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The Griffin Warrior: treasures from the princely tomb of a Mycenaean kingdom
The surprise discovery of the mysterious Griffin Warrior at Pylos promises to reveal fresh insights into that crucial point in European history when the Minoan customs of island Crete gave way to the emergent culture on mainland Greece. Jack Davis and Sharon Stocker reveal this treasure-laden tomb from the dawn of Mycenaean civilisation.
The tomb of the Griffin Warrior is one of the richest found on mainland Greece in recent years. This Bronze Age burial belongs to the transitional period in European prehistory when the Minoan culture of island Crete gave way to that of the Mycenaeans on the mainland, and its lavish grave goods are not only some of the most spectacular to have been recovered in the last few years, but are also providing important new information about the emergence of mainland Europe’s earliest civilisation.
The tomb of the Griffin Warrior. Ephorate of Antiquities of Messenia. ‘Construction of new protective shelter at the Palace of Nestor, Ano Englianos Messenia'. Regional Operational Programme ‘We
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