A grand tomb that may have been built for Alexander the Great's best friend and bodyguard around 2,300 years ago has an astronomical secret: Its burial chamber is aligned so that sunlight enters it on ...

Alexander the Great’s father’s remains have been identified in a Greek tomb using X-ray analysis, a new study says. The new international — yet controversial study — states that archaeologists ...

Underwater archaeologists have made a fascinating discovery near where the iconic military leader is believed to be buried.

The largest and most lavish tomb ever built in ancient Macedonia may have been designed to fill with sunlight on the winter solstice, according to a somewhat controversial new study. Believed to have ...

An ancient tomb in Greece does not hold the remains of Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great, as some scholars think it does, a new study suggests. Instead, it contains the remains of a younger ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Alexander the Great was one of history’s greatest generals, but his father—Philip II—was no slouch either. His rule gave rise to Macedonia and its ...

A physical anthropologist in Greece claims that a mysterious material discovered in one of the iconic fourth-century BCE Royal Tombs at Vergina is a tunic fragment that belonged to none other than ...

In life, Alexander the Great stamped his mark across the known world. Today, the search for tangible evidence of his fleeting existence continues. While the prospect of uncovering Alexander’s tomb ...

ATHENS, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Greek archaeologist Katerina Peristeri dug in obscurity for years before unearthing a marble tomb from the time of Alexander the Great -- a find that has brought her instant ...

The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they may be somewhere else entirely. But one thing is certain: Archaeologists ...