Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Grave Stele V, "Over the Sea," from Grave Circle A, Mycenae. Currently on display at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. [4] Stele VI, or the "Horsey" stele, consists of a frame of spiral motifs, with a central panel containing four rearing horses, stacked on top of one another.
5,000 year-old triskelion on an orthostat at Newgrange. The triple spiral symbol, or three-spiral volute, appears in many early cultures: the first appeared in Malta (4400–3600 BCE); the second in the astronomical calendar of the megalithic tomb of Newgrange in Ireland built around 3200 BCE; [13] as well as on Mycenaean vessels.
The Mycenaean era corresponds to the period known as Late Helladic, often abbreviated LH, in the standard relative chronology for mainland Greece. This period is divided into sub-periods using Roman numerals (e.g. LH I, LH II, LH III) which are further divided into sub-sub-periods using capital letters (e.g. LH IIIA, LH IIIB, LH IIIC).
Model of Mycenae. Grave Circle A is located to the right after the main entrance. During the end of the 3rd millennium BC (c. 2200 BC), the indigenous inhabitants of mainland Greece underwent a cultural transformation attributed to climate change, local events and developments (i.e. destruction of the "House of the Tiles"), as well as to continuous contacts with various areas such as western ...
The palatial structures at Mycenae, Tiryns and Pylos were erected on the summits of hills or rocky outcrops, dominating the immediate surroundings. [153] The best preserved are found in Pylos and Tiryns, while Mycenae and the Menelaion are only partially preserved. In Central Greece, Thebes and Orchomenos have been only partially exposed.
A FBI document obtained by Wikileaks details the symbols and logos used by pedophiles to identify sexual preferences. According to the document members of pedophilic organizations use of ...
Mycenae (/ m aɪ ˈ s iː n iː / my-SEE-nee; [2] Mycenaean Greek: 𐀘𐀏𐀙𐀂; Ancient Greek: Μυκῆναι or Μυκήνη, Mykē̂nai or Mykḗnē) is an archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece.
Enjoy a classic game of Hearts and watch out for the Queen of Spades!