In 1990 the University of Minnesota carried out an architectural survey of the standing remains of the Bronze Age Palace of Nestor, discovered by Carl Blegen in 1939 and excavated from 1952 to 1966. While the first stone-by-stone state plan of the building was being created, it became clear that some of the architectural assumptions about the structure and its history could not be correct. Over the next eight years the Blegen-period backfill covering the site was systematically removed so that a complete architectural plan could be prepared. The work was carried out using the protocols of an archaeological excavation. Although only backfill was removed, numerous unexpected finds were recovered, ranging from discarded Linear B tablets and wall painting fragments to roof tiles and pottery; in addition, a detailed study of the architecture revealed evidence for startling new conclusions about the structure of the palace and the history of the site.
Author(s): Frederick A. Cooper, Diane Fortenberry (eds.)
Series: BAR International Series, 2856
Publisher: BAR Publishing
Year: 2017
Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
CONTENTS
FIGURES
TABLES, GRAPHS AND MAPS
CONTRIBUTORS
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABSTRACT
PART I. NEW STUDIES AT THE PALACE OF NESTOR
1. THE MINNESOTA PYLOS PROJECT: INVESTIGATIONS AND RESULTS, 1990–98
2. HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING ON THE ENGLIANOS RIDGE: EVIDENCE FOR PRE-LH IIIB PALACES
3. MODELLING MOVEMENTAND USE PATTERNS WITHIN THE PALACE OF NESTOR: A GIS/SPACE SYNTAX APPROACH
4. ENCLOSED GARDENS IN COURTS 42 AND 47
5. BRONZE AGE QUARRYING: A PROVENANCE STUDY
6. DISCARDED CHIPPED STONE FROM THE PALACE OF NESTOR
7. SMALL FINDS FROM THE 1990–98 EXCAVATIONS
8. POST-BRONZE AGE ARCHITECTURE AND STRATIGRAPHY
9. POST-BRONZE AGE POTTERY
10. POST-BRONZE AGE INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND BRONZE CASTING
PART II. THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE PALACE OF NESTOR
1. THE PALACE AT ENGLIANOS
2. BUILDING MATERIALS
3. BUILDING METHODS
4. BUILDING HISTORY
APPENDIX A. TERRACOTTA BUILDING ELEMENTS
APPENDIX B. CLAMP CUTTINGS IN ASHLAR BLOCKS
APPENDIX C. ANALYSIS OF EARTH MATERIAL
BIBLIOGRAPHY
STATE PLANS
INDEX
