User:Birthdaycakepop/Royal Sister from Grave Circle B, Mycenae

Skeleton Γ58 was from Mycenae and buried at the time of the 17-16th c. BCE. This woman's name was unable to be found at the site of Grave Circle B. Surrounding her personally was an ivory comb and jewelry, the other items were dedicated to the men in the tomb. When deciphering who was wealthy researchers often looked at what was buried in the tomb along with how the site was constructed. Stele, vases, stones, and gold are just a few things often found in the richer tombs. During the excavation on skeleton Γ58 three stele were found in this grave along with an ivory comb, weapons, and a wooden chest. The woman buried here has been presumed to be in high relation and status just as the men buried with her. Digging deeper to see how they were related researchers took samples of bone from the jaw to discover they are brother and sister. Researchers would decipher what types of bone structures there were to choose from and depending on how close the grave sites were. They discovered this after testing both samples and learning they had beaky mandibles.