In this video we look at wealthy tombs from Late Bronze Age mainland Greece at Mycenae and Pylos. I reflect on how the excavation of the Griffin Warrior Tomb at the Palace of Nestor at Pylos helped me understand the experience of burying so much wealth (conspicuous consumption). #RealArchaeology

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Cover photo of The Treasury of Atreus by Belisi Gillespie (shared with permission)

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