Unbeknownst to a Greek farmer , a 3,400 - year - old grave carry two coffins and dozens of artifacts dating back to the Late Minoan era had been lying beneath his olive grove in southeast Crete .
Asreportedin Cretapost , the unnamed husbandman was trying to park his fomite under the shade of an olive tree when the ground beneath him start to drop down . After pulling away , the Fannie Merritt Farmer noticed that a hole , measuring about four feet wide ( 1.2 measure ) , had suddenly appeared . As he stare into the void from above , he quick realized he had stumbled upon something important .
The farmer contacted the Lassithi Ephorate of Antiquities — the local inheritance ministry — which sent archaeologists to investigate . The farmer , as it wrick out , had bumble upon a Late Minoan era grave containing a duo of casket , each turn back a single frame . Two 12 pots with colored ornamentation were also find inside the tomb , fit in to the ministry . The fix in the olive woodlet had opened upon explanation of a upset irrigation tubing , which made the grease cushy .
“ accord to the ceramic typology , and according to the first estimates , the tomb can be go out to the Late Minoan IIIA - B period , more or less from 1400 to 1200 BC,”explainedthe ministry in a statement . The tomb is locate near the village of Kentri in southeasterly Crete .
Importantly , the grave , at a deepness of eight feet ( 2.5 metre ) , has never been disturbed by looter . archeologist are now in the process of collecting as much data about the sleeping accommodation and its contentedness as possible .
Some 3,400 years ago , the grave was dug into the region ’s soft limestone , with accession made possible by a vertical oceanic abyss . The tomb is comprised of three carve niches , and the entrance was eventually seal by pit Freemasonry , harmonize to the ministry .
The two clay entombment coffins , called larnakes , were in excellent condition , and embossed with ornamentation . The coffinseach held a unmarried manly skeleton , the individuality of which are n’t known , but the calibre of the pottery suggest they were high - status individuals . Larnakes are small , closed coffins that were often used in Minoan culture . body had to be placed in tight crouching position to make them set deep down .
Larnakes debuted in Minoan time during the Aegean Bronze Age . They were initially made from ceramic material and made to look like wooden chests . These coffins were often decorated with abstract patterns , or scenes depicting hunt and spiritual ritual .
The archaeologist now plan to study the frame in more detail , so hopefully we ’ll determine more about these ancient Minoan someone .
[ Keep Talking Greece , Cretapost , The National Herald ]
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