M ycenaean Burnt Animal Sacrifice at E leusis

Abstract

Summary Burnt animal sacrifice is well attested inGreek historical times, but whether it was practised in theMycenaean period is debated. Until now, the lack of architectural structures suitable for the ritual burning of animals and the ambiguity surrounding the interpretation of burnt faunal assemblages have been used as arguments against the occurrence of such sacrifices in theLateBronzeAge. In this paper, it is proposed that the platform in front of theMycenaeanMegaronBatEleusis was an altar used for burnt animal sacrifices and that a group of burnt pig bones found in a drain in front of this platform was burnt ritually on the platform and then swept into the drain.

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