The Griffin Warrior

When University of Cincinnati researchers uncovered the tomb of a Bronze Age warrior — left untouched for more than 3,500 years and packed with a spectacular array of precious jewelry, weapons and riches — the discovery was hailed by experts as “the find of a lifetime.”

Now, only a year after archaeologists completed the excavation, new understandings of the artifacts — particularly the discovery of four golden rings — and the insights they provide to the origins of Greek civilization may prove to be the team’s next big discovery.

Shari Stocker, a senior research associate in UC’s Department of Classics, and Jack Davis, the university’s Carl W. Blegen chair in Greek archaeology, will reveal the UC-based team’s findings from the so-called “Griffin Warrior” grave Thursday, Oct. 6, at The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece.

The husband-and-wife team’s highly anticipated lecture is generating worldwide attention, including a feature in the New York Times.

The ‘find of a lifetime’

Stocker and Davis, along with other UC staff specialists and students, stumbled upon the remarkably undisturbed and […]