<< Other Photo Pages >> Tomb of Philip II - Chambered Cairn in Greece in Northern Greece
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tomb of Philip II Alternative Name: Great TumulusCountry: Greece
NOTE: This site is 10.647 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Northern Greece Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Veria Nearest Village: Vergina
Latitude: 40.487438N Longitude: 22.319665E
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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bat400 visited on 7th May 2017 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 5 The Great Mound was apparently an overgrown but noted site into modern times when excavated formally in the 1970's. Now the multiple tombs and graves are displayed in this museum setting, with the beautiful finds along side the tombs. The lighting is very dim at first and especially when they first open each day, the site is very crowded, but in 2017, the site appears to be open into the early evening and the crowds die down by mid afternoon.
davidmorgan have visited here
The royal tombs in the Great Tumulus includes three Macedonian tombs and one cist-grave. One of them was the tomb of King Philip II and another probably belonged to King Alexander IV. These two graves were found unplundered and are lavishly decorated with splendid wall paintings.
Note: No photographs allowed inside the mound, unfortunately. All the finds are now on display here and very well presented.
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