Archaeologists have noted that the weapons depicted on the Combat Agate exactly match objects exhumed in other Mycenaean tombs. The battle scene is also similar to ones depicted on other ...

Visitors can explore gold jewelry, pottery, and weapons Once the heart of Mycenaean empire, palace complex includes royal ...

Traditionally, identifying gender in Mycenaean representations has been challenging ... scholars of ancient art to reconsider the gender connotations associated with weapons, proposing that the ...

A digital reconstruction revealed the face of a 3,500-year-old Mycenaean royal woman ... more sets of weapons—the so-called warrior kits—are found next to women than next to men.

The weight of the armor was a drawback, but it led to the development of weapons and tactics that gave Mycenaean warriors a decisive advantage. “Leaders wore full, well-made, and functional ...

Mycenaean palatial centers disappeared around 1200 BCE, and the supplies of Dendra-type armor disappeared with them. Bronze Age warriors were often buried with their weapons, swords and spears ...

A famous Mycenaean suit of armor was not just ceremonial ... equipped them with replicas of the Dendra armor and Bronze Age weapons, and ran them through an eleven-hour simulated Bronze Age ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. From the 15th to the 12th Century BCE, Greece’s Mycenaean ...