CLAS 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Lion Gate, Helladic Period, Tiryns
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They were hyped up on opioids most of the time; maybe high when painting. Diademed monkey (blue monkey)- very similar to the minoans paintings. Santorini(volcano) erupted- caused tsunami that destroyed minoan town. About 1450 bc the minoan civilization suddenly collapsed. We do(cid:374)"t reall(cid:455) k(cid:374)o(cid:449), (cid:272)ould (cid:271)e a(cid:374)(cid:455) of these: Mycenaean greece late bronze age culture on the mainland-late helladic. Called mycenaean- because the first excavated site- (cid:373)ost i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t: (cid:374)a(cid:373)ed (cid:862)m(cid:455)(cid:272)e(cid:374)ae(cid:863) Developed during the later 19th century and early 20th century as a specialized field. (cid:272)hlie(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:374)"s e(cid:454)(cid:272)a(cid:448)atio(cid:374) te(cid:272)h(cid:374)iques: remove as much dirt as you can and look for the (cid:862)shi(cid:374)(cid:455) gold treasures(cid:863: ophia (cid:272)hlie(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:374) (cid:894)his (cid:449)ife(cid:895) (cid:449)ore (cid:862)pria(cid:373)"s treasure(cid:863)- made from gold he found. In mycenae- he found a large (most iconic) lion gate with fortified wall: giant (cid:862)(cid:271)ri(cid:272)ks(cid:863) (cid:272)ar(cid:448)ed fro(cid:373) rocks- weigh many tons, all fit perfectly together-carved that way- nothing to hold it together- dry stoen walls. Mycenaean citadel of tiryns- very well preserved: very compact- smaller, less labyrinthine.
