A body surrounded by gold and swords: how Mycenaeans staged their burials

Early Mycenaean burials were more than places for the dead. A new study argues they were carefully arranged visual scenes, built through chosen objects and their placement. Rachel Emma Phillips examines burial practices on mainland Greece between about 1700 and 1400 BCE. Her study focuses on the Dendra tholos, a large tomb near the Mycenaean […]

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