Translated from NOS TV in the Netherlands:
3500 year old jewelry found in Greek tomb
Today, 20:51
Archaeologists have found a large burial treasure in southern Greece. There were gold signet rings, a necklace, gold and silver chalices, a sword and more than a thousand pieces of gemstone.
The jewels were found in a tomb from about 1500 BCE, says the Greek Ministry of Culture. The ministry says it is the most impressive discovery of prehistoric burial jewels of the last 65 years on the Greek mainland.
The valuables were with a body that was laid in a wooden coffin. The body was of a man of 30 to 35 years old, probably an important fighter of the early Mycenaean civilization.
Cincinnati
That this discovery was made in the tomb of a man debunked the assertion that jewels were laid only in female graves, said the ministry. The discovery was made by an international team of archaeologists led by United States Americans at the University of Cincinnati.
The tomb apparently escaped the attention of thieves who have robbed another tomb in the same area.
Is the photo from the burial treasure mentioned in the article?
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Yes, it is.
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Very impressive! It’s very different from what I have seen in museums, dated from that era… so modern!
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There were various developments in Mycenaen art; it was not static.
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Still and although I am not an archaeologist, I haven’t seen a necklace with no clasping..
Thank you for posting about it, haven’t heard it in the news so far… well.. it’s not Amphipolis 😉
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There is news about this at
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/26/skeleton-ancient-warrior-treasure-found-greece-tomb
http://www.ekathimerini.com/202867/article/ekathimerini/life/ancient-warriors-tomb-treasure-hoard-found-in-greece
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ancient-warrior-s-tomb-and-huge-treasure-hoard-found-in-greece-115102700052_1.html
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Fascinating…
Thank you so much for the links )
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My pleasure 🙂
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Thank you, and all rebloggers!
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