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term referring to the Late Bronze Age on the Greek mainland, particularly the Peloponnese and Central Greece (also known as the Mycenaean Period); associated with the term ‘Helladic’, which describes the Bronze Age culture on the Greek mainland |
Late Helladic Period, 1700-1100 BC |
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subdivision of the Late Bronze Age equivalent with Late Helladic IIIB; describes that period characterised by the presence of Cyclopean fortification walls and palatial megarons |
Palatial Period, 1300-1190 BC |
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describes that period characterised by the emergence of an elite class during the early stages of state formation on the Greek mainland; chronological period spanning the last phase of the Middle Bronze Age |
Shaft Grave Period, 1750-1470 BC |
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archaeological site in the northeast Argolid (northeast Peloponnese); Palatial Period remains include a fortification wall built in Cyclopean fashion, a palatial megaron, and wall paintings dominated by scenes depicting martial activities |
Mycenae |
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archaeological site in the southeast Argolid |
Tiryns |
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monumental funerary structure characteristic of the Early Mycenaean Period (Shaft Grave Period); reserved for the elite members of Mycenaean society; |
Shaft Grave |
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name given to the principle entrance into the citadel at Mycenae; post-and-lintel doorway |
Lion Gate |
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monumental funerary structure characteristic of the Mycenaean Period, reserved for the |
Tholos Tomb |
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grandest and most famous of the Mycenaean tholos tombs; located at the site of |
Treasury of Atreus |