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Bronze-Age Globalisation in Action When a stirrup jar painted near Mycenae turns up in a Cypriot tomb—and beads of Baltic amber appear in a Mycenaean well—we glimpse the reach of the Mycenaean Economy and Mediterranean Trade. Between 1400 and 1200
The Ceremonial Spine of the Citadel Before any ambassador bowed in the megaron or priestess poured oil at the Cult Center, they first climbed the Processional Ramp in Mycenae. Carved into the steep western slope and surfaced with broad limestone
Introduction – Mycenae’s Sacred Quarter Revealed A few meters west of the palace megaron, behind Cyclopean walls better known for spears than incense, lies the Mycenae Cult Center. Built and embellished between 1350 and 1200 BCE, this compact cluster of
House of Shields in Mycenae: Where Art Met Armory Just inside the south-west curtain wall, the House of Shields in Mycenae blended luxury craftsmanship with hard-edged military prestige. Here, palace-controlled artisans cut imported elephant tusk into gleaming panels that once
Introduction – A Bronze-Age Business Hub Walk a hundred metres south-west of the palace ramp and you stand in the shattered rooms of the House of the Oil Merchant Mycenae. Charred beams, crushed stirrup jars and pocket-sized clay tablets reveal
Introduction – Why Grain Meant Power Gold masks and Cyclopean walls steal the headlines, yet the Granary of Mycenae kept the kingdom alive. Hidden just inside the Lion Gate, this warehouse of massive clay jars stored enough wheat and barley
Introduction – Descending into the Underground Cistern of Mycenae High walls and lion gates impress, yet a fortress falls if its wells run dry. To solve that problem the engineers of Late Helladic IIIB (c. 1250 BCE) carved the Underground
Introduction – Why the North Gate in Mycenae Still Matters Everyone photographs the Lion Gate, yet a short walk east reveals the North Gate in Mycenae and a stealthy Postern Gate—smaller portals that kept watch over couriers, livestock and midnight
Introduction – A Collapsed Giant Beside the Lion Gate A few paces north of Mycenae’s museum path, a weather-worn passage dips into the hillside and ends at the Tholos Tomb of the Lions in Mycenae. Raised around 1450 BCE, this
Introduction – Why the Tholos Tomb of Aegisthus Matters Before the giant Treasury of Atreus dominated guidebooks, the Tholos Tomb of Aegisthus in Mycenae broke new ground in Bronze-Age Greece. Raised c. 1510 – 1450 BCE (Late Helladic IIA), it
