Palace of Nestor (near Pylos)
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The Palace of Nestor near Pylos is a major Mycenaean Bronze Age palace complex in southwestern Greece, renowned for its well-preserved architecture, Linear B tablets, and association with the Homeric king Nestor.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palace of Nestor | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age palace complex
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Mycenaean palace ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nestor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Homeric epics
NERFINISHED
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Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culture | Mycenaean civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | fire ⓘ |
| destructionApproxDate | circa 1200 BC ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Carl Blegen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Carl Blegen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEndApprox | 1960s ⓘ |
| excavationResumed | 1952 ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
economic center ⓘ political center ⓘ |
| hasPart |
archives complex
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bathroom ⓘ central hearth ⓘ courtyards ⓘ megaron ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ staircases ⓘ storerooms ⓘ storerooms for oil and wine ⓘ throne room ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | major Mycenaean archaeological site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Linear B tablets
NERFINISHED
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archive of clay tablets ⓘ bathroom with clay bathtub ⓘ frescoes ⓘ storage magazines ⓘ throne room with central hearth ⓘ well-preserved architecture ⓘ wine magazines ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Messenia
NERFINISHED
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southwestern Greece ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pylos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| period |
Late Bronze Age
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Late Helladic IIIB ⓘ |
| regionAdministered | Pylos kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tabletsLanguage | Mycenaean Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Linear B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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