Mycenaean Messenia and the Kingdom of Pylos / by Richard Hope Simpson

• Superior document: Prehistory monographs 45
• VerfasserIn: Hope Simpson, Richard 1930-2016
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia, PA : INSTAP Academic Press, 2014
• Publicatiejaar: 2014
• Taal: English
• Reeks: Prehistory monographs 45
• Classification: 15.15 - Archäologie; 15.19 - Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Fysieke beschrijving: XVIII, 84 S., 6 Kt., 7 Taf.; Ill., Kt.; 29 cm
• Aantekeningen: Literaturverz. S. [71] - 77
• Samenvatting: This study outlines the state of our present knowledge concerning the Mycenaean settlements in Messenia and examines the evidence for reconstructing the political geography of the ""Kingdom"" of Pylos. The progress of archaeological exploration in Messenia is reviewed in relation to the Mycenaean (Late Helladic [LH]) period. The data from excavations and surveys concerning the Mycenaean settlements in Messenia are summarized. The author attempts to determine the extent of the ""Kingdom"" and to identify the locations of its main districts by correlating the archaeological data from Mycenaean s
• ISBN: 9781931534758
• ac_no: AC11825996
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Richard Hope Simpson

This study outlines the state of our present knowledge concerning the Mycenaean settlements in Messenia and examines the evidence for reconstructing the political geography of the ""Kingdom"" of Pylos. The progress of archaeological exploration in Messenia is reviewed in relation...