Mycenaean
Ancient Greece
A Drought May Be Behind the “Bronze Age Collapse”
Archaeologists have long debated the cause of the "Bronze Age Collapse," or when ancient civilizations all collapsed one after another.
Ancient Greece
The Scholars who Deciphered the Ancient Greek Script Linear B
If not for the incredible determination and talent of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely remain a mystery today.
While many linguists and archaeologists contributed to the decipherment of the script,...
Ancient Greece
The Stunning Vapheio Gold Cups are Masterpieces of Ancient Greek Art
The pair of stunning gold cups, called the "Vapheio Cups," are considered masterpieces of ancient Greek art. The expertly crafted gold objects were found at the Vapheio tholos tomb in Lakonia, Greece in the late nineteenth century.
The pair of...
Ancient Greece
DNA Analysis Sheds Light on Minoan and Mycenaean Genetic Origins
For the first time, scientists have obtained genetic material and analyzed genome sequences from the ancient Minoans and Mycenaeans, who lived three to five thousand years ago.
The new analysis suggests that the Minoans and Mycenaeans share a great deal...
Archaeology
Evidence Suggests Modern Greeks Have DNA Links to Mycenaeans
DNA evidence suggests that living Greeks are indeed descendants of the ancient Mycenaeans, who ruled Greece from 1,600 BC to 1,200 BC.