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<< Our Photo Pages >> Mycenaean Palace of Nestor - Ancient Palace in Greece in Peloponnese Peninsula

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DigsSite Name: Mycenaean Palace of Nestor Alternative Name: Pylos, Anaktora Nestoros, Ανάκτορο του Νέστορα
Country: Greece Region: Peloponnese Peninsula Type: Ancient Palace
Nearest Town: Kalamata  Nearest Village: Khóra
Latitude: 37.027189N  Longitude: 21.695007E
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4Short walk on a footpath
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1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Mycenaean Palace of Nestor submitted by Klingon : Some parts are in really good condition. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Palace in the Peloponnese Peninsula, Greece. The ruins are very similar to those in Crete or at Mycenae and there are several beehive tombs. The site was first excavated in 1939, which unearthed thousands of Linear B tablets.

Note: Archaeologists unearth 'masterpiece' sealstone just 1.4 inches (35mm) across in Greek 'tomb of the Griffin Warrior' - see the comments on our page for more
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Mycenaean Palace of Nestor submitted by 43559959 : Nestor's bathtub. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mycenaean Palace of Nestor submitted by Klingon : A bathtub with fine decoration. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mycenaean Palace of Nestor submitted by davidmorgan : The Megaron or Presence Chamber. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Named Individuals and the Mycenaean State at Pylos - Dimitri Nakassis by Andy B on Monday, 13 April 2020
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In this paper I show that an approach that focuses on all named individuals at Pylos yields important insights into the operation of the Mycenaean state.

https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:29443/

http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/cdtf-1366
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Labor and Individuals in Late Bronze Age Pylos - Dimitri Nakassis by Andy B on Monday, 13 April 2020
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D. Nakassis (2015) “Labor and Individuals in Late Bronze Age Pylos,” in Labor in the Ancient World, ed. P. Steinkeller and M. Hudson (Dresden: ISLET-Verlag) 583-615.

https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:29447/

http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/0a4a-0745
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The Linear B Tablets from Pylos, Dimitri Nakassis, Kevin Plut by Andy B on Monday, 13 April 2020
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D. Nakassis and K. Pluta (2017) “The Linear B Tablets from Pylos,” in Odysseys, ed. M. Lagogianni-Georgakarakou (Athens: Archaeological Receipts Fund) 91-96.

https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:29449/

http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/abq6-0036
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Archaeologists unearth 'masterpiece' sealstone in Greek tomb by Andy B on Wednesday, 08 November 2017
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In the two and a bit years since researchers from the University of Cincinnati unearthed the 3,500-year-old tomb of a Bronze Age warrior in southwest Greece, an incredible trove of riches has emerged, including four gold signet rings that have challenged accepted wisdom among archaeologists about the origins of Greek civilization.

But that wasn't the only secret hidden there beneath the hard-baked clay. It would take another year before the so-called "Griffin Warrior" revealed his most stunning historical offering yet: an intricately carved gem, or sealstone, that UC researchers say is one of the finest works of prehistoric Greek art ever discovered.

The "Pylos Combat Agate," as the seal has come to be known for the fierce hand-to-hand battle it portrays, promises not only to rewrite the history of ancient Greek art, but to help shed light on myth and legend in an era of Western civilization still steeped in mystery."

"What is fascinating is that the representation of the human body is at a level of detail and musculature that one doesn't find again until the classical period of Greek art 1,000 years later," explained Davis. "It's a spectacular find."

More info and a good image of the sealstone

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/uoc-au110617.php
and see discussion here
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Forum&file=viewtopic&topic=7580&forum=1&start=0

Note this discovery is actually closer to the site of the nearby Tholos Tomb than to the palace. (see our Nearby Sites List)
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Pylos tomb reveals rare rich grave of a warrior by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 27 October 2015
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Archeologists at Pylos, on the southwest coast of Greece, uncovered a rich grave of a warrior buried there at the dawn of European civilization at around 1,500 BC. The warrior lies in the grave with a yardlong bronze sword and a collection of precious jewels, such as gold rings, as well as carved seals.

The discovery has astonished archeologists who believe that the grave could potentially shed light on the emergency of the Myceneaen civilization, opening the door to learning more about potential Homeric heroes such as Agamemnon, Odysseus and others. In fact, the palace of Nestor arose next to the site, becoming a large administrative center that was destroyed in 1180BC, about the same time as Homer’s Troy. The palace was part of the Mycenaean civlization from where classical Greek culture was developed hundreds of years later.

The grave is at ground level and seemed easy to find but people were unaware of it for 35 centuries. It was first discovered on May 18 by Jack Davis and Sharon Stocker, a husband-and-wife team from the University of Cincinnati, that had been excavating at Pylos for 25 years. Davis could not believe that they were the first. “I’m still shaking my head in disbelief. So many walked over it so many times, including my own team,” he said. The team began to excavate outside the palace in the hope of understanding how ordinary citizens lived.

The grave’s owner was around 30-35 years of age and was buried lying on his back. Placed to his left were weapons, including the bronze sword with an ivory hilt clad in gold and a gold dagger. On his right are four rings with fine Minoan carvings, 50 Minoan seal stones with imagery of goddesses and bull jumpers with high quality engravings. An ivory plaque carved with a mythical griffin lay between the warrior’s legs and there were also gold, silver and gold cups in the grave. Beside the warrior was a bronze mirror with an ivory handle and six ivory combs.

The archeologists hope that the warrior’s grave may hold the answer as to how Minoan culture passed to the Myceneaens. After all, the grave is full of Cretan artifcts. “This is a transformative moment in the Bronze Age,” says Dr. Brogan. On his part, Dr. Wright states that the date of the grave is “at the heart of the relationship of the mainland culture to the higher culture of Crete” so that scholars can begin to understand how the two cultures morphed together.

The archeologists are calling the occupant of the grave the “griffin warrior” due to the griffin plaque. Ancient Greek graves can be dated by their pottery, but the griffin warrior’s grave had none. Davis, however, believes it was dug in the period known as Late Helladic around 1600 BC to 1400 BC. Archeologists are interested in the fact that the grave objects are culturally Minoan but the place of burial is Myceneaen and it is unknown if the grave objects were significant in his culture or plundered. “This is a critical period when religious ideas were being transfered from Crete to the mainland,” said Davis.

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