A rare set of Mycenaean boar’s tusk helmets, the distinctive Bronze Age headgear famously described in a Homeric epic, has reportedly been uncovered in southwestern Greece near Pylos. The find is ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. From the 15th to the 12th Century BCE, Greece’s Mycenaean ...
Two ancient chamber tombs have been uncovered in southern Greece which date back to the Late Mycenaean Period (1,400-1,200 B.C.) according to the nation's Ministry of Culture and Sport. Archaeologists ...
Mighty fortified walls, awe-inspiring stone tombs, and troves of golden treasures. The Mycenaeans were a warlike people who thrived on the Greek mainland from about 1600 to 1100 BC, leaving mighty ...
New insights reveal where Bronze Age Mycenae's gold may have originated, from Thrace to Egypt and further afield.
A recent archaeological study has shed new light on the social structure of ancient Mycenaean communities, suggesting that these societies were less elitist and more egalitarian than previously ...
GOLD loot and a bloody ancient family feud make Mycenae, a fortified hill in the Peloponnese, unique among Greece's Bronze Age sites. The visible remains are impressive too—walls made of giant ...
The mysterious Minoans descended primarily from local Stone Age farmers, as did their cultural successors, the Mycenaeans -- and their descendants still inhabit Greece today The Minoan Civilization ...