(亦作Mycenean) Archaeology 【考古】
- of, relating to, or denoting a late Bronze Age civilization in Greece represented by finds at Mycenae and other ancient cities of the Peloponnese（与）迈锡尼文明（有关）的。
- an inhabitant of Mycenae or member of the Mycenaean people迈锡尼居民; 迈锡尼人。
The Mycenaeans controlled the Aegean after the fall of the Minoan civilization c. 1400 BC, and built fortified citadels and impressive palaces. They spoke a form of Greek, written in a distinctive script （see Linear B）, and their culture is identified with that portrayed in the Homeric poems. Their power declined during widespread upheavals at the end of the Mediterranean Bronze Age, around 1100 BC.