CLASSICS 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Grave Circle A, Mycenae, Niello, Mycenaean Greece
4 Oct 2016
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16 men, 5 women and 2 children found (multiple burials in each shaft grave-family burials?) Inside the walls of the city- most likely due to the people or things buried there. Contains shaft graves similar to grave circle b. Bronze dagger w. nature imagery in gold, silver, and niello inlay. Bronze dagger with militaristic imagery in gold, silver, and niello inlay. Ceremonial armour, gold objects, decorations, beauty tools. Gold uncommon in minoan culture and middle bronze age mycenaean sites (1700-1600) Theory- mycenaeans gained control of valuable trade route with gold sources in northern europe. 1200 bc - collapse of mycenaean hegemony, beginning of period known as the dark ages (c. 1100-900 bc) Factors/ theories that are attributed to the fall of mycenae: Foreign attack- sea peoples who invaded from anatolia (referred to by egyptian text) Note: niello- metalwork technique, a mix of silver, copper and lead to use inlay work.
