Ancient mausoleum discovered in Episkopi, Sikinos, is “off the scale” for the island
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Her name was Neiko and she lived and died some time in the 2nd and 3rd century AD, a prominent figure in her community judging by the impressive mausoleum that was built to house her tomb and the rich grave goods that she was buried with. The name, forgotten for centuries, was rediscovered by archaeologists in a previously lost tomb inscription carved into the rock inside the monument.
Archaeologists that unveiled the find made at Episkopi on the island of Sikinos on Sunday, via the Cyclades Antiquities Ephorate, highlighted its many unique features, including its unusually large scale for the island and the unusual conversion of the temple-like mausoleum into a domed Byzantine church.
“It is an impressive palimpsest of antiquity and the medieval era, unique in Greece,” according to a culture ministry announcement on Monday.
Source: AMNA