Archaeologists have discovered the corpse of a rich warrior in Pylos, Greece, believed to be buried during the start of European civilization.
The grave was discovered on May 18 by Jack L. Davis and Sharon R. Stocker, a husband-and-wife team at the University of Cincinnati who have been excavating at Pylos for 25 years, according to the New York Times.
The remains are believed to be 3,500 years old. What amazes the people behind the discovery are the treasures buried with the body.
These treasures include gold rings, intricate swords, ivory combs, thousands of precious stone beads and dinnerware sets made of bronze instead of ceramic, which was supposed to be more predominant during the era.
Also, in an era where most people shared tombs, this warrior had the tomb to himself, making it all the more probable that the warrior was a rich man, the Washington Post reports.
"This guy was really, really rich. His bones indicate he was strong, robust ... well-fed. He may have been royalty, or even the founder of a new dynasty at the Palace of Nestor," Stocker said, according to Los Angeles Times.
The man could also just have been a warrior who led a raiding party or even just a trader who acquired the goods through trade. For now, the corpse remains anonymous, and nothing else about him is known to the archaeologists, the Los Angeles Times adds.
