{"product_id":"9781606069677","title":"The Kingdom of Pylos : Warrior-Princes of Mycenaean Greece by Sharon R. Stocker","description":"Ancient  Pylos hasd long captivated travelers, archaeologists, and historians  familiar with Homer's Iliad and his account of the kingdom of Nestor, the prudent elder  counselor in the Trojan War. Excavations begun in 1939 unearthed the storied  Palace of Nestor in Messenia, an epicenter of Mycenaean civilization at a  crossroads between Crete, Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Egypt.           Princes of Pylos features  spectacular works of art and craft, many recently excavated at sites across  Messenia, including goldwork of unparalleled artistry, masterfully carved  sealstones, weapons, and wall paintings. Essays by an international team of archaeologists  examine key discoveries, including the Linear B tablets-the earliest written form of the Greek  language-that which  document the political, religious, and economic  organization of the prosperous Pylian community. New research and  cutting-edge science cast light on the 2015 find of the Grave of the Griffin  Warrior, an extraordinary, intact burial that preserved thousands of  artifacts, including the celebrated Pylos Combat Agate, one of the finest  works of the Aegean Bronze Age. With over 300 illustrations, Princes of Pylos is the first major  publication in English to reconstruct life in the kingdom of Pylos during the  Late Bronze Age.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304018751861,"sku":"9781606069677","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781606069677","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}