Shock! Discovered tomb while they were playing… basketball!

An elusive tomb in Skamneli Zagori which is in accordance with the first estimates of the archaeologists is placed in the Byzantine years, has identified…
group of young, next to a basketball court.
The area around the stadium, because of the rain and intense weather phenomena of the winter, has suffered erosion and landslides resulting in the weakening of the soil to reveal the ancient tomb.
The young men were playing basketball, they saw at a very short distance from the stadium, a large stone slab, as the 18-year-old student Nikos Tsoumanis and curiosity led them to the lift.
The young men couldn’t believe their eyes, as they understood that it is not looted grave, where in addition to the bones there were inside jewelry, such as rings and bracelets, as well as other grave goods. The young men informed immediately the police station of Kipoi Zagori, and then arrived team of archaeologists, who sealed the tomb.

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