The Mycenaean Cemetery at Pylona on Rhodes

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In the spring of 1993, two Mycenaean (14th-12th centuries BC) chamber tombs were discovered by accident at Pylona, not far from Lindos on the southern coast of Rhodes. Excavations uncovered a cemetery site of six tombs and a series of remarkable finds: human remains, pottery, bronze objects and jewellery. The excavation reports are published here with a complete catalogue of finds, including the extensive and especially fine pottery discoveries. Chapter six is a detailed illustrated study by P.J.P. McGeorge of the skeletal remains from the tombs, presented as a catalogue of finds and a concluding summary on the general health, living conditions, and customs of the community. The work also includes a further three specialist appendices: an ICP-AES analysis of some of the Pylona vessels (M.J. Ponting and the author); a review of the textile remains (D. de Wild); and chemical analyses of glass beads and the copper sword find (H. Mangou). With contributions by P.J.P. McGeorge, M. Ponting, H. Mangou, and D. de Wild Front Cover Title Page Copyright Abbreviations TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures List of Maps List of Plates INTRODUCTION Chapter I. The Aspropilia Cemetery Chapter II. 1) Pottery of the LHIIIA2 and LHIIIB-EARLY PERIODS Chapter III. 1) Bronze Objects From the LHIIIA2/IIIB-Early Tombs Chapter IV. 1) Jewellery, Beads, "Spindle-Whorls" From the LHIIIA2/LHIIIB-Early Tombs Chapter V. Comments on Rhodes and the Dodecanese in the Mycenaean Period (14th-12th Centuries BC) Chapter VI. The Anthropological Approach to the Pylona Tombs: The Skeletal Remains Appendices Bibliography Maps Figures Colour Plates Plates