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Guide to the Palace of Nestor
Carl W. Blegen
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Description for Guide to the Palace of Nestor
Paperback. This guide to the Palace of Nestor at Pylos (SW Greece) includes descriptions of nearby Mycenaean sites and sites discovered as a result of recent investigations by the Pylos Regional Archaeological Project. An appendix serves as a guide to the Chora Museum. Num Pages: 70 pages, 39 figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 5. Weight in Grams: 174.
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 colour guide surveys the buildings ... Read more
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 colour guide surveys the buildings ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Number of pages
70
Condition
New
Number of Pages
68
Place of Publication
Princeton, United States
ISBN
9780876616406
SKU
V9780876616406
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