Griffin Warrior Tomb
Location within Greece | |
| Alternative name | Bronze Age Warrior Tomb |
|---|---|
| Location | Pylos |
| Region | Greece |
| Coordinates | 37°01′41.6″N 21°41′45.4″E / 37.028222°N 21.695944°E |
| History | |
| Periods | Aegean Bronze Age |
| Cultures | Minoan, Mycenaean |
| Site notes | |
| Discovered | May 28, 2015 |
| Archaeologists | Jack Davis, Sharon Stocker |
| Website | www.griffinwarrior.org |
The Griffin Warrior Tomb is a Bronze Age shaft tomb dating to around 1450 BC, near the ancient city of Pylos in Greece. The grave was discovered by a research team sponsored by the University of Cincinnati and led by husband-and-wife archaeologists Jack L. Davis and Sharon Stocker. The tomb site was excavated from May to October 2015.
During the initial six month excavation, the research team uncovered an intact adult male skeleton and excavated 1400 objects including weapons, jewels, armour and silver and gold artifacts. Since 2015, the number of artifacts recovered from the grave has reached over 3500 items, including a historically significant Minoan sealstone called the Pylos Combat Agate and four signet gold rings with detailed images from Minoan mythology.