According to Alan Boyle, a science editor for NBC News Digital, the Amphipolis excavation is among the top scientific stories that defined 2014.

In an article published at nbcnews.com, the most important scientific riddles that were posed over the past year are presented in the form of a list, with Amphipolis excavation at the top spot.

More specifically, the article mentions about the 2,300-year-old tomb that so far they archaeologists have found intriguing mosaics, statues of maidens and sphinxes and a skeleton and states that we should get a better idea regarding the identity of the mysterious occupant of the grave in 2015.

See below the rest of the scientific stories in NBC’s list

– Bird evolution traced using DNA

– California drought and the East’s Big Chill: A meteorological riddle.

– The dismal effects from climate shifts.

– DNA alphabet gets more letters

– Ebola virus takes global spotlight

– New light is shed on the peopling of the Americas

– Progress made in the fusion quest

– Insight about the genetics of Neanderthals and humans

– Spinosaurus revealed as an odd duck, instead of a dinosaur