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by aurora- 3415 days ago
Basically they found a tomb of a warrior buried on the mainland, and the manner of his burial (specifically the positioning of weapons/jewelry etc.) indicates that the mainland-based Mycenaeans were strongly aware of Minoan culture, and it's likely that the two cultures intermingled and may have together "shaped the culture of classical Greece".

This contradicts previous assumptions that the Mycenaeans were essentially barbarians compared to the Minoans, and had no real impact on anything important.

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I would refute that this is merely a warriors grave. It was on the Palace of Nestor, and several gold pieces were buried with him. Most likely a king or his lead warrior.

And it was already found 2015. Wikipedia has it already: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Nestor with a link to an older longer article: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/golden-warrior-greek-t...