The archaeologists are getting closer to finding out who is the person buried in this large tomb discovered in Amphipolis, North Greece.

A secret well hidden for over 2300 years in the impressive ancient Macedonian tomb of Amphipolis is about to be revealed.

The impressive finds have drawn the attention of the whole world. The recent news for the discovery of the Caryatids reached all countries and international media have started the speculations on the owner of the tomb.
National Geographic published an article asking “Who is buried in the tomb of Amphipolis?”.

Referring to the recent discovery of the two elegant Caryatids, Philip Freeman, a professor of classics at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa said “I do not know of anything quite like them,”.

Ian Worthington, a classical scholar at the University of Missouri in Columbia and the author of two books on Alexander the Great, argues that according to the finds, the tomb probably belonged to a wealthy person.

“The finely crafted floor, is a clear sign of wealth. The palace of Pella [where Alexander the Great was born] yielded a number of mosaics, and they were all very costly.”

The same view has Hector Williams, archaeologist at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, who argues that this is “an enormous tomb, and one assumes that it was built for some prestigious and wealthy person,”.

However, up to now no one can be sure about the identity of the owner of the tomb and the whole world will have to wait until the excavation team has adequately explored the tomb’s main chamber.