Tomb thought to hold Alexander the Great’s father actually found to contain remains of young woman and six infants

Alexander the Great’s father, Philip II - (Getty/iStock)

A tomb in Greece that was thought to hold Alexander the Great’s father, Philip II, might instead contain the remains of a young woman and six infants, a study suggests.

The study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, investigates the burial site which was discovered in 1977 at the site of Vergina, also called Aigai, in northern Greece.