10 Rare Ancient Greek Discoveries

Here are 10 rare and historical discoveries from a coin where only 12 actually exist to a golden crown found under someones' bed!

5. Greek Warrior Helmet
This mysterious finding dates back to 5th or 6th century BC and it’s not exactly the helmet itself that’s baffling archaeologists but where it was found and who wore it! This bronze Greek Phalanx helmet was found at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea but off the coast of Haifa, Israel! It was found by a Dutch dredging ship and it was handed off to the Israeli Antiquities Authorities for further examination. The helmet is in quite remarkable condition for something this old. Experts have two theories on why it was found near Israel. Some claim it was from a Greek mercenary who was paid to fight for the Egyptians. Others believe it was worn by a Greek soldier who was sent into battle against the Persians who ruled the area at the time. Greeks did have some influence in Israel but this helmet dates back a few centuries before that time.

4. Ancient Sea Travel
Ancient Greeks might have not only had the power to time travel but also to travel the seas at a much earlier date in time then we once thought. Thanks to this discovery found on the island of Crete, archaeologists can prove that sea travel took place at least 130,000 years ago. The previous known time people were able to trave l by boat was around 60,000 BC. Stone age tools like these axes were found in ancient shelters. They’re very similar to the tools used by our ancient ancestors known as the Homo Erectus. Since the island of Crete has been separated from the mainland of Greece for quite some time now, this leads archaeologists to believe that the only way settlers were able to get here was by some type of boat. How advanced were these boats they had, and what other places were discovered that we might not know about?

3. Spartan Palace?
You might be familiar with the ancient Spartans from the movie 300, where King Leonidas leads his small Spartan army into a gruesome battle but could archaeologists have found his palaces after all these years? Just a few miles south of the known location of Sparta near a small village, you can see where it was discovered. The building had around 10 rooms and was found filled with archaic inscription from the 17th to 16th centuries BC. They found a large variety of objects like 20 Bronze swords, and religious symbols. One of the cult like objects found at this possible palace, is this bull’s head cup that you see in this photo. If this is truly the palace of Spartan leader, we’d still be lucky to have some artifacts left over, since the palace was burnt to the ground in the 14th century BC. The Spartan civilization was one of the most important to live in Greece and it mysteriously disappeared around 1200 BC.

2. Ancient Greek Citadel
This was declared as one of Jerusalem's greatest archaeological mysteries and it has left many people completely puzzled! The legendary citadel known as the Acra was finally found underneath a parking lot in the center of Jerusalem! This fort was built by Emperor Antiochus the fourth and is finally proof that the Greeks had some influence in the holy town of Jerusalem. The dig site now plunges 3 stories below the surface of the earth and archaeologists search frantically for ruins and artifacts. The fort was later destroyed by Romans and the land near the ruins became a residential area. These sling stones and bronze arrowheads were found at the dig site, close to the old city walls of Jerusalem.

1. Ancient Warrior Tomb
US archaeologists claim to have made the most important discovery in Greece in 65 years. They came across a 7 foot tomb in 2015 that contain priceless relics from this remarkable civilization. The tomb contained the remains of a powerful ancient Greek warrior, whose tomb remained untouched for 3.5 thousand years. It’s almost like the Greek version of the tomb of King Tut since; the tomb was not grave robbed. The jewelry had a similar style to that of the Minoans, who flourished on the island of Crete. Here in this illustration, you see how the grave appeared before modern graverobbers got a hold of it. Priceless gold jewelry, as well as strings of pearls were discovered. It’s clear that this warrior was wealthy due to this ivory sword hilt that was found designed with what looks like a bull. What else might we uncover about this advanced, ancient civilisation?

[TheRunescapeian]

you sure use the american flag alot in a video about greece....

[vern]

A laptop with USB ports? What are you smoking?

[lewistaylor]

The ancient Greeks were incredibly advanced

[vaggelisstamou]

I think that Greece has more history in the world and survived many big wars😱😱🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

[havareriksen]

Hang on. He makes a reference to the battle at Thermopylae, and then claim the spartans disappeared at 1200 BC? The very fact that the battle of Thermopylae was in 480 BC contradicts this. And Sparta continued to wage was long after that. They finally defeated Athens in the Pelopnnesian war in 404. But their kingdom went into decline after they were defeated by Thebes in 371 BC. A few other points. That ivory sword hilt he speaks of look to be a comb. And it's not right to use the term zombies about the undead of different cultures. Zombies are the re animated dead in the parts of the world that practices voodoo. And that they would prefer to eat human brains is just Hollywood made up. There are many categories of undead. Some were indeed thought to eat human flesh, or any other flesh. Vampires were thought to drink blood. But many did not take any nourisment at all, but tormented the living in different ways.

[michaelfaulkner]

If the Spartans disappeared in 1200 BC, how did they defeat Athens in the Pelopenesian war in the 400's BC?

[peterhendriks]

Why the American flag? A Greek flag would have been more appropriate.

[stephenbesley]

Helmet is a Corinthian. Later Corinthians had side slots to improve hearing which was a flaw of the earlier types. The Greeks had colonies right around the eastern Med' and Black Sea so why would it be such a surprise to find one in the sea off Israel? Could easily be a marines and/or mercenary helmet. Nothing odd at all.

[samwelltarly]

Read a 7th grade history book (heck, just look at the pictures), and you would have known that the "laptop" is an ancient greek folding tablet. And not the modern touch-screen variety, but the old-school "wet clay in a wooden frame" kind: Two clay surfaces you can write in, which can be folded together for ease of carrying without what you have written being smudged or drying out.

The Antikythera mechanism is an impressive archaeological find, but in terms of technology it has almost nothing to do with a modern-day computer. It is based on a system of gears and cogs much like a 19th-century clock.

[SirThomasJames]

Greece is so cool. Truly the origin of all civilization in Europe! We should celebrate them more.

[jeremybrostrom]

Some research before creating a video could be a good idea?

[panayiotisyannopoulos]

I had seen a documentary on the last named two Americans archeologists. As a Greek I want to express my dearest admiration on their adamantine character and deep dedication to their profession with ethical and humanity values. These people worked with their own expenses and protected the site. History shows a lot archeologists took as their own findings worldwide. But these two truly give value to their nation and culture.

[HMATHION]

THE SPARTANS STILL LIVE IN SPARTA !!! DON T YOU KNOW THAT ???

[backstreetsbackalright]

"Tomb of the infamous Alexander the Great." You either have quite the problem with ol Alex or you don't know what infamous means.

[kapaderos]

"greeks did have some influence in isreal" yea right, actually they had much more than someone might think, isreal was even a greek colony at one time, greece got influenced by isreal the same way

[truthsearcher]

Imagine putting on that helmet & seeing what the owner was seeing back then, alongside knowing you're wearing something someone from a completely different era was, that would be awesome. Archaeology is amazing.

[mrmartyg]

laptop? usb port? good god, are you that naive?

[Osk.S]

The "laptop" is a box containing soft clay that they would write onto using a stylus, the lid would then be closed to protect the writing during it's delivery to the recipient. You can see the stylus at 3:35.

[katerinapatiniotis]

Infamous Alexander the Great??? Military schools around the world, are teaching Alexander the Great's military strategies and tactics. He was the greatest warrior king of all time. Not only a warrior, but a liberator, a scholar, a scientist, a pholosopher, a doctor, a botanist, an administrator, an economist, a trader, a bringer of Greek thought, civilization and culture to regions, prosperity, a
peace and longevity. No other conqueror have these qualities.
That's why he's called Alexander the Great.

[greekman]

8.νεκροφανεια και πως αντιμετωπιζεται 7.το νομισμα ειναι απο τον ακραγαντα 6.laptop στα ονειρα του. πινακιο με καλλυμα και θεσεις για κονδυλο και αποξεωτη για γραφη και διορθωση αντιστοιχα 5.ειναι κορυς, περικεφαλαια κορινθιακου τυπου δηλαδη. η πολις ελαβε το ονομα της επειδη φημιζοταν για τις κορυθους της, τα σημερινα κρανη δηλαδη. το ιλλυρικο παρομοιο κρανος κατασκευαζεται πολυ αργοτερα χρονικα αφου επιλυει κατασκευαστικες αδυναμιες του κορινθιακου προγονου του. 4. αναποδεικτη εικασια 3. παλατι στη σπαρτη το 1400 εκεινη την εποχη νοικιαζαν μαιζονετες σε αλβανους και σκοπιανους τουριστες στην καλαμπακα οι σπαρτιατες.ειναι μια αποψη και αυτη. 1. χτενα για ψυλλους και ψειρες. οι χτενες μαλλιων ηταν κατασκευασμενες διαφορετικα. τελος, προς αλβανους και σκοπιανους. αν οι εθνικοι σας ηρωες ειναι ο γεωργιος καστριωτης - αλεξανδρος ο επωνομαζομενος γιος του ιωαννη και ο μεγας αλεξανδρος γιος του φιλιππου αντιστοιχα, αν οι σημαιες σας ειναι του βυζαντιου και του μακεδονικου βασιλειου αντιστοιχα, τοτε ζειτε με δανεικα και προσεξτε μηπως καποια στιγμη τα ζητησουμε πισω.