The Greek Archaeologist in Search of the Tomb of Alexander the Great
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Mosaic of Alexander the Great in Pompeii, c. 100 BC. Greek archaeologist Calliope Limneos-Papakosta has been hunting for the tomb of Alexander the Great for years. Credit: Public domain
For over fifteen long years, Greek archaeologist Calliope Limneos-Papakosta has been searching for the Golden Fleece of Greece’s ancient history — namely, the priceless tomb of Alexander the Great.
For all these years, she and her team have dug tirelessly in the Shallalat Gardens in Alexandria, Egypt, the city named after the great conqueror.
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Battling water which constantly floods the dig, she and her colleagues have dug through layer upon layer of Alexandrian history.