Zur »sozialen Ungleichheit« in der mykenischen Palast- und Nachpalastzeit

Abstract

The presented article is concerned with the question to which extent »social inequality« can be detected by archaeological research on the Mycenaean culture of Southern Greece between 1400 and 1050 BC. This period is of special importance as it witnessed the destruction of the Mycenaean »palaces« around 1200 BC which marked a noticeable cultural change: early state structures with administration etc. ceased to exist, possibly, as the article suggests, due to social upheaval. Apart from written sources for the palatial period, primarily archaeological evidence is analysed. The study focusses on the Argolis with its large-scale excavated settlement of Tiryns.