excavation of the Great Tumulus. In 1977 he uncovered three fourth century tombs. Tomb I, which is usually referred to as the Tomb of Persephone, is a large cist grave. Because of looters, all that is left are bones belonging to a male, a female and an infant. However, the Tomb of Persephone contains the best-preserved wall paintings from the time; one wall depicts the mythological scene of the Rape of Persephone, to which the tomb’s name is attributed.

Most impressive of the three tombs is Tomb II, which is usually identified as the tomb of Philip II of Macedon.