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Ancient Mycenaeans Wore Amber Jewelry to Symbolize Their Elite Status
In a new study carried out by the Director of the Polish Archaeological Institute of Athens, it has been revealed that the earliest Greeks carried amber to symbolize their connection to the Sun and to signal their elite social status.
“The Mycenaeans, the first Greeks in the Bronze Age, probably came here with amber,” said Professor Janusz Czebreszuk, in an interview with the Polish news agency PAP. “Amber has been present since the very beginning of Mycenaean culture.”
Researchers from the Polish Archaeological Institute of Athens know about the importance of amber to ancient Mycenaeans because of it presence in elite graves found in Greece that date to the second millennium BC. The oldest Mycenaean amber has been found only in the most elaborate burials, in the form of necklaces and various types of decorations worn on the head or in the hair. It was apparently worn by both genders.
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