Was The Griffin Warrior’s Treasure Looted from Other Cultures? 🤔 Secrets | Smithsonian Channel 

Truly one of the most breathtaking pieces of art I have ever seed

Change the title. The warrior was Greek and was not an invader.

Had to go back and check my eyes for the detailing on that seal, simply out of this world on this world, ancient world,,must go look for pics now

Recent evidence shows that the Myceneans did not invade and destroy the Minoan civilisation. They merged into it and slowly became dominant by first trading and living there. At the time of the Griffin warrior (1450 BC) the Minoans were still masters of their own land. Their demise came slowly over the next century.

Wow! magnificent craftsmanship, sophisticated tools......I couldn't believe it.

This is absolutely magnificent

Thanks so much for the video and info.

What if the Griffon warrior is Achilles? That would be amazing.

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Divine artistry!

oh my god.. Griffith, is that you? wonder if they would find behelit somewhere nearby

First from Zamboanga City 🇵🇭

Bent arm & leg bones suggest great strength? Can someone explain that point?

My thoughts. The Griffin Warrior sword has inscribed less quality art work And is buried level with him it is his sword and my thoughts was inscribed by a less quality artisan. Then the gifts are from a procession of people paying homage One bull equals one state, Two are Pylos and Mycenaean Greek Three are Crete and Plylos and Mycenaean. The vanquished on the agate are from the North Like ancestors of the Spartans.

hmmm?

Mayby it is true, that the griffen warrior, is the key to a story, about where the western world really began, and this was not in Greece. You all use a name, King Minos from Crete, but at the time with the griffen worrier, king Minos was not born yet, but it is at the same time as the Mykenai period, there lasted about 200 years, a time with worshipping the heros, and their kings were buried in gold. A great collection of all things, of all kind also undereseas, all coming from Crete, ecept few things from Egypt. Almost as all the craftmen on Crete, saw their homes burned to the ground, and the ended in slavery in Greece, to mass production. From Crete came also, Zeus to Greece. And It all took speed, after the battel at Troja, there was about the trading, beginning in the eastern Middelterrian. It was in the year 1193 bc. Hereafter is it the Fonikies, ducking up. One of their kings, brought the letter, word, writing to Grece. It was his daughter Europa, Zeus kidnaped in shape of a bull, and brought her to Crete, where she gave birth to king Minor.

Yes Ken Griffin did steal our National Treasure *and is trying to leave our island in ruins

Confused, are you saying it Greek or Crete?

interesting story, but not extraordinary. if you take a visit to museums round the world today, you find almost all the artefacts stolen from their place of origin. I wonder why. like how many historical treasures in the smithsonian belongs there?

Well like he could have been a Minoan that got exiled and came back w revenge

.........⚡️🏛🏺🇬🇷🏺🏛⚡️............ μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος Sing of the Wrath Goddess Of Peleus' son Achilles

Was this man the real Medusa?

I share your assumptions, and I believe that such a treasure can only originate from plundering! The tomb in itself is totally unassuming, the man himself was relatively young: he was much beloved so he was privileged enough to bring a cut of his plundering with him in the grave. I could bet he was no prince but just a very popular mercenary. I cannot wait until I m able to read a complete account of the finds,. They say they were outstood by the lack of pottery, they could find only metal objects. What does it mean? no burial feast where his community could live your plates right there? I m almost sure he was a pirate! Please come with more informations about he objects...