| A Guide to the Palace of Nestor, Mycenaean Sites in Its Environs, and the Chora Museum Revised & Expan Edition Contributor(s): Blegen, Carl W. (Author), Rawson, Marion (Author), Shelmerdine, Cynthia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0876616406 ISBN-13: 9780876616406 Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athen OUR PRICE: $7.13 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2001 Annotation: Carl Blegen's classic guide to the Mycenean Palace at Pylos, in SW Greece, has been updated and expanded by Jack Davis, Professor of Greek Archaeology at the University of Cincinnati, and Cynthia Shelmerdine, Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Texas. It describes the palace and its surroundings, recreating life 2500 years ago with full color illustrations. 70p, 39 col pls (July 2001) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Civilization - History | Ancient - Greece - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 938 |
| Series: Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 5.98" W x 8.08" (0.38 lbs) 68 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 project could return to uncover, over 15 seasons, the Mycenaean building now know as the Palace of Nestor. This beautifully illustrated color guide surveys the buildings and objects discovered and reconstructs life in the citadel and its associated tombs. It also describes the surrounding landscape, using evidence uncovered by the Pylos Regional Archaeology Project which surveyed the wider area around the palace between 1992 and 1995. |
Contributor Bio(s): Davis, Jack L.: - Jack L. Davis is the Carl W. Blegen Professor of Greek Archaeology at the University of Cincinnati. |