Epano Englianos

palace, Pylos, Greece

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The Epano Englianos palace, located north of modern Pylos in Greece, was a significant Mycenaean site occupied from approximately 1700 BCE to just before 1200 BCE. This palace, discovered in 1939 by archaeologist Carl Blegen, is believed to be the royal seat of King Nestor, as described in Homer's epics.12

The most crucial discovery at Epano Englianos was the unearthing of hundreds of clay tablets inscribed with the Linear B script, an early form of European writing. These tablets, baked hard by the fire that destroyed the palace, provided invaluable insights into the administration and language of the time. The palace complex itself, along with dependent tombs, closely matches the descriptions of a royal seat in ancient texts.12

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Pylos
This Epano Englianos palace, together with dependent despoiled tombs, appears to match closely the dignity and position of the royal seat as described by Homer. Transcending the Pylos locational controversy, however, was the discovery at Epano Englianos of hundreds of inscribed clay tablets baked hard by…
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This Epano Englianos palace, together with dependent despoiled tombs, appears to match closely the dignity and position of the royal seat as described by Homer. Transcending the Pylos locational controversy, however, was the discovery at Epano Englianos of hundreds of inscribed clay tablets baked hard by…
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Carl Blegen
He decided upon Epano Englianos, a hilltop in Messenia, five miles north of the Bay of Navarino, as the probable site of Nestor’s palace. Excavation revealed the remains of a large structure or complex of structures. His most significant findings were the first examples of Greek writing, similar…
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He decided upon Epano Englianos, a hilltop in Messenia, five miles north of the Bay of Navarino, as the probable site of Nestor’s palace. Excavation revealed the remains of a large structure or complex of structures. His most significant findings were the first examples of Greek writing, similar…
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