The discovery of tomb in Amphipolis has now attracted the global attention and everyone eagers to find out as many information as possible.

However, the first one who had evidence on the tomb was archaeologist Dimitris Lazaridis, who started excavation works in the region in 1955.

He identified part of the enclosure, but, either due to a wrong estimate or because he did not have the tools that archaeologists have today, he started working from the top to the bottom of the hill and his work revealed ancient graves.

A few years later, though, the Greek military junta ordered to stop the excavation works.

The photos published by Seleo.gr belong to the personal archive of Alekos Kochliaridis, former sergeant for illegal antiquities trade, who was the closest associate of Lazaridis for several decades and show the excavation team posing either with their tools or as dead people inside the graves.