Two sphinxes guard the entrance to the tomb at Amphipolis
Who, they are asking, is buried within.
In early August, a team of Greek archaeologists led by Katerina Peristeri unearthed what officials say is the largest burial site ever to be discovered in the country. The mound is in ancient Amphipolis, a major city of the Macedonian kingdom, 100km (62 miles) east of Thessaloniki, Greece's second city.
The structure dates back to the late 4th Century BC and is 500m (1,600ft) wide, dwarfing the burial site of Alexander's father, Philip II, in Vergina, west of Thessaloniki.
"We are watching in awe and with deep emotion the excavation in Amphipolis," Greek Culture Minister Konstantinos Tasoulas told the BBC.
"This is a burial monument of unique dimensions and impressive artistic mastery. The most beautiful secrets are hidden right underneath our feet."
Ancient and modern guardians
The caryatids were made of marble from the island of Thasos
The caryatids' modern counterparts are sitting in a police car, some 200m (650 feet) from the tomb's entrance.
The dig site is protected 24 hours a day by two police officers.
Their mission is to keep away the scores of journalists and tourists who arrive here by a winding dirt road from the nearby village of Mesolakkia.
An imposing no-entry traffic sign serves the same purpose.
The western caryatid’s face shown here is almost intact whereas the eastern caryatid’s face is missing
The site is guarded around the clock to keep visitors away from the ancient tombBut from a distance it is clear that major work is taking place
The excavation team has made no statement regarding the identity of the tomb's occupant.
But this has not prevented the media, archaeologists and laypersons alike from becoming embroiled in an often heated guessing game.
Archaeologists agree that the magnificence of the tomb means it was built for a prominent person - perhaps a member of Alexander's immediate family; maybe his mother, Olympias, or his wife, Roxana -or some noble Macedonian.
Others say it could be a cenotaph.
But only the excavation team can give definitive answers, and progress has been slow since the workers discovered a third chamber that is in danger of collapse.
A sketch of the tomb shows the two sphinxes at the front and the two caryatids guarding behind
"Only Alexander merits such a monument," says farmer Antonis Papadopoulos, 61, as he enjoys his morning coffee with fellow villagers in a taverna opposite the Amfipoli archaeological museum.
"The magnitude and opulence of this tomb is unique. Common sense says he is the one buried inside."
Archaeologists and the Greek ministry of culture warn against such speculation, especially since Alexander the Great is known to have been buried in Egypt.
"We are naturally eager to learn the identity of the tomb's resident, but this will be revealed in due course by the excavators," Mr Tasoulas, the culture minister, says.
The discovery, made after two years of digging, was announced during a visit to the site last month by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who described it as "very important".
Since that announcement, Amfipoli and Mesolakkia have been teeming with people, who have disturbed the slow rhythms and tranquillity of village life.
"Journalists and visitors suddenly started pouring in from all over Greece and abroad. We used to walk by the site every day, working the fields. We knew something was there, but we did not expect the magnitude of this discovery," says Athanasios Zournatzis, head of Mesolakkia's community.
A Belgian couple from Liege pass by and tell me they came to visit after reading about the tomb in the newspaper at home.
The discovery has given rise to a wave of Greek pride and patriotism, and has helped the nation put its economic predicament to one side - temporarily at least.
The residents of Amfipoli and Mesolakkia are hoping this feel-good factor will last long enough to make their villages tourist attractions and give them a much-needed economic boost.
At Mesolakkia, the meeting point of visitors and journalists is a traditional kafenio, or cafe, with a dominating platanus tree providing protection from the warm September sun.
Mr Zournatzis says the villagers are "hoping they have won the lottery".
Father Konstantinos, a 92-year-old priest, says he is following developments and "shares the excitement".
Villagers say they have already been approached with offers to sell their land. Most could use the money, but they are holding off until archaeologists make an official announcement.
"Before the discovery, land here was worth close to nothing. But now no one is selling," says Mesolakkia resident Menia Kyriakou.
A group of six women drinking their morning coffee at a nearby table explain that following latest developments is not straightforward.
Balkan Studies graduate Eleni Tzimoka, who recently moved back to the village from Thessaloniki, says they are waiting at the cafe for the phone company to install an internet connection.
"We know the tomb story is big, but without access to the web, it is hard to keep up."
.... to take the Greek public's collective mind off the REAL prize: getting out from under the crushing debt load and conspiratorial clutches of an international monetary system run by the worst predators imaginable.
Bread and circuses of the mind and spirit. A people urged to look to past greatness (to avoid confronting --and possibly rejecting-- their weakness and powerlessness in the present.) Ahhhhh, the deliciously sweet nostalgia of former national glory and world-wide prominence and/or dominance. (My, how one might wish for a soon-to-be-eaten extra large slice of such humble pie for the American menace currently plaguing the planet. Always best when these murderous monsters slip from power and become 'former' tyrants, rather than present ones.)
Regardless, people are easily distracted, and intriguing finds such as these can be readily politicized into a fervent nationalistic pride that usually can be molded/guided to the advantage of the PTB. (I'd expect nothing less from the 'highly professional' BBC.)
All of which keeps the sheeples happily grazing, eyes down, munching their tasty GMO grass.......
(But the archaeological find is very, very cool, indeed. I hope it turns out to be historically quite significant, and a source of great pride, not distraction, for the suffering Greek citizenry.)