CAS AR 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Minos, Shaft Tomb, Minoan Civilization

• School: Boston University
• Department: Archaeology
• Course: CAS AR 100
• Professor: Franco Rossi

Document Summary

Greek ar(cid:272)haeology: ofte(cid:374) tryi(cid:374)g to pro(cid:448)e that ho(cid:373)er"s stories (cid:449)ere true. Trying to find troy (cid:449)ould"(cid:448)e dated to (cid:1005)(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004) bce. Mycenaeans are also known for: road system, warrior kings with rich burials. A hill citadel with temples, palaces, elite burials. Grave circle a: schliemann named the finds after main characters in homer, mask of agamemnon: shaft grave v, 5 masks total, silver siege rhyton, cup of nestor (king of pylos, 1600-1500 bce. Inscribed objects: outside the walls schliemann found nine great corbel-vaulted tombs, pausanius to(cid:373)(cid:271) of atreus, ag(cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:374)o(cid:374)"s father, had already been opened nad looted by the 2nd century ad. Island of crete traditional stepping stone between europe, asia minor, africa. Island dominated by the white mountains (idna, dicti) According to thucydides (5th century bce greek historian) minos was the first person to establish a navy and city walls: minoan centers lacked fortification.