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The griffin who wanted to be a lion

Conservator Alexander Zokos carefully cleans the elaborate, oval ivory lid of a compass (jewelry box) found in the tomb of of a Bronze Age warrior (Griffin Warrior) at Pylos dated to around 1500 BC, and which was brought to light by archaeologists Sharon Stocker and Jack Davis of the University of Cincinnati in 2015. It depicts the battle between a lion and a griffin, with the former winning.

Bonds of friendship formed at Pylos archaeological dig

Maria Zacharopoulou spent hours as a young girl on her balcony watching American and Greek archaeologists hard at work in the building next to her family home in the village of Hora in Messinia, in the southwestern Peloponnese. She was awed and intrigued by the discoveries they were making in local archaeological digs and dreamed of one day becoming a part of their team.

Griffin Warrior of Pylos | Athens | December 6

Not-for-profit educational institution College Year in Athens and the International Center for Hellenic and Mediterranean Studies (DIKEMES) have invited University of Cincinnati researchers Jack Davis and Sharon Stocker, co-directors of excavations at the Palace of Nestor, to discuss the exciting discovery at Pylos in the southwestern Peloponnese of the so-called grave of the "Griffin Warrior"

Archaeologists unearth ‘masterpiece’ sealstone in Greek tomb

In the more than two years since University of Cincinnati researchers unearthed the 3,500-year-old tomb of a Bronze Age warrior in southwest Greece, an incredible trove of riches has emerged, including four gold signet rings that have challenged accepted wisdom among archaeologists about the origins of Greek civilization.

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Student released from North Korea jail arrives hometown

An American student who fell into a coma while imprisoned in a North Korean labor camp returned to the United States late on June 13 after Pyongyang allowed him to be flown home, U.S. media reported.

A military airplane carrying Otto Warmbier landed in his hometown of Cincinnati shortly before 10:20 p.m. local time, CBS News reported.

Surprising revelations about Knossos, Europe’s oldest city

Archaeologists recently discovered some new surprising information about the ancient city of Knossos located on the Greek island of Crete.

According to recently fieldwork, during the early Iron Age (1100 to 600 BC), the city was rich in imports and was about three times larger than what was believed from earlier excavations.

Move over Amphipolis! Pylos tomb reveals rare rich grave of a warrior… Could it be a Homeric hero?

Archeologists at Pylos, on the southwest coast of Greece, uncovered a rich grave of a warrior buried there at the dawn of Europen civilization at around 1,500 BC. The warrior lies in the grave with a yardlong bronze sword and a collection of precious jewels, such as gold rings, as well as carved seals.

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