A Guide to the Palace of Nestor, Mycenaean Sites in Its Environs, and the Chora Museum

by Carl W. Blegen, Marion Rawson, Cynthia W. Shelmerdine, et al.

Book Overview

In spring 1939, as the prospect of war loomed, a joint Greek-American archaeological expedition began excavation on the hill of Epano Englianos, high above the modern town of Pylos in southwest Greece. Almost immediately more than 600 tablets bearing inscriptions in Linear B script were uncovered, as well as stone walls, fragments of frescoes, and stucco floors. The discoveries were kept secret during the war years and it was only in 1952 that the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876616406
• ISBN13: 9780876616406
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athen
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 17 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher