Here was a culture that wanted to clothe its belligerence
這是一段想用精心粉飾來掩藏
in sophistication
其好戰本質的文明
that would play a vital role in European history -
它在歐洲歷史上至關重要
the Mycenaeans.
那就是邁錫尼文明
In 2015,
2015年
American archaeologists were digging in western Greece,
美國考古學家在希臘西部進行挖掘
and here, far from Crete,
在這片遠離克里特島的地方
they made the most significant discovery
他們有了許多年以來
of Minoan artefacts for many, many years.
在米諾斯文明人造品上最驚人的發現
They found the grave of a warrior
他們找到了一座戰士墓
buried around the year 1450 BCE.
墓主在約公元前1450年被埋葬
Here we are in the grave
我們現在在墳墓里
to look at our body today.
看我們找到的遺體
It was the body of a Mycenaean.
這是一具邁錫尼人的遺體
Pretty amazing.
非常棒
Yet almost all the objects
但所有和遺體一起發現的物件
found with the body were clearly Minoan.
都顯然來自米諾斯文明
This is our third gold ring.
這是我們找到的第三個金戒指
Four solid gold rings were eventually found in the grave.
最終從墓中發掘出四個純金戒指
They're just exquisite, actually.
它們真的非常精致