατερίνη).[1]
Excavations
Already in the late 1960s, a destroyed kiln and building remains had been discovered.
Tomb A
The western grave has a pre-chamber and the actual burial chamber. The two chambers were separated by a double-winged marble door, which is completely preserved. The door was made, as in the neighboring Macedonian Tombs at Korinos, as a faux wooden door. Thus, iron bands and their attachment are mimicked. The floor is covered with stone slabs. The plaster of the interior walls is painted following the pattern of the smaller tomb. In the burial chamber are the remains of a stone couch (Kline), on which the deceased was buried.
To protect the marble doors from falling over, they are supported by wooden struts and metal bars.
Tomb B
The smaller, eastern grave is designed as a single-chamber grave. It was adorned by a two-tone painting. The plaster of the upper layer of the monolithic masonry is painted with yellow paint, the plaster of the underlying cuboid was decorated with red paint. The floor is laid out with stone plates.
References
- ^ "Macedonian Tombs, Katerini (40°17'27.7"N, 22°32'01.8"E)".
- ^ Fotios M. Petsas [Φώτιος Μ. Πέτσας]. "Αρχαιολογικόν Δελτίον" [Ancient Journal]. (in Greek). Vol. 24. Vol. B2 (1969). Athens 1972. p. 312.
- ^ Fotios M. Petsas [Φώτιος Μ. Πέτσας]. "Χρονικά αρχαιολογικά 1968-1970: (συνέχεια) αρχαιότητες εκτός της Θεσσαλονίκης" [Archaeological chronicles 1968-1970: (continuation) antiquities outside Thessaloniki]. (in Greek). Vol. 15. 1975. p. 259
- ^ Government Gazette 584 B'/15.07.1997. (in Greek).
- ^ Despini, Ekaterini (1980). "Chapter 13: Ο τάφος της Κατερίνης" [Chapter 13: The tomb of Katerini]. Αρχαιολογικά ανάλεκτα εξ Αθηνών [Athens Annals of Archaeology]. 2 (in Greek). Vol. 13. Athens: Ministry of Culture. p. 209.
Further reading
- Brécoulaki, Hariclia (2000). Sur la technè de la peinture grecque ancienne d'après les monuments funéraires de Macédoine [article]. 1 (in French). Vol. 124. Athens: eISSN 2241-0104.
- Despini, Ekaterini (1980). "Chapter 13: Ο τάφος της Κατερίνης" [Chapter 13: The tomb of Katerini]. Αρχαιολογικά ανάλεκτα εξ Αθηνών [Athens Annals of Archaeology]. 2 (in Greek). Vol. 13. Athens: Ministry of Culture. pp. 198–209.