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ia universitatisFigure 2. The survey and documentation of the Ohrid tomb (photo I. Malezanov, D. Angjelkovski).
virtual accessibilit y of the macedonian tomb in ohr id 59
cf. Palagia 2022). The emergence and develop- the late 4th or early 3rd century BCE (Битракова
ment of such Hellenistic funerary architecture is Грозданова and Кузман 1999; Kuzman 2009;
associated with the wealth and expansion of the Bitrakova Grozdanova 2022). As far as the archi-
Macedonian kingdom (D’Angelo 2010; Stam- tectural and decorative elements are concerned,
pouloglou et al. 2019; cf. Palagia 2022). Macedo- the tomb at Pydna is the most similar (Sisman-
nian tombs were constructed underground and idis 1997; Stampouloglou et al. 2019; Stampou-
covered by an artificial tumulus. They have the loglou et al. 2020), which has already been pre-
following architectural elements: a rectangular sented and argumented in the interpretation of
burial chamber and/or one or two antecham- the Ohrid tomb (Битракова Грозданова and
bers, a dromos, a passage leading to the entrance Кузман 1999; 2017).
of the main chamber where the funerary rites
are performed, and a monumental façade (Mill- Architecture and state of preservation
er 1982; Schmidt-Dounas 2016; Stampouloglou In 2021, a group of young archaeologists, stu-
et al. 2019; Stampouloglou et al. 2020; Palagia dents, civil engineers and expert archaeologists
2022). conducted the project entitled “Virtual recon-
struction and model of a Macedonian tomb in
The first detailed analysis of the Macedonian Ohrid” (fig. 2). The project promoter was the As-
tomb at Ohrid was conducted in 1996 and subse- sociation for the Protection and Sustainable De-
quently published by Vera Bitrakova Grozdano- velopment of the Environment Regional Green
va and Pasko Kuzman (Битракова Грозданова Centre Ohrid, in cooperation with the NI Insti-
and Кузман 1999; 2017; Kuzman 2009). They tute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments and
presented the history of the research and its use Museum Ohrid with the support of the Ministry
during World War I, when it was a hiding place of Culture of the Republic of Northern Macedo-
for Bulgarian soldiers. The first research was car- nia. It was divided into three phases – field docu-
ried out in the 1950s by Vasil Lahtov, who reo- mentation, analysis and digitization of technical
pened the tomb and installed an iron gate in the documentation, and virtual reconstruction, res-
dromos for protection. In 1984 Vlado Malenko toration and modelling of the tomb.
started an excavation in the antechamber. No
small finds of material culture were found, so it During the first activity, the tomb was tech-
is assumed that the tomb was plundered in the nically recorded and digitally photographed
past. Based on its characteristic architectural ele- with modern technology (fig. 2). A total station
ments and solid construction, it has been dated to could not be used for the technical documenta-
virtual accessibilit y of the macedonian tomb in ohr id 59
cf. Palagia 2022). The emergence and develop- the late 4th or early 3rd century BCE (Битракова
ment of such Hellenistic funerary architecture is Грозданова and Кузман 1999; Kuzman 2009;
associated with the wealth and expansion of the Bitrakova Grozdanova 2022). As far as the archi-
Macedonian kingdom (D’Angelo 2010; Stam- tectural and decorative elements are concerned,
pouloglou et al. 2019; cf. Palagia 2022). Macedo- the tomb at Pydna is the most similar (Sisman-
nian tombs were constructed underground and idis 1997; Stampouloglou et al. 2019; Stampou-
covered by an artificial tumulus. They have the loglou et al. 2020), which has already been pre-
following architectural elements: a rectangular sented and argumented in the interpretation of
burial chamber and/or one or two antecham- the Ohrid tomb (Битракова Грозданова and
bers, a dromos, a passage leading to the entrance Кузман 1999; 2017).
of the main chamber where the funerary rites
are performed, and a monumental façade (Mill- Architecture and state of preservation
er 1982; Schmidt-Dounas 2016; Stampouloglou In 2021, a group of young archaeologists, stu-
et al. 2019; Stampouloglou et al. 2020; Palagia dents, civil engineers and expert archaeologists
2022). conducted the project entitled “Virtual recon-
struction and model of a Macedonian tomb in
The first detailed analysis of the Macedonian Ohrid” (fig. 2). The project promoter was the As-
tomb at Ohrid was conducted in 1996 and subse- sociation for the Protection and Sustainable De-
quently published by Vera Bitrakova Grozdano- velopment of the Environment Regional Green
va and Pasko Kuzman (Битракова Грозданова Centre Ohrid, in cooperation with the NI Insti-
and Кузман 1999; 2017; Kuzman 2009). They tute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments and
presented the history of the research and its use Museum Ohrid with the support of the Ministry
during World War I, when it was a hiding place of Culture of the Republic of Northern Macedo-
for Bulgarian soldiers. The first research was car- nia. It was divided into three phases – field docu-
ried out in the 1950s by Vasil Lahtov, who reo- mentation, analysis and digitization of technical
pened the tomb and installed an iron gate in the documentation, and virtual reconstruction, res-
dromos for protection. In 1984 Vlado Malenko toration and modelling of the tomb.
started an excavation in the antechamber. No
small finds of material culture were found, so it During the first activity, the tomb was tech-
is assumed that the tomb was plundered in the nically recorded and digitally photographed
past. Based on its characteristic architectural ele- with modern technology (fig. 2). A total station
ments and solid construction, it has been dated to could not be used for the technical documenta-
