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and you had to feed them, if nothing else.
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So, we are talking about a wealthy group,
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and of course, the thing that struck Schliemann
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almost amazingly was that in the circle of graves
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that we've been talking about,
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he found all kinds of precious things buried.
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The most striking of which
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were death masks made of pure gold on the remains of the body,
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but also jewels, and implements, and weapons of very high expense.
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That's what, of course, makes it clear they were royal;
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by the way,
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there are only a few of these graves over a large period of time.