Troy; excavations conducted by the University of Cincinnati, 1932-1938 (1950-58); The Palace of Nestor at Pylos in western Messenia (1966-73)
Spouse
Elizabeth Denny Pierce
(m. 1924; died 1966)
Partner(s)
Ida Thallon Hill, Bert Hodge Hill
Carl William Blegen (January 27, 1887 – August 24, 1971) was an American archaeologist who worked at the site of Pylos in Greece and Troy in modern-day Turkey. He directed the University of Cincinnati excavations of the mound of Hisarlik, the site of Troy, from 1932 to 1938.[1]
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Carl William Blegen (January 27, 1887 – August 24, 1971) was an American archaeologist who worked at the site of Pylos in Greece and Troy in modern-day...
CITEREFAllen1995 (help) Blegen, Carl W., "Excavations at Troy 1932", American Journal of Archaeology, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 431–51, 1932; Blegen, Carl W., "Excavations...
Elizabeth Denny Pierce Blegen (June 26, 1888 – September 21, 1966) was an American archaeologist, educator and writer. She excavated at sites in Greece...
Blegen is a surname. People with that name include: CarlBlegen (1887-1971), American archaeologist, husband of Elizabeth Elizabeth Blegen (1888-1966)...
Nestor at Pylos in Messenia in June 1952 by the American archaeologist CarlBlegen, it has been described as "probably the most famous tablet of Linear...
the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). She worked as an assistant to CarlBlegen, another archaeologist turned agent, and gathered intelligence on European...
after by the burning of the palace, presumably by invaders from the sea. CarlBlegen wrote: The telltale track of the Dorians must be recognized in the fire-scarred...
was discovered and first excavated in 1939 by American archaeologist CarlBlegen (1887–1971) of the University of Cincinnati and the American School of...
"Palace of Nestor", located near the city of Pylos. In 1939, archaeologist CarlBlegen, a professor of classical archaeology at the University of Cincinnati...
with his long-term collaborator CarlBlegen at the prehistoric site of Korakou. This project generated Wace and Blegen's theory of the long-term continuity...
widely in the region of Messenia in southwest Greece, collaborating with CarlBlegen, who was engaged in the simultaneous excavation of the Palace of Nestor...
Professorship of Archaeology in the University of Cambridge. January 27 - CarlBlegen, American archaeologist of Greece (d. 1971) October 27 - Neil Judd, American...
John (1985). The Spartan Army. Aris & Phillips Ltd. ISBN 0-86516-115-1. CarlBlegen, "The American Excavation at Nemea, Season of 1924", Art and Archaeology...
Southwest Peloponnesos: Washington, DC. National Academy of Sciences. CarlBlegen and Marion Rawson (ed) 1966: Palace of Nestor at Pylos in Western Messenia...
Judith Blegen (April 27, 1943, Lexington, Kentucky) is an American soprano, particularly associated with light lyric roles of the French, Italian and German...
married in 1924; her long-term partner Elizabeth Pierce Blegen; and Pierce Blegen's husband CarlBlegen. In 1924, Hill began working on a writing project for...
Nickerson Bates (1905 to 1906); acting Bert Hodge Hill (1906 to 1926) CarlBlegen (1926 to 1927); acting Rhys Carpenter (1927 to 1932) Richard Stillwell...
1980) was an American archaeologist. She is known for her work with CarlBlegen at Pylos in Greece and ancient Troy in modern Turkey. After her death...
fled to the United States, supported by American associates including CarlBlegen and Bert Hodge Hill, and obtained a series of visiting professorships...
island of Ithaca between 1930 and 1932, and spent a season at Troy under CarlBlegen in 1932. He was often accompanied on his excavations by his wife, Eileen...
tablets. He dated this event to the LM II period. This view stood until CarlBlegen excavated the site of ancient Pylos in 1939 and uncovered tablets inscribed...
carried out by Heinrich Schliemann, Frank Calvert, Wilhelm Dörpfeld and CarlBlegen in the 1870s. These scholars distinguished nine successive cities, from...
those who followed Schliemann such as Wilhelm Dörpfeld, Arthur Evans and CarlBlegen 1985-03-10 : Episode 3: The Singer of Tales - discusses Homer and the...
record keeping—no mapping of finds, few descriptions of discoveries." CarlBlegen forgave his recklessness, saying "Although there were some regrettable...
He also chose Minoan for the name of the civilization. Subsequently, CarlBlegen, excavator of Pylos, who found the main cache of Linear B tablets on...
article entitled 'The Pre-Mycenaean Pottery of the Mainland' along with CarlBlegen, whose own excavations at Korakou in Corinthia in 1915–1916 had convinced...
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