Mycenae

Visiting Scholars

CHS Online Open House | Late Bronze Age burials at Mycenae and what they tell us, with Heleni Palaiologou

We were pleased to welcome Heleni Palaiologou, an archaeologist who worked for the Ministry of Culture of Greece, for a discussion about burials from the late Bronze Age at Mycenae, and what we can learn from them. She has over forty years' experience of excavation and research, specializing in burial customs and the cemeteries of Mycenae. The event took place on Thursday, November 29, at 11 a.m. EST, and was… Read more

Gallery,  Travel

Nafplio, Argos and Mycenea: Travel-study, Leg 1

I had the opportunity to travel to Greece with Harvard Alumni Association's travel-study program which was led by Gregory Nagy. I came back with great memories. The first leg of the travel-study program focused on Nafplio and its environs, namely Argos and Mycenae. Nafplio was the capital of the First Hellenic Republic and of the Kingdom of Greece, from the start of the Greek Revolution in 1821 until 1834. Nafplio… Read more