Recreation of the Tomb A Cremation from Derveni (Illustration)

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by David Grant
published on 01 February 2020

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Recreation of the Tomb A Cremation from Derveni — A depiction of the cremation structure at Derveni Tomb A, in Thessalonica. From *Unearthing the Family of Alexander the Great*. Grant (2019) p153. Used with permission from Pen & Sword Books.

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David Grant

David Grant is author of the 917-page tome, In Search of the Last Testament of Alexander the Great (2017) and Unearthing the Family of Alexander the Great (2019) written in close cooperation with anthropologist and materials scientists in Greece.

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Grant, D. (2020, February 01). Recreation of the Tomb A Cremation from Derveni. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/11700/

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Grant, David. "Recreation of the Tomb A Cremation from Derveni." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 01, 2020. https://www.ancient.eu/image/11700/.

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Grant, David. "Recreation of the Tomb A Cremation from Derveni." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 01 Feb 2020. Web. 27 Nov 2020.

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