Ægean archæeology; an introduction to the archæeology of prehistoric Greece . PJioto. <,. .1. Stiibfl. Pl!0/^. If. IL M\CKXAK I. \\V.\\ OK -rHF. IKOM TIIK WKST IALAIKASTKO, CKKTK IIOIMCS OF FlIF, MlNOAN TOWN, FOoKlMl ToWAKl ll T}IE(iKANliFs THE EXCAVATIONS 13 from being complete here ; we notice more especiallythe absence of earrings and of the large breast-pendants. Precisely; and the obvious conclusion isthat there were no women buried here. The braceletin question is so massive that it was probably a mans,and hairpins are no proof of sex for an age in whichmen wore the
Ægean archæeology; an introduction to the archæeology of prehistoric Greece . PJioto. <,. .1. Stiibfl. Pl!0/^. If. IL M\CKXAK I. \\V.\\ OK -rHF. IKOM TIIK WKST IALAIKASTKO, CKKTK IIOIMCS OF FlIF, MlNOAN TOWN, FOoKlMl ToWAKl ll T}IE(iKANliFs THE EXCAVATIONS 13 from being complete here ; we notice more especiallythe absence of earrings and of the large breast-pendants. Precisely; and the obvious conclusion isthat there were no women buried here. The braceletin question is so massive that it was probably a mans,and hairpins are no proof of sex for an age in whichmen wore their hair as long as women. I suppose thenthat all the persons buried in this grave were that grave came some of the finest objects of goldand the finest swords, and w6 cannot doubt that theywere the highest of all in rank. The occupants of theFifth Grave were also men: in this grave was found thefamous dagger with the inlaid picture of the cat hunt-ing wild-fowl,^ an obvious adaptation of an Egyptianmotive. The Sixth Grave was found a year after Schliemannhad left Mycenae. He had counted Paus
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