3500 year old jewelry found in Greek tomb

Gold signet rings and a necklace, gold and silver chalices, a sword and more than a thousand pieces of gemstone.

" It is the most impressive collection of prehistoric burial treasures found in the last 65 years on the Greek mainland ", represents the ministry.

The jewels and weapons were probably placed around the body, which was laid in a wooden coffin. The body was of a warrior from 30 to 35 years old, probably someone important in the early Mycenaean civilization.

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