Posted on 10/08/2018 11:32:43 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
An intact tomb from the early Mycenaean era (1650-1400 BC) has been unearthed by archaeologists in the region of Nemea, southern Greece.
According to the Culture Ministry, the tomb is among the largest ever found in the region and is set apart by the short yet wide path leading to its entrance along with other features that place it in the early phase of the Mycenaean civilization.
It was found in a Mycenaean cemetery in Aidonia. The Mycenaean civilization, with its palatial states, urban organization, sophisticated art and writing system, flourished in Greece in the 17th-12th centuries BC.
(Excerpt) Read more at ekathimerini.com ...
does it have a mush room, a place for mycological study?
Interesting, we can expect some lavish grave goods to be found. Still, a library would have been much more interesting. The place is likely in the Northern Peloponnese, while Aidonia seems to be a wrong place, Google Maps show it near the Albanian border.
If the burial is intact, it will be an enormously important find.
Thanks Covenantor.
I’ve found Nemea exactly there by myself, but Aidonia mentioned in the article can’t be found anywhere nearby.
I do understand that, but an archive of linear B clay tablets would have been a lot more important find.
Always helpful to see ancient named places on a map....gods, glyphs, and GPS.
;>)
Just a village...
Ah, thank you. A tiny village; that’s why I couln’t have found it with Google maps.
Thanks for the article. I wouldn never have thought that looting of archaelogical sites is still possible in Greece. Also the photo confirms what I’ve been told before, that the Mycenaean artistic style had many similarities with the Minoan one. Those women look like Minoan goddesses or priestesses.
The History of English Podcast has a couple excellent episodes on the Myceneans w/ interesting linguistic takes starting episode 12:
http://historyofenglishpodcast.com/episodes/
Thanks, I’ll visit there.
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