A tomb dating from the Mycenaean years that has not been plundered was found in eastern Lesvos on Thursday, during improvement works on a rural road.

According to the head of the Lesvos’s ephorate, Pavlos Triantafylidis, archaeologists found the remains of a body laid in a contracted position having funerary gifts around it, a goblet with a deep hemispheric body, a juglet made of gray clay, a bronze knife and a bronze ring. The tomb is dated to 1400-1100 BC.

The finding is considered very important for the history of the island and especially the topography of the area, where archaeologists have revealed an extensive Mycenaean settlement.