Five burials found within mystery Greek tomb

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of five individuals at the Alexander-era tomb in Amphipolis.

The excavation, which is the largest ever undertaken in the history of Greece, has been hitting the headlines on a regular basis over the last few months as a team of archaeologists continue to delve in to its chambers in an attempt to determine who was buried there.

The impressive burial site has so far yielded a treasure trove of architectural wonders including intricate sculptures of sphinxes and female figures as well as mosaics and coins which bear the face of Alexander the Great himself.


While experts had initially predicted that the remains of only a single individual would be found in the tomb, this week the excavation team announced that it had discovered the fragmented skeletons of five different people including a 60-year-old woman, two men and a newborn baby.

550 bone fragments were found in total, some of which belonging to animals. It is believed that the bones had been disturbed several times during antiquity by looters who are also likely to have made off with most of the artifacts that would have once been present in the tomb.

Archaeologists are now working to piece together the skeletons in an effort to determine who these people were. Further details are expected to be announced in the near future.

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