The Bronze Age warrior’s tomb dating back to about 1500 BC was discovered in Pylos, Greece, by an worldwide research team led by The University of Cincinnati (UC).
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Near the head and chest was a bronze sword, its ivory hilt covered in gold.
According to The Indian Express, the tomb was filled with more than 1,400 objects including jewels, weapons, bronze, silver and gold vessels.
U.S. archaeologists in Greece have uncovered the skeleton of an ancient warrior that has lain undisturbed for more than 3,500 years along with a huge hoard of treasure, the Greek culture ministry announced Monday. Bottom: this unique necklace measures more than 30-inches long and features two gold pendants decorated with ivy leaves.
Signet rings, a chain, gold and silver goblets and a sword were among the artefacts.
In a statement, the Greek Culture Ministry said the Mycenaean-era grave was the “most important to have been discovered in 65 years”.
The tomb, which stands at 2.4 metres long and 1.5 metres wide, was unearthed during excavations begun in May near Pylos, on the site of the palace of Nestor.
This past May, Stocker and Davis were excavating near the Palace of Nestor, a destination famously noted in Homer’s “Odyssey,” when they stumbled upon what they originally thought was a Bronze Age house located outside the palace. “Nor is it the grave of his father, Neleus”, Dr Stocker said. “That means he was likely an important figure at a time when this part of Greece was being indelibly shaped by close contact with Crete, Europe’s first advanced civilization”.
Top: this is one of more than four dozen seal stones with intricate Minoan designs found in the tomb. Archaeological conservator Alexandros Zokos was essential partner in the removal, cleaning and preservation of the finds from the grave.
The discovery of so much jewelry with a male challenges the belief that such adornments accompanied only wealthy women.
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Nicholas Wade wrote in The New York Times that the discovery could be a gateway to discovering unknown things about the relationships between the Minoan civilization on Crete and the Mycenaean civilization that flourished on the Greek mainland more than 3,000 years ago.
