 The Mycenaean economy , given its pre @-@ monetary nature , was focused on the redistribution of goods , commodities and labor by a central administration . The preserved Linear B records in Pylos and Knossos indicate that the palaces were closely monitoring a variety of industries and commodities , the organization of land management and the rations given to the dependent personnel . The Mycenaean palaces maintained extensive control of the nondomestic areas of production through careful control and acquisition and distribution in the palace industries , and the tallying of produced goods . For instance , the Knossos tablets record c . 80 @,@ 000 @-@ 100 @,@ 000 sheep were grazing in central Crete , the quantity of the expected wool from these sheep and their offspring , as well as how this wool was allocated . The archives of Pylos display a specialized workforce , where each worker belonged to a precise category and was assigned to a specific task in the stages of production , notably in textiles . 
