Was found the tomb of Aristotle in Ancient Stagira Chalkidiki-Greece

On the north slope of the hill in ancient Stagira discovered the tomb of a leading philosopher and the memorial that had been created in his honor by his fellow citizens. The official announcement for the tomb of Aristotle will be at noon by Doctor classical archeology Mr. Sismanidis Costas, who has done excavations in the archaeological site of Stagira in Chalkidiki (Greece) and was head of the XVI Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities.

The announcement is part of the World Congress on Aristotle, which they carried out the days in Thessaloniki on the occasion of the 2400 years since the birth. The conference is held under the auspices of UNESCO and it involved hundreds of scientists from 41 countries.

"The subject of my communication is just that: The tomb and memorial of Aristotle in ancient Stagira" says the Athens 9.84 Mr. Costas Sismanidis. As explained in the archaeological area is dominated by two hills and the ancient market has been excavated, the temple of Zeus

(Jupiter) and Athena and in line with what the tomb of Aristotle.

"It is a unique building arch, horseshoe-shaped with imaginary square dimensions of 10 by 10. There is a mosaic floor, a great marble deposit and in the center, on a blank surface, must have been the lished altar, where we find ashes," says Mr. Sismanidis and notes that this finding is inconsistent to any other use. "If we combine the findings with the ancient sources for Aristotle grave then we have no doubt."

He notes that residents in ancient Stageira were honored as a hero the philosopher and legislator, who was the second founder of the city. He had even interceded with Philip of Macedonia (Macedonia was, is and will be Greek), to the new mason from Stagira in Chalkidiki (Greece) which had been destroyed.

Today's announcement by Mr. Sismanidis includes details of the excavation while he is preparing a three-volume scientific edition of the findings in Stagira.