Early Mycenaean funerary practices are often approached in a retrospective manner. The widespread belief that the initial phases of the LBA represent the formative stages of the complex palatial phenomenon of the 14th and 13th century BC... more
Early Mycenaean funerary practices are often approached in a retrospective manner. The widespread belief that the initial phases of the LBA represent the formative stages of the complex palatial phenomenon of the 14th and 13th century BC has led many scholars to approach 16th or 15th century BC burial assemblages through the lens of subsequent developments, instead of trying to explain them as the outcome of earlier historical processes. The relation of Early Mycenaean burial practices to pre-existing funerary traditions is rarely discussed. What is more, Mycenaean cemeteries are usually examined as self-contained entities, with minimum reference to evidence from corresponding settlements – which, although not abundant, is not lacking altogether. We suggest that a refined picture of the centuries that preceded the rise of Mycenaean palaces can be obtained if we adopt a more holistic approach, which takes into account both funerary and settlement data and includes the late MBA in the discussion. Argos is one of the few sites in mainland Greece that preserve remains of both domestic and funerary character for the periods in question. This rare luck allows for a detailed contextualization of the local Mycenaean cemetery (Deiras) and a study of its evolution through time, alongside other contemporary processes in the local community (Argos) and the wider region (Argolid). This is the primary purpose of this paper. The second one is to reassess the overall importance of Deiras, a cemetery of considerable size, which, although documented in detail, has been largely ignored in literature – perhaps because the seeming lack of ‘wealthy’ tombs does not allow for elaborate quantitative analyses.
In the past few years a multi-disciplinary research project based in Athens and aiming at a step-by-step reconstruction of main and secondary Mycenaean goldworking techniques has been conducted by the authors. The material examined is... more
In the past few years a multi-disciplinary research project based in Athens and aiming at a step-by-step reconstruction of main and secondary Mycenaean goldworking techniques has been conducted by the authors. The material examined is held at the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, while the research team consists of archaeologists, conservators and chemists, the main role being held by an experienced craftsman, specialised in traditional goldworking techniques, ancient tools and tool traces on the jewellery itself. Here, we present the experimental reconstruction of a 15th century BC granulated conical bead from the Mycenaean cemetery of Argos (Deiras). Based on microscopic observations and the results of analytical tests, the experiment helped us to identify the stages of production and to test various hypotheses concerning the moulds used for shaping the bead, the binders used to affix the granules on the metal surface and the tools used to make the suspension holes.
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