Tombs are an important source for reconstructing ancient social structures. The region of Messenia in south-western Peloponnese was a centre of the Middle and Late Helladic culture (2100/2000–1200 BC). Basis of the present study of tombs in Messenia is a catalogue of 57 find-spots with about 240 tombs. With an analysis of the topographical setting of the tombs, of their architecture and of the burial gifts which were found, the book offers a contribution to the better understanding of the social hierarchies and the political changes that took place during this phase of Greek history.
Michaela Zavadil
ist Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Österreichischen Archäologischen Institut der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Messenien Mittel- und späthelladischen Gräbern Monumenta Mykenische Studien Archäologie Michaela Zavadil