Mycenae Publications
Mycenae Publications
Introduction Mycenae, one of the most significant centers of the Late Bronze Age Aegean world, continues to reveal new insights through extensive archaeological research and excavation efforts. This page provides access to a comprehensive collection of publications related to Mycenaean archaeology, including scholarly articles, monographs, and field reports. These works, authored by leading researchers, explore various aspects of Mycenaean civilization, from palatial structures and workshops to socio-political dynamics and foreign relations. Below, publications are categorized into articles, books/monographs, and field reports for easy reference:
Articles
Iakovidis, Sp., “Destruction Horizons at Late Bronze Age Mycenae,” in: Φίλια Έπη εις Γεώργιον Μυλωνάν, Library of the Athens Archaeological Society 103, 1986, vol. I, pp. 233-260.
Iakovidis, Sp., “Mycenae in the Light of Recent Discoveries,” in: Atti e Memorie del Secondo Congresso Internazionale di Micenologia (Roma-Napoli, 14-20 ottobre 1991) (E. De Miro, L. Godart, A. Sacconi, eds), 1996, vol. III, pp. 1039-1049.
Maggidis, C., “Mycenae Abroad: Mycenaean Foreign Policy, the Anatolian Frontier, and the Theory of Overextension – Reconstructing an Integrated Causal Nexus for the Decline and Fall of the Mycenaean World,” in Moving Across Borders, Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 159, Louvain, Peeters Publishers 2007, pp. 71-100. Link
Maggidis, C., “Mycenaean Palatial Overextension and the Dynamics of the Systems Collapse of the Mycenaean World,” in Doron, Academy of Athens Monographs 6, Athens 2009, pp. 397-418. Link
Maggidis, C., “The Palace Throne at Mycenae: Constructing Collective Historical Memory and Power Ideology,” in Μνήμη / Mneme: Past and Memory in the Aegean Bronze Age, Aegaeum 43, Venice and Udine 2019, pp. 165-172. Link
Maggidis, C. and N. Lianos, “Η αρχαιολογική ανακάλυψη και ταύτιση του ανακτορικού θρόνου των Μυκηνών,” in Το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στην Πελοπόννησο (2ο ΑΕΠΕΛ), 2021, pp. 115-127. Link
Books/Monographs
Iakovidis, Sp., Ανασκαφές Μυκηνών I: Η Βορειοδυτική Συνοικία, Library of the Athens Archaeological Society 244, Athens 2006.
Iakovidis, Sp., et al., Ανασκαφές Μυκηνών III: Η Νοτιοδυτική Συνοικία, Library of the Athens Archaeological Society 278, Athens 2013.
Maggidis et al., The Palatial Workshops of Mycenae: The Artisans’ Workshops and the House of Columns (funded by the Institute for Aegean Prehistory, near completion).
Maggidis et al., Mycenae Excavations: Building K (in progress).
Field Reports
Mycenae: The Lower Town Publications
The Lower Town of Mycenae, located beyond the citadel walls, was a significant extension of the ancient city, revealing insights into the urban planning, domestic architecture, and daily life of Mycenaean society. Systematic excavations and surveys conducted in the area have uncovered vital evidence of settlements, workshops, and fortifications that provide a more comprehensive understanding of Mycenaean civilization beyond the palace.
This page presents a collection of scholarly publications related to the Lower Town of Mycenae, categorized into articles, books/monographs, and field reports. These works highlight key archaeological findings, remote sensing surveys, and excavation results spanning several years of research.
Articles
Maggidis, C. and A. Stamos, “Detecting Mycenae: Systematic Remote Sensing Survey in the ‘Lower City’ – Towards the Discovery of the Mycenaean Settlement Outside the Citadel,” 2nd International Conference on Remote Sensing Archaeology: From Space to Place (Rome 2006), BAR, Oxford 2006, pp. 157-166. Link
Maggidis, C., “Unearthing the City of Agamemnon,” Popular Archaeology Magazine, June 2014, vol. 15. Links | Popular Archaeology
Maggidis, C., “Κάτω Πόλη Μυκηνών 2003-2012: τα υστερομυκηναϊκά ευρήματα,” Το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στην Πελοπόννησο (1ο ΑΕΠΕΛ), Kalamata 2018, pp. 127-136. Link
Books/Monographs
Iakovidis, Sp. and E. French, Archaeological Atlas of Mycenae, Library of the Athens Archaeological Society 229, Athens 2003.
Iakovidis, Sp., Ανασκαφές Μυκηνών IV: Η Οικία στις Πλάκες, Library of the Athens Archaeological Society 288, Athens 2013.
Danielidou, D., Ανασκαφές Μυκηνών II: Το ‘Εργαστήριο’ των Μυκηνών, Library of the Athens Archaeological Society 258, Athens 2008.
Maggidis et al., The Lower Town of Mycenae I: Archaeogeophysical Survey 2003-2013 (funded by the Institute for Aegean Prehistory, completed and publication-ready, submitted for publication).
Maggidis et al., The Lower Town of Mycenae II: Archaeological Excavations 2007-2013 (in progress).