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Could This Be Alexander the Great's Tomb? Massive Burial Site Guarded by Sphinxes Stuns Archaeologists

A massive burial site dating back to the fourth century BC, complete with headless sphinxes guarding its entrance, has archaeologists buzzing. Could this be the final resting place of Alexander the Great? Discovered in 2014 near the village of Mesolakia in Eastern Macedonia, Greece, the Amphipolis tomb is already being hailed as one of the most significant archaeological finds of the 21st century.