Mycenae – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Mon, 18 Aug 2025 21:43:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Mycenae – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 The Island of Gla: An Ancient Mycenaean Mystery Solved? https://brewminate.com/the-island-of-gla-an-ancient-mycenaean-mystery-solved/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 20:02:30 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=147102 Finding evidence for an earlier drainage project, one dating to the last phase of the Greek Bronze Age

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]]> An Introduction to Ancient Mycenaean Art https://brewminate.com/an-introduction-to-ancient-mycenaean-art/ Wed, 04 Nov 2020 20:10:53 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=138062 We know a lot about the Mycenaeans because they left written records which can be read. Introduction The

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]]> DNA Analysis Sheds Light on the Mysterious Origins of the Ancient Greeks https://brewminate.com/dna-analysis-sheds-light-on-the-mysterious-origins-of-the-ancient-greeks/ Fri, 03 Aug 2018 18:21:23 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=66465 A fragmented painting of a woman bearing offerings, from the Mycenaean palace at Tiryns. (Carole Raddato/Wikimedia Commons) Researchers found that

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]]> Bronze Age Mycenaean Art and Architecture https://brewminate.com/bronze-age-mycenaean-art-and-architecture/ Sun, 15 Jul 2018 17:35:46 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=64659 The Lion Gate at Mycenae / Photo by Andreas Trepte, Wikimedia Commons The art and architecture of Mycenaean citadel

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]]> Ancient Treasures on Top of Mediterranean Mountains https://brewminate.com/ancient-treasures-on-top-of-mediterranean-mountains/ Sat, 14 Apr 2018 17:32:36 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=57641 The summit of Mt Zagaras north of Athens. Jason König In ancient times, they were the shrines and ritual sites to the Greek gods. These days, they’re astonishingly unloved

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]]> A Rare Discovery Sheds Light on Mycenaean Funerary Practices https://brewminate.com/a-rare-discovery-sheds-light-on-mycenaean-funerary-practices/ Tue, 19 Sep 2017 17:45:34 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=37957 Entrance to Prosilio tomb 2; horse bits found with the burial (Yannis Galanakis) The discovery this summer of an

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]]> The Women of Mycenaean Pylos and Knossos https://brewminate.com/the-women-of-mycenaean-pylos-and-knossos/ Thu, 18 May 2017 17:55:41 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=34086 Fresco from Mycenae (1250-1180 BCE). Photo by Mark Cartwright, Archeaological Museum Mycenae By Judith Weingarten / 11.27.2016 Archaeologist

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