An Investigation Into the Minoan Trickle Pattern Motif’S Presence and Use from the Early Minoan I – Late Minoan III
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Download date 27/09/2021 21:56:02 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/628097 1 MEANING, EXCHANGE, AND WINE ECONOMICS: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE MINOAN TRICKLE PATTERN MOTIF’S PRESENCE AND USE FROM THE EARLY MINOAN I – LATE MINOAN III by Lauren Oberlin ____________________________ Copyright © Lauren Oberlin 2018 A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of the DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND CLASSICS In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2018 3 Acknowledgements I would like to offer my most profound thanks to my thesis committee: the chair of my committee, Dr. Robert Schon, as well as Dr. Mary Voyatzis, and Dr. Emma Blake. I am especially thankful for their patience in this process and for their confidence in me during the course of this thesis. Without their support, this thesis would not have been completed, nor had such a speedy turn-around for the thesis defense. Their insight and guidance were truly supportive in the creation, flow, and cogency of this thesis. I would also like to thank my parents, Linda and Randy Oberlin, for their unwavering support in the pursuit of my M.A. in Classics. My mother has my ever-present gratitude for fostering my passion of ancient civilizations and archaeology. Lastly, I wish to thank all of my friends, in Ohio and Arizona, for their encouragement during my M.A. at the University of Arizona and for listening to me discuss my thesis during all of our conversations. 4 Table of Contents List of Figures .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Abstract ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 9 1.1 Background ......................................................................................................................................... 9 1.2 Research Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 15 1.3 Previous Scholarship in the Structure of the Motif ........................................................................... 17 1.4 Previous Scholarship on Trickle Pattern Motif Associations............................................................ 19 1.5 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 21 Chapter 2: Trickle Motif Schema and Methodology ............................................................................. 24 2.1 Previous Schema of Trickle Motif Decoration ................................................................................. 24 2.2 Established Methodology .................................................................................................................. 27 2.2.1 New Trickle Pattern Definition .................................................................................................. 27 2.2.2 Intent of the Trickle Motif as Decoration .................................................................................. 29 2.2.3 Site Sampling Strategy and Difficulties ..................................................................................... 31 Chapter 3: Evidence of the Role of Trickle Motif Ware in Wine Production, Exchange, and Consumption ............................................................................................................................................. 34 3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 34 3.2 Sites with Evidence for Wine Production, Storage, and/or Consumption and Trickle Motif Pottery …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..37 3.2.1 Myrtos Phournou Koriphi .......................................................................................................... 37 3.2.2 Palaikastro .................................................................................................................................. 43 3.2.3 Mochlos ...................................................................................................................................... 47 3.2.4 Evidence from Knossos, Monastiraki, and Phaistos .................................................................. 50 Chapter 4: Results and Analysis .............................................................................................................. 53 4.1 Table of Results: Discussion of Sites ................................................................................................ 53 4.2 Discussion of Sites by Time Period .................................................................................................. 59 4.3 Trickle Motif Pottery Shapes Analysis ............................................................................................. 82 Chapter 5: Conclusion .............................................................................................................................. 90 Appendix A: Chronology ........................................................................................................................... 97 Appendix B: Catalogue of Trickle Motif Pottery ................................................................................... 98 Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................ 163 5 List of Figures Figure 1.1: Trickle pattern pithos (P624) from Myrtos Phournou Koriphi, EM IIB (Warren, 1972: 198; Fig. 82)……………………………………………………………10 Figure 2.1: Comparison of Three Vessels from Palaikastro Block M (Knappett and Cunningham, 2012: 176, 221: Figures 603, 12, and 15)…………………………24 Figure 2.2: Trickle pattern vessels found among Spatter ware from Petras. Fig. 13b (left): carinated cup; Fig. 14k (right): conical cup (Haggis, 2007: 734 - 735)…………27 Figure 3.1: Cretan Bronze Age sites which produced archaeological evidence of vine/wine or olive/oil (Hamilakis, 1996: 11; Figure 1)……………………………..34 Figure 3.2: Plan of Myrtos Phournou Koriphi, southern extent of EM II settlement (Warren, 1972: 10 - 11)……………………………………………………….36 Figure 3.3: Plan of Area 8 (Area of the Tub, Hole, and Channel), 9, 10, and 16 at Myrtos Phournou Koriphi (Warren, 1972: 26; Fig. 15)…………………………...38 Figure 3.4: Plan of Room 80 at Myrtos Phournou Koriphi with floor deposit (Warren, 1972: 73; Fig. 26)…………………………………………………..40 Figure 3.5: Pithos (P616) from Myrtos Phournou Koriphi, EM IIB (Tzedakis and Martlew, 1999: 145; Fig. 127)…………………………………………..41 Figure 3.6: Plan of Palaikastro from the 1986 - 1991 excavations (MacGillivray et al.., 1992: 122)………………………………………………………………...43 Figure 3.7: Plan of Building 6: EN 87 Wine-Pressing Installation (MacGillivray et al., 1992: 127)…………………………………………………………………44 Figure 3.8: Ogival cup from Well 605, Palaikastro and pulled-rim bowl imported from Palaikastro found in Mochlos (MacGillivray et al., 1998: 229; Smith et al., 2010: Fig.11)……………………………………..45 Figure 3.9: Pithos from Monastiraki, Amari – positive for resinated wine (Tzedakis and Martlew, 1999: 147; Fig, 129)……………………………………………………50 Figure 4.1: Map of All Sites with Trickle Motif: 35 sites on Crete, 1 site on the Peloponnese at Ayios Stephanos (ID 5), 1 site on Thera at Akrotiri (ID 1), and 1 site on Rhodes at Trianta (ID 35)…………………………………...……53 6 Figure 4.2: Map of Crete showing the 'Amount of Trickle Motif Ware Across Crete.' A set of five graduated points with associated color on a scale of yellow to red for smaller to larger amounts detail the total amount of trickle motif ware across Crete…………...54 Table 4.1: Short-list of Results Arranged by Time Period Range, showing Site Name, Total Number of Trickle Motif Ware and a Range of Dates for Artifacts…………………………………………………………………………………………..57 Figure 4.3: Amount of trickle motif ware across Cretan sites in the Early Minoan I period: 3500 - 2900 B.C.E………………………………………………………58 Figure 4.4: Amount of trickle motif ware across Cretan sites in the Early Minoan II period: 2900 - 2200 B.C.E……………………………………………………..61 Figure 4.5: Amount of trickle motif ware across Cretan sites in the Early Minoan III period: 2200 - 2100 B.C.E…………………………………………………….64 Figure 4.6: Amount of trickle motif ware across Cretan sites in the Middle Minoan I period: 2100 – 1850 B.C.E. …………………………………………………..67 Figure 4.7: Amount of trickle motif ware across Cretan sites in the Middle Minoan II period: 1850 - 1750 B.C.E…………………………………………………...70 Figure 4.8: Amount of trickle motif ware across Crete in the Middle Minoan III period: 1570 B.C.E. - 1600 B.C.E………………………………………..…73 Figure 4.9: Amount of trickle