Angela
Elite member
- Messages
- 21,823
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- 12,329
- Points
- 113
- Ethnic group
- Italian
See:
http://www.archaeology.org/news/4886-161004-greece-griffin-warrior
"The New York Times reports that Jack L. Davis and Sharon R. Stocker of the University of Cincinnati think that the artifacts uncovered last year in the 3,500-year-old grave of the “Griffin Warrior” were symbols of his power as a ruler of the town of Pylos, located on the southwestern coast of Greece. It had been suggested that the more than 2,000 artifacts associated with the burial, including four solid gold engraved rings, silver cups, beads of precious stones, a bronze mirror, ivory combs, weapons, pottery, and an ivory plaque engraved with a griffin, were plundered from the Minoans, who lived on the island of Crete. Davis and Stocker now say that the objects in the grave reflect the Minoan-style images engraved on the gold rings, and imply that elites living on mainland Greece understood Minoan culture and used it to establish power. “Whoever they are, they are the people introducing Minoan ways to the mainland and forging Mycenaean culture,"
I don't see how this is different from the prior analysis, which we discussed in this dedicated thread. I sure hope someone already has those bones.
http://www.eupedia.com/forum/thread...enaen-Griffin-Warrior-Found?highlight=griffin
Amazing art and metallurgy by these people:
Also in the grave was a long bronze sword:
One of the gold rings, with a Cretan bull running scene:
http://www.archaeology.org/news/4886-161004-greece-griffin-warrior
"The New York Times reports that Jack L. Davis and Sharon R. Stocker of the University of Cincinnati think that the artifacts uncovered last year in the 3,500-year-old grave of the “Griffin Warrior” were symbols of his power as a ruler of the town of Pylos, located on the southwestern coast of Greece. It had been suggested that the more than 2,000 artifacts associated with the burial, including four solid gold engraved rings, silver cups, beads of precious stones, a bronze mirror, ivory combs, weapons, pottery, and an ivory plaque engraved with a griffin, were plundered from the Minoans, who lived on the island of Crete. Davis and Stocker now say that the objects in the grave reflect the Minoan-style images engraved on the gold rings, and imply that elites living on mainland Greece understood Minoan culture and used it to establish power. “Whoever they are, they are the people introducing Minoan ways to the mainland and forging Mycenaean culture,"
I don't see how this is different from the prior analysis, which we discussed in this dedicated thread. I sure hope someone already has those bones.
http://www.eupedia.com/forum/thread...enaen-Griffin-Warrior-Found?highlight=griffin
Amazing art and metallurgy by these people:
Also in the grave was a long bronze sword:
One of the gold rings, with a Cretan bull running scene: