Newsletter on Aegean and Cypriot Prehistory

15 September 2012

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AEGEUS SOCIETY FOR AEGEAN PREHISTORY

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1. NEW BOOKS ...... 3 2. NEW ARTICLES ...... 16 3. RECENT BOOK REVIEWS ...... 21 4. FREE DIGITAL BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS ...... 21 5. FREE DIGITAL DISSERTATIONS ...... 21 6. USEFUL WEBSITES ...... 22 7. AEGEUS’S NEWS ...... 22 8. UPCOMING LECTURES & CONFERENCES ...... 23 9. CALL FOR PAPERS ...... 23 10. GRANTS/BURSARIES & JOB VACANCIES ...... 25 11. MISCELLANEA ...... 26

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1. NEW BOOKS

Palaikastro Block M. The Proto- and Neopalatial Town Carl Knappett & Tim Cunningham

City & year: London 2012 Publisher: British School at Athens Series: BSA Supplementary volumes no. 47 Description: Hardback, xvi & 338 p., 2 tables, 180 text figures, 2 pocket plans, 36 half-tone plates, 1 colour plate, 30,2x21,5 cm ISBN: 978-0-904887-65-5 Price: £ 115 (ca. € 142)

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Abstract Block M is a substantial architectural complex comprising three large buildings at the heart of the Minoan town of Palaikastro. With traces of activity stretching back to the Prepalatial period, and occupation in the Protopalatial period, Block M sees its most intensive use in the Neopalatial period, in the 17th century BC. This period sees widespread construction, followed by two severe destruction horizons: the first seismic, the second associated with the Theran eruption, by which time the Block may already have been in ruins. Its subsequent history is very different from that usually encountered elsewhere in the town — it became an open area used only for the dumping of refuse in two abandoned wells, without widespread reoccupation in the LM II—III periods. This volume presents the results of excavations conducted by the British School at Athens, which uncovered these extensive remains in the late 1980s, 1990s and 2003. These investigations have helped to elucidate the character of this important town during the Middle and early Late Bronze Ages, and offer valuable evidence for relations between eastern Crete and sites in the centre of the island such as Knossos.

Contents List of Figures [vii] Chapter 7: The reoccupation (LM IB-IIIB) in Block M List of Tables [x] (by Tim Cunningham) [219] List of Plates [xi] Chapter 8: Small finds (by Doniert Evely) [227] Abbreviations [xiv] Chapter 9: Plaster finds from Block M (by Polly Acknowledgements [xv] Westlake) [295] Chapter 10: Synthesis: Block M and Proto-and Chapter 1: Introduction [1] Neopalatial Crete [317] Chapter 2: Block M architecture and stratigraphy [5] Appendix: Provenancing tephra from Chapter 3: Block M pottery typology [93] archaeologically stratified soil samples from Chapter 4: Block M in the Prepalatial and Palaikastro Crete (by M. Bichler K. Wartmann, J. Protopalatial periods [107] H. Sterba and G. Steinhauser) [323] Chapter 5: Block M in MM IIIA and MM IIIB [139] Bibliography [327] Chapter 6: Block M in the LM IA period [187] Index [335] Plates

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The Early and Middle Pleistocene Archaeological Record of Greece: Current Status and Future Prospects Vangelis Tourloukis

City & year: Leiden 2010 Publisher: Leiden University Press Series: Archaeological Studies Leiden University 23 Description: Paperback, 261 p., b/w text figures, 28x20,8 cm ISBN: 978-90-8728-106-9 Price: £ 45 (ca. € 56)

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Abstract Although the Greek Peninsula lies within a core area of early hominin movements between Africa and Europe but also within Eurasia itself, the Lower Palaeolithic record of Greece remains as yet extremely poor. Choosing the scanty Greek record as a case-study, Tourloukis elaborates on a hitherto largely overlooked subject in the Eurasian Early-Middle Pleistocene archaeology: the role of geomorphic processes in biasing archaeological distribution patterns of early human presence. This study identifies the current status of the record, explains this status from a geoarchaeological and geomorphological perspective, and prospects its future enrichment. The analysis is carried out on a landscape-scale and it assesses preservation potential in conjunction with archaeological visibility. Finally a conceptual model emerges that can assist in interpreting and/or predicting early Palaeolithic site locations in tectonically active settings, such as those of the Mediterranean Basin.

Contents 1. Introduction [11] 3.4 North Africa [32] 1.1 Key research questions [11] 3.5 The Levant [35] 1.2 Scope, objectives and structure of the book 3.6 Balkans and Turkey [38] [12] 3.7 Conclusions and discussion [42]

2. Lower Palaeolithic archaeology and the peopling 4. The Lower Palaeolithic record of Greece [45] of Europe [15] 4.1 Introduction (with a short reference to the 2.1 The Lower Palaeolithic period: an Middle Palaeolithic) [45] introduction [15] 4.2 The palaeoanthropological record [50] 2.2 Early dispersals and the first occupation of 4.2.1 Petralona [50] Europe [19] 4.2.2 Apidima [52] 4.3 North Greece [53] 3. Lower Palaeolithic records of the circum- 4.3.1 Thrace [53] Mediterranean area [23] 4.3.2 Macedonia [54] 3.1 Introduction [23] 4.4 Ionian Islands [56] 3.2 The Italian Peninsula [24] 4.4.1 Nea Skala, Kephallonia [57] 3.3 The Iberian Peninsula [28] 4.4.2 Korissia, Kerkyra [58]

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4.5 Epirus [58] geomorphological consequences [151] 4.5.1 Introduction [58] 6.3.4 Discussion [159] 4.5.2 Geology, geomorphology and 6.4 Sea-level changes [160] geoarchaeology of Epirus [59] 6.4.1 Introduction [160] 4.5.3 Previous research and interpretations [62] 6.4.2 Sea-level changes: contributing factors 4.5.4 Revisiting Kokkinopilos: fieldwork results and complicating perplexities [160] [67] 6.4.3 Quaternary sea-levels and 4.5.5 Conclusions and discussion [76] palaeogeography of Greece [162] 4.5.6 Alonaki [82] 6.4.4 Prospects of underwater and terrestrial 4.6 Thessaly [87] investigations of the Aegean Lower Palaeolithic 4.6.1 Introduction [87] record [168] 4.6.2 Geology and geomorphology of Thessaly 6.5 Surface processes [173] [88] 6.5.1 Introduction [173] 4.6.3 Previous research and interpretations [89] 6.5.2 Erosion measurement and modeling [174] 4.6.4 Revisiting Thessaly: fieldwork results [93] 6.5.3 Vegetation [176] 4.6.5 Conclusions and discussion [106] 6.5.4 Lithology [176] 4.7 Peloponnesus [109] 6.5.5 Soils [177] 4.7.1 Peiros river valley [109] 6.5.6 Land use [178] 4.7.2 Megalopolis basin [110] 6.5.7 Topography [180] 6.5.8 Geomorphological opportunities for the 5. Pleistocene deposits and the absence of preservation of Lower Palaeolithic material: a stratified Lower Palaeolithic evidence: two case- working hypothesis for the Greek landscapes studies [115] and the role of topography [181] 5.1 Introduction [115] 6.5.9 Discussion and conclusions [189] 5.2 Aliakmon Survey Project [115] 6.6 Conclusions [191] 5.3 Zakynthos Archaeology Project [120] 7. Synthesis [197] 6. Quaternary landscape evolution and the 7.1 Introduction [197] preservation of Pleistocene sediments [127] 7.2 Identifying the current status of the Greek 6.1 Introduction [127] Lower Palaeolithic [197] 6.2 Climatic controls [128] 7.3 Explaining the current status of the Greek 6.2.1 The climate of Greece [128] Lower Palaeolithic [201] 6.2.2 Climate, weathering and surface processes 7.4 Prospecting the future of Lower Palaeolithic [130] investigations in Greece [207] 6.2.3 Quaternary climate changes in Greece 7.5 Suggested research subjects for future [132] examinations [211] 6.2.4 Geomorphic responses to Quaternary climate changes, fluvial erosion and slope Epilogue [215] processes [142] References [219] 6.2.5 Discussion [146] English Summary [249] 6.3 Tectonic controls [147] Dutch Summary [251] 6.3.1 Introduction [147] List of Figures [253] 6.3.2 Overview of the main tectonic phases List of Tables and Appendices [255] [148] Abbreviations and Notes [257] 6.3.3 Geodynamic interpretation and Acknowledgements [259] Curriculum Vitae [261]

A E G E U S – S O C I E T Y F O R A E G E A N P R E H I S T O R Y 5 From Minos to Midas: Ancient Cloth Production in the Aegean and in Anatolia Brendan Burke

City & year: Oxford 2010 Publisher: Oxbow Books in association with the Centre for Textile Research Description: Hardback, 240p., 87 b/w illustrations, 5 maps, 19 tables ISBN: 978-1-84217-406-7 Price: £ 30 (ca. € 37)

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Abstract Textile production was of greater value and importance to people in the past than any other social craft activity: everyone depended on cloth. As with other craft goods, such as pottery, metal objects, or ivory carving, the large-scale production and exchange of textiles required specialization and some degree of centralization. This book takes an explicitly economic approach to textile production, focusing on regional centers, most often referred to as palaces, to understand the means by which states in the Aegean and Anatolia financed themselves through cloth industries. From this we can look for evidence of social stratification, inter-regional exchange, and organized bureaucracies. Spanning multiple millennia and various sources of evidence, Burke illustrates the complex nature of cloth production, exchange, and consumption and what this tells us about individual societies and prehistoric economies, as well as how developments in cloth industries reflect larger aspects of social organization.

Contents Preface [ix] Minoan textile tools [49] Acknowledgements [xi] Case studies [60] Abbreviations [xiii] 3. Cloth Production in the Mycenaean World [64] 1. Framing the discussion [1] Textiles in the Mycenaean economy [66] Methodology [5] Sheep [70] Spinning and weaving [7] The wool unit [71] Minoan Crete [13] The Tarasija system and the organization of Mycenean Greece [14] labor [72] Iron Age Gordion [15] Mycenaean references to cloth [74] Summary [16] Various phases of cloth production in the tablets from Knossos [81] 2. Prehistoric Textile Production on Crete [17] Mycenaean textile production at Pylos [97] Cloth and cultural complexity [18] Thebes and Mycenae [100] Neolithic Knossos [20] Late Bronze Age art [103] Early Minoan Crete and the emergence of the Palatial system [24] 4. Gordion and Phrygian cloth production [108] The first palaces on Crete [32] Phrygians of Gordion [112] Administration of cloth production [43] Craft residues [112]

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Analysing Pottery. Processing - Classification - Publication Edited by Barbara Horejs, Reinhard Jung & Peter Pavúk

City & year: Bratislava 2010 Publisher: Comenius University Description: Paperback, 326 p., 127 ill., 18 tables, 29,7x21 cm ISBN: 978-80-223-2748-0 Price: € 45

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Abstract The volume bears witness to the variety of pottery survival: mostly large amounts from hundreds of contexts, often in a secondary or tertiary position, pottery from short-lived settlements or tell-settlements in use for millennia, plain or decorated pottery, handmade pottery or wheel-thrown mass products. The 16 papers of the book are classified by foreword, ware definitions, multivariate analyses, other statistics, and database systems. The presented examples are Early Medieval settlement pottery, ceramic from Troy, Turkey, pottery of the Moravian Bronze Age and of the Polish Bronze Age, Aegean pottery in the Mediterranean, ceramics from Phaistos and Ayia Triada of Middle Minoan III period, Hittite contexts from Kuşaklı and Boğazköy, Turkey, pottery from the Egyptian site of Tell el-Dabca/Avaris, cooking pottery in the Late Bronze Age Aegean, a Late Bronze Age burnt layer of the Apennine fortification walls at Roca, Italy, Latène pottery at Straubing-Bajuwarenstraße, Germany, Roman and Early Byzantine amphorae from the town of Sagalassos, Turkey, as well as Bronze Age pottery from Aegina Kolonna.

Contents Preface L. Berger, ‘Zur Terminologie und Definition der B. Horejs, R. Jung & P. Pavúk, ‘Introductory Remarks, Oberflächenbehandlung anhand gebrannter or What Should Be Done with a Pile of Sherds’ [9- Gefäße in der prähistorischen Keramik forschung’ 14] [29-40]

Ware Definitions Multivariate Analysis B. Horejs, ‘Possibilities and Limitations in Analysing J. Macháček, ‘Zur Methode der Bearbeitung der Ceramic Wares’ [15-28] (frühmittelalterlichen) Keramik aus Siedlungsarealen’ [41-72]

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P. Pavúk, ‘Pottery Processing at Troy. Typology, B. Bader, ‘Processing and Analysis of Ceramic Finds at Stratigraphy and Correspondence Analysis: How the Egyptian Site of Tell el-Daba/Avaris (“Eves” Do They Work Together?’ [73-98] and Other Strange Animals)’ [209-234] K. Šabatová, ‘Möglichkeiten der statistischen B. Lis, ‘Cooking Pottery in the Late Bronze Age Aegean Methoden bei der Auswertung eines - an Attempt at a Methodological Approach’ [235- bronzezeitlichen Fundorts (Práslavice, Mähren, 244] Tschechische Republik)’ [99-120] T. Scarano, ‘The Burnt Layer of the Apennine J. Kneisel, H. Dibbern & S. Diers, ‘Ein Aufnahmesystem Fortification Walls of Roca (Lecce, Italy): the für bronzezeitliche Keramik’ [121-144] Typological Classification of Pottery Assemblages as an Instrument for Functional Characterisation Other Statistics of Archaeological Contexts’ [245-262] R. Jung, ‘Classification, Counting and Publication of C. Tappert, ‘Statistical Analysis and Historical Aegean-Type Pottery around the Mediterranean’ Interpretation - La Tène Pottery from Straubing- [145-162] Bajuwarenstraße, Lower Bavaria’ [263-284] L. Girella, ‘The Gold of Rhadamanthus: Ceramic M. Corremans, J. Poblome, P. Bes & M. Waelkens, Deposits and Wares Distribution at Phaistos and ‘The Quantification of Amphorae from Roman Ayia Triada during Middle Minoan III Period’ [163- Sagalassos, Southwest Turkey’ [285-306] 186] D. P. Mielke, ‘Kusakli und Bogazköy (Türkei)-Zwei Database Systems Ansätzezur Bearbeitung großer Keramik W. Gauss, ‘Ägina Kolonna - Materialaufnahme, mengenaus hethitischen Kontexten’ [187-208] Dokumentation und Datenverwaltung’ [307-322] List of Contributors [323]

Images of Woman and Child from the Bronze Age. Reconsidering Fertility, Maternity, and Gender in the Ancient World Stephanie Lynn Budin

City & year: Cambridge 2011 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Description: Hardback, 390 p., 46 b/w illustrations, 25,3x21,5 cm ISBN: 9780521193047 Price: $ 95 (ca. € 77)

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Abstract This book is a study of the woman-and-child motif – known as the kourotrophos – as it appeared in the Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean. Stephanie Lynn Budin argues that, contrary to many current beliefs, the image was not a universal symbol of maternity or a depiction of a mother goddess. In most of the ancient world, kourotrophic iconography was relatively rare in comparison to other images of women and served a number of different symbolic functions, ranging from honoring the king of Egypt to adding strength to magical spells to depicting scenes of daily life. This work provides an in-depth examination of

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ancient kourotrophoi and engages with a variety of debates that they have spawned, including their role in the rise of patriarchy and what they say about ancient constructions of gender.

Contents List of Illustrations [vii] 3. The Levant and Anatolia [149] Acknowledgements [ix] The Levant [149] 1. Introduction – Kourotrophic Iconography in the Anatolia [173] Ancient Near East and Mediterranean: Origins 4. Mesopotamia and Iran [184] and Meanings [1] Mesopotamia [184] Theorizing the Kourotrophos: Where Sex Meets Iran [214] Gender [4] 5. Cyprus [221] Dealing with Figurines [25] Maternity in the Cypriot Iconographic Record A Few Words on the Term “Kourotrophos” [29] [221] Inverse [32] The Bronze Age Kourotrophoi of Cyprus [229] 2. Egypt [35] 6. The Aegean [269] Egyptian Decorum [36] Minoan Crete [269] The Divine Wet Nurse [38] Mycenaean Greece [299] Parents and Nurses and Tutors [89] 7. Conclusions [326] Potency Figurines [117] Rare, Uncommon, Atypical [327] Ostraca and Wall Paintings: Die Wochenlaube The Ambiguity of Status [329] [135] The Matter of Gender [333] Flasks [142] Summary [346] Straddling the Gender Divide: Male Bibliography [349] Kourotrophoi [147] Index [379]

Ancient Crete. From Successful Collapse to Democracy's Alternatives, Twelfth to Fifth Centuries BC Saro Wallace

City & year: Cambridge 2010 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Description: Hardback, 476 p., 211 b/w illustrations, 11 maps, 3 tables, 25,3x21,5 cm ISBN: 9780521112048 Price: $ 99 (ca. € 80)

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Abstract ‘Ancient Greece’ with its associations of city states, democratic governance, and iconic material culture, can no longer be envisaged as a uniform geographical or historical entity. The Classical city-states of Crete differed considerably in culture, history and governance from those of central Greece. In this book, Saro Wallace reaches back into Crete’s prehistory, covering the latest Bronze Age through the Archaic periods, to find out why. It emphasizes the roles of landscape, external contacts, social identity construction and historical consciousness in

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producing this difference, bringing together the wealth of new archaeological evidence available from the island with a variety of ancient text sources to produce a vivid and up-to-date picture of this momentous period in Crete’s history.

Contents Part I: Crete Between East and West, State 21. Lift-off: east Mediterranean trade and the Collapse, and State Emergence central Aegean from the tenth century [195] 22. Nothing to declare? – Crete in the tenth 1. Introduction [3] through eighth centuries [202] 2. Method and structure [7] 23. Modes and routes of exchange within Crete in 3. Text perspectives 18] the later EIA [215] 4. Chronology, terminology, and dating methods 24. Crete’s membership in the 'orientalising' and [22] colonial worlds from the seventh century 5. The Late Bronze Age Cretan landscape and its [218] use [30]

6. The broader framework: structures of Part IV. 'Proto-poleis'? – The Growth of Social landscape use by the LBA-EIA transition [39] Complexity in Crete from the Tenth through

the Seventh Centuries Part II. 'Positive' Collapse and Its Effects, c.1200–

1000 BC: The Restructuring of Space and Place 25. Main sources of evidence discussed [231] 7. Approaches to studying collapse – explanation 26. Settlement patterns (1): the nucleation and characterization [49] phenomenon [233] 8. Settlement pattern in Crete [52] 27. Settlement patterns (2): small sites and small- 9. Subsistence in the new settlement group identity [254] environment [73] 28. Subsistence and land-use in the expanding 10. Settlement change outside Crete: islands and polities [263] peninsulas [76] 29. Inside settlements [267] 11. Mainland central Greece: settlement 30. The mortuary record [286] priorities during and after collapse [88] 31. The ritual landscape and the construction of 12. Constructing post-collapse society: inside political identity [312] Cretan settlements, c.1200–1000 BC [104] 32. The early Archaic horizon: correlates of state 13. Focus on ceremonial and ritual practice within development and growth in the archaeological settlements [127] record [327] 14. Beyond settlements: the changing cultural 33. The polis as place and as concept in Crete landscape [136] [339] 15. Mortuary space and practice in Crete and 34. The value of 'classic' state formation models other areas [150] to PG-early Archaic Crete, viewed in its 16. The structure of collapse in Crete [164] Mediterranean context [343]

Part III. After the Fall: Interactions with Other Part V. Constructing Difference: The History, Mediterranean Regions in the Twelfth to Structure, and Context of Cretan States in the Eighth Centuries BC Later Archaic through Classical Periods

17. Introduction [169] 35. Introduction [353] 18. Long-distance contacts before and after the 36. Special aspects of the Archaic to Classical collapse horizon, c.1300–1000 BC [171] Cretan polis [358] 19. The social role of exotica [177] 37. Cretan identities in historical perspective 20. Exchange structures inside post-collapse [363] Crete [187]

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38. Serfdom and slavery in the construction of 40. A final comparison: democracy and its Late Archaic to Classical society: comparisons alternatives in the Aegean world [391] between Crete and other Aegean areas [376] 39. The public feasting tradition and its political References [401] significance in Crete and other areas [384] Index [447]

The Prehistory of the Island of Kythnos (Cyclades, Greece) and the Mesolithic settlement at Maroulas Adamantios Sampson, Malgorzata Kaczanowska & Janus K. Kozlowski

City & year: Krakow 2010 Publisher: The Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences - The University of the Aegean Description: Hardback, 215 p., coloured and b/w illustrations, drawings, maps, 30x21,5 cm ISBN: 9788376760377 Price: ca. € 15

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Abstract Kythnos with the neighbouring island of Keos is one of the islands of the Cyclades located closely to continental Greece. It is situated at a distance of 60 miles from Piraeus, but it is very close to Cape Sounion. The island which is 15 miles long from north to south and 5 miles wide is now almost bare, yet in the prehistoric period it boasted of quite abundant vegetation and important wild fauna. The most important Mesolithic site is Maroulas, situated on an eroded peninsula near the modern settlement of Loutra of Kythnos. The east part of the spit directly overlooking the sea is characterized by numerous stone artefacts concentrations, circular concentrations and other structures closely associated with fossil bones, snails and sea shells.

Contents 1. The site [5] 8. Chipped and ground stone industries [42] 2. Geology of Kythnos [6] 8.1. Chipped stone industry [42] 3. Geology and morphology of the site [9] 8.1.1. Major technological categories: structure of 4. Excavation [10] chipped stone industry [42] 5. Architectural remains [11] 8.1.2. Cores [42] 5.1. Circular or ellipsoid structures [11] 8.1.3. Splintered pieces [48] 5.2. Paved areas [33] 8.1.4. Flakes [48] 5.3.Trenches without architectural remains [33] 8.1.5. Blades [51] 5.4. Building remains. Discussion [35] 8.1.6. Retouched tools [51] 5.5. Architecture: relations and analogies [36] 8.1.7. Hammerstones [56] 6. Burials [37] 8.1.8. Retouchers and anvils [56] 6.1. Burial descriptions [37] 8.2. Ground stone industry [56] 6.2. Burial customs. Relations with other cultures 8.3. Scatter-pattern of stone artefacts [57] [41] 8.4. The Maroulas industry against the 7. Chronology [42] background of the Aegean Mesolithic [59]

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9. Other finds [62] Micromorphological analysis of sediments in 10. Organic residues [63] Maroulas/Kythnos by Anna Budek [137] 11. Other Mesolithic sites of Kythnos [65] Archaeobotany in the Mesolithic settlement of 11.1. Site descriptions [65] Maroulas/Kythnos by Aldona Mueller-Bienek [141] 11.2. Lithic artefacts from surface sites [65] Malacofauna of the Mesolithic site in the Kythnos 12. General discussion on the Kythnos Mesolithic [67] island by Stefan W. Alexandrowicz [143] 13. The Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age in Kythnos The seashells of Maroulas, Kythnos by Lilian Karali [71] [147] 13.1. General remarks [71] Mesolithic fishers at Maroulas, Kythnos: the fish 13.2. The Early Cycladic occupation at Maroulas bones by Dimitra Mylona [151] [71] Dietary adaptations of coastal people in the Aegean References [73] Archipelago during the Mesolithic period: the Plates [77] microfauna assemblages of Maroulas on Kythnos by Katerina Trantalidou [163] Appendices Mesolithic palaeoanthropological remains from AMS radiocardon dating of the Mesolithic site Kythnos by Nickos A. Poulianos [179] Maroulas on Kythnos and calculations of the The Mesolithic occupants of Maroulas on Kyhtnos: regional marine reservoir effect by Yorgos skeletal isotope ratio signatures of their facorellis, Brian N. Damiata, Evi Vardala- geographic origin by Argyro Nafplioti [207] Theodorou, Maria Ntinou, John Southon [127]

Thapsos-Class Ware Reconsidered: The Case of Achaea in the Northern Peloponnese. Pottery Workshop or Pottery Style? Anastasia Gadolou

City & year: Oxford 2011 Publisher: Archaeopress Series: BAR International Series 2279 Description: Paperback, v & 117 p., illustrated throughout in colour and black and white, 29,7x21 cm ISBN: 9781407308531 Price: £ 38 (ca. € 48)

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Abstract Recent excavations in the region of Achaea in the northern Peloponnese (Greece) have brought to light new evidence on the Thapsos-class of vases. Their identification amongst the grave goods as well as the dedications in the two important sanctuary sites of the area provide a starting point for reassessing the question of this particular ware’s identity and its main production centre. After a brief introduction on the aims and scope of the study, the history of the research, the distribution of Thapsos-class ware in Achaea, its technical features and a short discussion on chronological issues, the various fabrics of the Thapsos-class ware attested in Achaea are first presented and analyzed, and then examined and discussed with particular respect to their resemblance with the Achaean Late Geometric workshops producing the impressed and fine painted wares. Next the

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Contents List of figures in the text [iii] 3.2.6 Tripartite type skyphoi (725-700 BC) [22] Preface and Acknowledgements [iv] 3.2.7 Tripartite type skyphoi-kraters (725-700 BC) [26] Chapter 1: Introduction [1] 3.2.8 Tripartite type pyxides (725-700 BC) [26] 1.1 Aims and Scope of the Study [1] 3.2.9 Tripartite type oinochoe (725-700 BC) [27] 1.2 History of Research [1] 3.2.10 Ornate type vases (725-700 BC) [27] 1.3 Distribution of Thapsos-Class Ware in 3.2.11 Zone type oinochoe and tripod (725-700 Achaea [4] BC) [29] 1.4 Technical Features [4] 3.3 Comparison of the Thapsos-Class motifs to 1.5 Chronology [6] the Late Geometric Achaean fine painted and impressed wares [29] Chapter 2: Analysis of Shapes and Decoration [8] 2.1 "Predecessor skyphoi" (760-750 BC) [8] Chapter 4: Distribution of the Ware [38] 2.2 Vase fragments (750-700 BC) [8] 4.1 Delphi [38] 2.3 Plain, panel and tripartite type vases (750- 4.2 Boeotia (Thebes, Orchomenos), Central 725 BC) [9] Greece (Kalapodi) [39] 2.4 Panel, plain, tripartite and ornate type vases 4.3 Attica (Oropos, Phaliron) and Euboea (725-700 BC) [11] (Eretria) [41] 2.4.1 Panel type vases (725-700 BC) [11] 4.4 Ithaca [42] 2.4.2 Tripartite type vases (725-700 BC) [12] 4.5 Other sites in western Greece [42] 2.4.3 Zone type vases (725-700 BC) [14] 4.6 Thera [43] 2.4.4 Ornate type vases (725-700 BC) [15] 4.7 Remarks regarding the type of sites [44] 2.5 The Mavriki Krater [15] 4.8 South Italy and Sicily [44] 2.6 Unclassified sherds [16] Chapter 5: Conclusions [46] Chapter 3: Discussion of Shapes and Decoration Catalogue [48] [18] Abbreviations [84] 3.1 Shapes [18] Bibliography [85] 3.2 Decoration [19] Appendix: Non destructive elemental ceramic 3.2.1 "Predecessors" skyphoi (760-750 BC) [19] analysis from Achaea using micro x-RAY 3.2.2 Plain type skyphoi and skyphoi-kraters [20] fluoresence spectroscopy (m-XRF) by A. Sakalis, 3.2.3 Tripartite or panel type skyphoi and D. Tsiafakis and N. Tsirliganis [89] skyphoi-kraters (750-700 BC) [20] Bibliography [116] 3.2.4 Panel type skyphoi (750-725 BC) [20] 3.2.5 Panel type skyphoi (725-700 BC) [22]

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New Light on the Bronze Age Ceramics from H. Schliemann’s Excavations at Troy: Studies on the Munich and Poznań Collections within the Anatolian-Aegean Cultural Context Dariusz Maliszewski

City & year: Oxford 2010 Publisher: Archaeopress Series: BAR International Series 2119 Description: Paperback, 402 p., b/w and colour plates, 29,7x21 cm ISBN: 978-1-4073-0482-3 Price: £ 67 (ca. € 85)

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Abstract The geographical position of Troy at the cross-roads between Anatolia, the Aegean, Black and Marmara Seas, as well as the eastern Balkans, has made it a focal point of cultural, economic and political relations for these regions. One aspect of this huge, multidimensional subject, being investigated for many years, is the collections of artefacts from H. Schliemann's excavations in Troy kept at many museums. Examination of the archaeological material from older excavations has always been, for various reasons, a challenge for archaeological research, but this is the ground on which old practices and new theories test their limits and find their justification. Unfortunately, in my studies I was not able, first of all for financial reasons, to reach all the Trojan items stored at many museums, mainly in Germany, Turkey and Greece. Also from a logistical point of view this is really a gigantic task - beyond the capabilities of one person. For instance, only Schliemann’s collection at Berlin, even if one takes into consideration the enormous number of artefacts, has been the topic of a well established team research project. This is why the project focused only on the artefacts kept at Munich and Poznań, which had been catalogued on the basis of my own, firsthand examinations. But again due to financial and first of all technical limitations they had not been a subject of specialized analyses. All observations concerning that aspect of both the collections were gained using a magnifying glass. Since the bulk of the studied material is homogeneous and belongs to the Bronze Age, the project focuses mainly on Troy II-VII.

Contents Introduction [1] 1. Pottery [49] I. The archaeological background [3] 2. Whorls [61] 1. Troy I [4] 3. Loom weights [67] 2. Troy II [10] 4. Pierced pottery disc sherds [68] 3. Troy III [19] 4. Troy IV [22] III. The history and reconstruction of the collections 5. Troy V [24] [71] 6. Troy VI [27] 1. From Troy to Europe [71] 7. Troy VII [34] 2. The State Collections of Antiquities, 8. Post-Bronze Age Troy VIII-X [40] Munich [76] 3. The Archaeological State Collection, II. An overview of previous research on the Museum of Pre- and Protohistory, Munich ceramics under consideration [49] [83]

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4. The National Museum, Poznań [85] 3. Loom weights [253] 4. Pierced pottery disc sherds [271] IV. The catalogue [95] 5. Problems and prospects [279] 1. Pottery [96] 2. Whorls [128] References [283] 3. Loom weights [142] Archives [329] 4. Pierced pottery disc sherds [143] Abbreviations [331] List of tables [333] V. Discussion and concluding remarks [147] Map [335] 1. Pottery [147] Drawings [341] 2. Whorls [209] Photographs [371]

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2. NEW ARTICLES

2.1. ‘Decorating the Neolithic: an Evaluation of the Use of Plaster in the Enhancement of Daily Life in the Middle Pre-pottery Neolithic B of the Southern Levant’ Joanne Clarke Cambridge Archaeological Journal 22:2 (June 2012): 177-186.

Abstract During the Middle Pre-pottery Neolithic B in the southern Levant the use of lime plaster in both ritual and domestic contexts increased significantly relative to previous periods. Its properties of whiteness, purity, plasticity and antisepsis would have made it a natural choice for decorating, and through the act of colouring disparate categories of objects were linked together. Plaster appears to have transcended its own inherent value as a material due to its interconnectedness with mortuary ritual. Because of its ubiquity, this socially ascribed value was accessible to everyone. This article will claim that plaster, and the act of plastering both ritual and domestic contexts played a key role in the creation and maintenance of community cohesion and social well-being.

2.2. ‘Multi-scale tribological analysis of the technique of manufacture of an obsidian bracelet from Aşıklı Höyük (Aceramic Neolithic, Central Anatolia) L. Astruc, R. Vargiolu, M. Ben Tkaya, N. Balkan-Atlı, M. Özbaşaran, H. Zahouani Journal of Archaeological Science 38:12 (December 2011): 3415-3424.

Abstract Tribological analysis is employed in a pilot study of the technological steps involved in the manufacture of a polished obsidian bracelet from Aşıklı Höyük, an Aceramic Neolithic site in Central Anatolia (8300–7500 cal. B.C.). The study includes morphological analysis of the bracelet, based on profile measurements, and identifications of wear variations indicated by surface topographic features and parameters. The manufacturing skill that is revealed suggests early appearance of a regional tradition of obsidian working, which reached its full development in the 6th millennium cal. B.C. with the production of various ornamental objects, including mirrors and vessels. The cultural record and location of Aşıklı Höyük make the site important for our understanding of the technological developments during the early Neolithic in Anatolia.

2.3. ‘Crucibles from Palaikastro, East Crete: insights into metallurgical technology in the Aegean Late Bronze Age’ Doniert Evely, Anno Hein & Eleni Nodarou Journal of Archaeological Science 39:6 (June 2012): 1821-1836.

Abstract The recovery of two groups of crucibles from the Neopalatial and Postpalatial phases of the Bronze Age settlement at Palaikastro on Crete permits the investigation not only into how their fabric was made up, how they were used and what materials they were producing, but also to what extent these matters had changed in the two intervening centuries in the third quarter of the 2nd millennium BC. Though the same resources were tapped by both sets of artisans, different preferences and prevailing habits can be discerned. The Neopalatial set shows a bias towards one non-calcareous clay source, for phyllite inclusions and animal hair tempering; the Postpalatial for a range of clays subjected to a uniform preparation with the addition of sand and vegetal temper. Both preferred to include their

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fuel within the crucible charge, which was thus heated from the inside, but the Neopalatial craftsmen arguably also used an external heat source. The ability of the Neopalatial artisans to access tin may be reflected in its higher presence then, as opposed to the leaded bronzes visible later.

2.4. ‘The influence of climatic change on the Late Bronze Age Collapse and the Greek Dark Ages’ Brandon L. Drake Journal of Archaeological Science 39:6 (June 2012): 1862-1870.

Abstract Between the 13th and 11th centuries BCE, most Greek Bronze Age Palatial centers were destroyed and/or abandoned. The following centuries were typified by low population levels. Data from oxygen-isotope speleothems, stable carbon isotopes, alkenone-derived sea surface temperatures, and changes in warm-species dinocysts and formanifera in the Mediterranean indicate that the Early Iron Age was more arid than the preceding Bronze Age. A sharp increase in Northern Hemisphere temperatures preceded the collapse of Palatial centers, a sharp decrease occurred during their abandonment. Mediterranean Sea surface temperatures cooled rapidly during the Late Bronze Age, limiting freshwater flux into the atmosphere and thus reducing precipitation over land. These climatic changes could have affected Palatial centers that were dependent upon high levels of agricultural productivity. Declines in agricultural production would have made higher-density populations in Palatial centers unsustainable. The ‘Greek Dark Ages’ that followed occurred during prolonged arid conditions that lasted until the Roman Warm Period.

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2.5. ‘Long-term agrarian landscapes in the Troodos foothills, Cyprus’ Patricia L. Fall, Steven E. Falconer, Christopher S. Galletti, Tracy Shirmang, Elizabeth Ridder & JoAnna Klinge Journal of Archaeological Science 39:7 (July 2012): 2335-2347.

Abstract We investigate the temporal and environmental relationships between the terraced hill slopes of Politiko-Koloiokremmos and the adjacent Bronze Age settlement of Politiko-Troullia in foothills of the Troodos Mountains, central Cyprus. Mapping of 102 stone walls on Koloiokremmos is compared with 66 walls farther afield on Cyprus to create a six-part terrace typology. Sherd counts from 174 2-m radius collection circles over approximately 20 ha on Troullia and Koloiokremmos were used to create interpolated sherd density surfaces revealing distinctly different patterns of land use for four major archaeological eras between the Cypriot Bronze Age and Medieval Period. We compared sherd density patterns according to terrace types, length, slope and vegetation cover determined by SAVI (Soil- Adjusted Vegetation Index) from Ikonos and Quickbird satellite imagery. The most robust sherd patterning indicates Prehistoric Bronze Age settlement at Troullia, as confirmed by soil resistivity and excavation, and multi-period land use on Koloiokremmos immediately upslope of the village that may be associated with agricultural terracing. Scattered sherd concentrations indicate later use of this landscape as an agricultural hinterland for the Iron Age city of Tamassos. Sherds and a down slope spread of roof tiles from the Roman through Medieval periods suggest an isolated structure near the crest of Koloiokremmos. Longer terraces correlate with greater vegetation cover and are interpreted as agricultural, while shorter terraces, apparently for erosion control and arboriculture, are significantly related to Prehistoric Bronze Age sherd patterns. Our results suggest that coordinated analysis of archaeological, geographical and remotely sensed

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environmental data associated with terraced landscapes can be used to infer long-term patterns of agricultural land use. 2.6. ‘Opacifiers in Late Bronze Age glasses: the use of ToF-SIMS to identify raw ingredients and production techniques’ Chloë N. Duckworth, Julian Henderson, Frank J.M. Rutten & Kalliopi Nikita Journal of Archaeological Science 39:7 (July 2012): 2143-2152.

Abstract Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) is applied to the study of four samples of opaque glass of Late Bronze Age date. The technique is uniquely capable of identifying compositional heterogeneity at a sub-micron resolution within the crystalline opacifiers dispersed through homogeneous glass matrices. It is shown that this provides crucial information on the possible raw ingredients of the opacifying inclusions used, and has the potential for highlighting regional variations in the production technology involved in creating different colours of opaque glass.

2.7. ‘Early seafaring activity in the southern Ionian Islands, Mediterranean Sea’ George Ferentinos, Maria Gkioni, Maria Geraga, George Papatheodorou Journal of Archaeological Science 39:7 (July 2012): 2167-2176

Abstract This paper summarises the current development in the southern Ionian Islands (Kefallinia and Zakynthos) prehistory and places it within the context of seafaring. Archaeological data from the southern Ionian Islands show human habitation since Middle Palaeolithic going back to 110 ka BP yet bathymetry, sea-level changes and the Late Quaternary geology, show that Kefallinia and Zakynthos were insular at that time. Hence, human presence in these islands indicates inter island-mainland seafaring. Seafaring most likely started some time between 110 and 35 ka BP and the seafarers were the Neanderthals. Seafaring was encouraged by the coastal configuration, which offered the right conditions for developing seafaring skills according to the “voyaging nurseries” and “autocatalysis” concepts.

2.8. ‘The geoarchaeology of Mycenaean chamber tombs’ Panagiotis Karkanas, Mary K. Dabney, R. Angus K. Smith & James C. Wright Journal of Archaeological Science 39:8 (August 2012): 2722-2732.

Abstract This study presents a revised methodology for the excavation and analysis of the stratigraphy in Mycenaean chamber tombs and other multi-use burials. For our excavation of chamber tombs at Ayia Sotira and Barnavos, Nemea, we followed a geoarchaeological approach to provide details about the process of backfilling and re-opening of the tombs and to identify the location, number, and slope of these re-openings. In the studied fill of tomb entrance corridors (dromoi) at Ayia Sotira we observed a suite of sedimentary structures based on field and micromorphological observations. These are attributed to grain flow and debris fall processes associated with the formation of small piles during the shoveling of debris into the tomb. During ancient re-opening of the tombs extensive planar erosional surfaces were produced, occasionally associated with a basal stone line feature and an abrupt change in the degree of compaction. Constructed plastered floors were identified in the dromoi and the chambers during both the initial opening and the subsequent re-openings of the tombs.

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2.9. ‘Characterization of organic media in the wall-paintings of the “Palace of Nestor” at Pylos, Greece: evidence for a secco painting techniques in the Bronze Age’ H. Brecoulaki, A. Andreotti, I. Bonaduce, M.P. Colombini & A. Lluveras Journal of Archaeological Science 39:9 (September 2012): 2866-2876.

Abstract This paper presents the results of an investigation of organic binding media detected in samples from the Mycenaean wall-paintings at the “Palace of Nestor” in Pylos (Western Messenia, Greece): samples dated from the Late Bronze Age (ca. 1200 BC). This is the first scientific study to be conducted on organic binding media in Mycenanean painting, and it is a study that aims to contribute significantly towards our understanding of the original painting techniques used during the Bronze Age. The analytical procedures employed for the detection and characterization of the organic substances preserved within the paint layers (proteinaceous materials, lipids and plant gums), were based on chromatography/mass spectrometry techniques (PY–GC/MS, GC/MS). The most significant results, highlighting an a secco painting technique, are herein reported and discussed.

2.10. ‘Die Ausgrabungen in Bogazköy-Hattusa 2010’ Andreas Schachner Archäologischer Anzeiger 2011/1: 31-86.

Abstract The excavations concentrate on the southern section of the Lower City. Enlargement of the excavation area has allowed to us to establish more precisely the chronological and structural development of this section. Central to our interest in this connection was the exploration of a well preserved building level of the Late Karum Period, the finds from which are deepening our knowledge of the period of transition to the Hittite epoch. Within the area of the recently resumed excavations it is becoming increasingly clear that the monumental architecture in the vicinity of the Great Temple, excavated untill into the 1970s, does not continue southwards. By contrast, initial sondages in what is known as the South Sector (Sudareal), indicate the existence of architecture on a large scale predating the erection of the surviving monumental buildings.

2.11. ‘Ais Giorkis: An unusual early Neolithic settlement in Cyprus’ Alan Simmons Journal of Field Archaeology 37:2 (May 2012): 86-103.

Abstract For over a century, archaeologists have been intrigued by the inception of food production and sedentary lifeways, the so-called “Neolithic Revolution.” Research focused on the Near Eastern and Anatolian mainlands has documented some of the earliest Neolithic cultures known. The adjacent Mediterranean islands were generally believed to have been late recipients of Neolithic economies. Recent research challenges this by establishing both Late Epipalaeolithic and early Neolithic occupations on Cyprus. Ais Giorkis contributes to this revision. It is an early Neolithic site (ca. 7500 cal b.c.) in the uplands, unlike most contemporary sites, which are near the coast. Ais Giorkis is more complex than originally believed, containing unusual architecture, abundant and sophisticated artifacts, and some of the oldest directly dated domesticated plants in the Near East. It also has a faunal assemblage that includes small numbers of cattle bones, previously undocumented before the Bronze Age, but now shown to be present at three early Neolithic sites.

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2.12. ‘VRY S (4/4) 01 - The First Hieroglyphic Inscription from Western Crete’ Erik Hallager, Eleni Papadopoulou & Iris Tzachili Kadmos 50 (2011): 63-74.

Abstract The Minoan peak sanctuary of Vrysinas is located on the peak of Agio Pneuma in the Vrysinas range, south of Rethymnon city. It is an elevated site (858 m. asl.) with high visibility from and of the surrounding area, and with lines of sight with to other local peak sanctuaries, notably Atsipadhes. During the Protopoalatial Period the site functioned as a peak sanctuary with important indications of cult. During the 2011 excavation season, the insribed four-sided prism was found in the third lowest terrace, where the location of the 1972-1973 excavation was confirmed.

2.13. ‘The Harbor Complex of the Minoan Town at Gournia’ L. Vance Watrous American Journal of Archaeology 116:3 (2012): 521-541.

From the introduction In 1901, Harriet Boyd excavated several Minoan structures on the coast at Gournia. She subsequently focused her attention on the Late Bronze Age town of Gournia and did not publish her work on the coast. In 2008 and 2009, the Minoan remains investigated by Boyd along the shore and coastal plain of Gournia were cleaned, mapped, and photographed. This fieldwork uncovered structures identified as a monumental shipshed, fortification walls with towers, a cobbled street running from the harbor toward the town of Gournia, a gate by the Gournia River, two dams at the mouth of the river, and sets of agricultural terraces. Drawing on data from the 1992–1994 Gournia Survey, finds from the 2008–2009 cleaning, and the 2010–2011 excavations at Gournia, this study presents evidence for the function of these structures and considers their dates and cultural context within Bronze Age Crete.

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3. RECENT BOOK REVIEWS

3.1. Younger, J.G., 2012. Online review of Yves 3.3. Petrakis, V., 2012. Online review of Daniel J. Duhoux and Anna Morpurgo Davies (eds), A Pullen, The Early Bronze Age Village on Companion to Linear B: Mycenaean Greek Texts Tsoungiza Hill. Nemea Valley Archaeological and Their World. Vol. 2 (Leuven 2011), American Project, 1 (Princeton 2011), Bryn Mawr Classical Journal of Archaeology 116:3 (2012) Review 2012.08.45

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3.2. Dasen, V., 2012. Online review of Stephanie Lynn 3.4. Doyen, C., 2012. Online review of Sebastien Budin, Images of Woman and Child from the Dalmon, Poséidon souverain: contribution à Bronze Age : Reconsidering Fertility, Maternity, l'histoire religieuse de la Grèce mycénienne et and Gender in the Ancient World (Cambridge archaique (Mémoire de la Classe des Lettres. 2011), Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2012.08.35. Collection in-8°, 3e série, 55) (Bruxelles 2011), Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2012.07.28 Read the book review Read the book review

4. FREE DIGITAL BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS

Pendlebury, J.D.S., 1930. Aegyptiaca, a Catalogue of Evans, A.J., 1914. ‘The ‘Tomb of the Double Axes’ Egyptian Objects in the Aegean Area (with a foreword and associated group, and the pillar rooms and by H.R. Hall), Cambridge: University Press. ritual vessels of the ‘Little Palace’ at Knossos’, Archaeologia 65 (second series, 15): 1- Press here 94.

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5. FREE DIGITAL DISSERTATIONS

Platon, E.M., 1988. The Workshops and Working Fappas, I.D., 2009. Τα αρωματικά έλαια και οι Areas of Minoan Crete: The Evidence of the Palace πρακτικές χρήσης τους στη Μυκηναϊκή Ελλάδα και and Town of Zakros for a Comparative Study, Ph.D. την Ανατολική Μεσόγειο (14ος-13ος αι. π.Χ.), Ph.D. dissertation, University of Bristol. dissertation, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

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6. USEFUL WEBSITES

Shifting Identities - Social Change and Cultural Amykles Research Project

Interaction in the Middle Helladic Argolid 2000 - URL: http://amykles-research-project en.wikidot.com/

1500 BC

URL: http://www.mhargolid.nl/ An extensive study and research project of the Spartan sanctuary of Apollo Amyklaios, approved This international, multidisciplinary project has by the Greek Ministry of Culture, was launched in received a Grant for Innovative Research by the 2005. The authorized bodies are the Benaki Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research Museum and the 5th Ephorate of Prehistoric and (NWO). The project is also financed by the Classical antiquities, in cooperation with several University of Groningen. The aim of the project is disinguished academics. to interpret the important social, political and cultural changes that took place in the southern

Greek mainland during the Middle Helladic period and the transition to the Late Helladic (approx. 2000 - 1500 BC).

7. AEGEUS’S NEWS

AEGEAN BOOK REVIEWS

Elizabeth Schofield, 2011. KEOS Volume X, Ayia Irini: The Western Sector, Darmstadt: Philipp von Zabern. Hardback, 224 p., 84 plates, 31x22,5 cm., ISBN: 978 -3-8053-4333-6 Reviewed by Iro Mathioudaki

The new Keos volume is concerned with the area designated the Western Sector, which covers a large part of the prehistoric settlement, the fortification wall, the spring chamber and its access. The book is divided into nine chapters covering seven architectural units, preceded by a short introductory chapter and followed by the conclusions. An illuminating foreword by Jack Davis presents a biography of the late Elizabeth Schofield as well as a history of the Western Sector. The very fact that she was able to complete so much of the present volume before her death is a great achievement in itself.

Chapters III (The Central Block, p. 29), IV (The Spring Chamber and its access, p. 53) and VIII (The Infill between Houses C and EJ, p. 159) are particularly indicative of the character and the function of the area. The largest part of the volume is dedicated to the detailed architectural description of every unit and the catalogue of the finds, which contains over 2600 entries. The concluding chapter offers a good synthesis of the information presented in the previous chapters taking into consideration the circumstances under which it has been written. The phase plans of Plates 3-7 illustrate the successive architectural operations comprising, in Schofield’s words, “an amalgamation of walls of various periods” (p. 192).

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8. UPCOMING LECTURES & CONFERENCES

Α selection of upcoming lectures and conferences:

Greece, Heraklion, 17 September, 19:00 ΤΕΙ Heraklion From Linear B to the Phaistos Disc - Decipherment or illusion? Lectures by Gareth Owens (TEI of Crete) and John Coleman (Oxford University).

Germany, Heidelberg, 6-8 October Heuscheuer Lecture Hall 2, Große Mantelgasse 2 & Internationales Wissenschaftsforum Heidelberg Conference Hall, Hauptstrasse 242 International Conference The Mediterranean Mirror. Cultural Contacts in the Mediterranean Sea between 1200 and 750 B.C. Further Information Programme

Germany, Heidelberg, 10-12 October Karl Jaspers Center, University of Heidelberg Annual Conference Things that connect – pathways of materiality and practice Further information and programme

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9. CALL FOR PAPERS

Rethinking "Social Complexity": Alternatives to Neoevolutionism Liverpool, December 2012 Deadline: 27 September 2012

In recent years, the Neoevolutionary theory has come under sustained criticism on a number of grounds. The view of social complexity as constituting a progressive change from "simple" homogenous, egalitarian societies to "complex" heterogeneous, hierarchical societies through the evolutionary stages of band > tribe > chiefdom > state (on either unilinear or multilinear pathways) is seen to be at odds with much archaeological and ethnographic evidence. read more

Staging Death: Funerary Performance, Architecture and Landscape in the Aegean Papers for an edited volume Deadline: 01 October 2012

A recent colloquium at the 113th Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting (Philadelphia,January 5-8, 2012) explored the notion of funerary place as an intuitive concept with which to approach landscapes, buildings, bodies, societies and identities in the Aegean. In this espoused ‘archaeology of place’, funerary

A E G E U S – S O C I E T Y F O R A E G E A N P R E H I S T O R Y 23 monuments may be regarded as an intrinsic part of the human landscape. read more

Journée d’études égéennes Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité - Faculté des Lettres - Université de Genève, 3 November 2012 Deadline: 05 October 2012

Le Département des sciences de l’Antiquité de l’Université de Genève organise sa première Journée d’études égéennes portant sur la Grèce et les régions adjacentes, du Paléolithique au début de l’Âge du Fer. read more

Conflict in the Peloponnese: Social, Military and Intellectual, from Prehistory to Modernity University of Nottingham (Nottingham, UK), 22-23 March 2013 Deadline: 10 October 2012

This conference will allow young researchers researching the social, military and intellectual conflicts which have defined the formation of the identity of the region to share their on-going research. The Centre is pleased to invite papers and posters from postgraduates and early career researchers working in all disciplines of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, particularly those working on the archaeology, history and literature of the Peloponnese. read more

Communities in Transition: The Circum-Aegean Later Neolithic Stages (ca. 5000/4800-3200/3000 BC) Athens, Danish Institute at Athens, June 7th to 9th 2013 Deadline: 15 October 2012

The topic of the conference is the relatively long period of the Later Neolithic until (and including) the transition to the Early Bronze Age (1500-2000 years, depending on geographical area) in the region that is located around the Aegean Sea. read more

Invisible Cultures: historical and archaeological perspectives Università degli Studi di Trento (Trento, Italy), 19-20 March 2013 Deadline: 20 October 2012

Some ancient cultural and social groups known from history or literature did not left any material evidences on the ground. Furthermore, specific material remains cannot be related to any information provided by literary sources. read more

Πρόσκληση συμμετοχής στην ΙΕ΄ Επιστημονική Συνάντηση ΝΑ. Αττικής Κορωπί, Φθινόπωρο του 2013 Deadline: 31 October 2012

Στη διάρκεια των εργασιών της Συνάντησης, επιστήμονες διαφόρων ειδικοτήτων θα προβούν σε ανακοινώσεις επί ποικίλων τοπικών θεμάτων (αρχαιολογικών, ιστορικών, λαογραφικών, πολεοδομικών, προστασίας του περιβάλλοντος κ.λ.π.) σχετικών με την περιοχή που εκτείνεται από τον Υμηττό και την Πεντέλη μέχρι το Σούνιο. read more

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10. GRANTS/BURSARIES & JOB VACANCIES

Lectureship in the Faculty of Classics, Cambridge (Classical Archaeology) Deadline: 01 Οctober 2012

The Faculty of Classics is seeking to appoint to a University Lectureship in Classics (Classical Archaeology) from 01 September 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter. read more

Kiel University, 22 positions for outstanding young researchers Deadline: 15 Οctober 2012

The Graduate School "Human Development in Landscapes" at Kiel University, Germany offers a unique research environment at the interface between the Humanities and the Natural and Social Sciences. In its research it addresses the interaction between physical and social landscapes as the most profound process that catalyses human activity in space and time; integrating the interplay of environments, social relationships, material culture, population dynamics, and human perceptions of socio-environmental change of ancient societies and landscapes. read more

The British Institute at Ankara Research Scholarship 2013 Deadline: 26 Οctober 2012

Applications are invited for a Research Scholarship tenable for 7 months (with the possibility of extending for two extra months) from 7 January 2013 and based at the Institute in Ankara. read more

Harriet and Leon Pomerance Fellowship 2012 Deadline: 01 Νοvember 2012

To support an individual project of a scholarly nature, related to Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology. Preference will be given to candidates whose project requires travel to the Mediterranean for the purpose stated above. read more

The Mediterranean Archaeological Trust 2013 Deadline: 31 January 2013

The Mediterranean Archaeological Trust, set up in 1959 for the promotion of the study of archaeology, invites applications for grants, made on a competitive basis, for expenses in 2013-14, in the preparation for final publication of material from archaeological excavation or fieldwork in the Mediterranean world, excluding subventions to publishers or publication of material not from a specific excavation, or in symposia. read more

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PHYSIS. 14ème Recontre égéenne Alice E. Kober Correspondence now online internationale Program in Aegean Scripts and Prehistory (PASP), University of Texas at Austin The webpages of the 14ème Recontre égéenne internationale PHYSIS are now online at: The Alice E. Kober Correspondence, 336 letters in http://mae.u-paris10.fr all, is now available in the University of Texas Digital Repository (UTDR): https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle /2152/15875.

Alice E. Kober (1906-1950) was a Classical scholar and academician whose fastidiously detailed and In Memoriam: Micheline van Effenterre documented life’s work contributed to the (1915-2012) decipherment of Linear B. Research material, publications, manuscripts, lectures, Micheline van Effenterre-Cochard, wife of Henri correspondence, and professional material are van Effenterre, passed away on the 1st of July included in the approximately 188,825 items that 2012 at the age of 97. Micheline Cochard was comprise the Alice E. Kober Papers (1932-1950). born on 1 November 1915 at Chernex-Montreux. She began her career by attending the Institut d’Art and the École du Louvre. In 1937 she went to Athens accompanying Leopold Dor, and the following year she was invited by Jean Jannoray and Henri van Effenterre, to participate in the excavations of the École française d’Athènes at Researchers monitor volcanic activity at Krisa and Kirrha near Delphi. From this moment Santorini Micheline and Henri van Effenterre became Richard Monastersky, Nature News, 20-07-2012 partners in life and work. They had 6 children.

As tourists gambol around the Greek islands this Read more: http://www.aegeussociety.org summer, an international team of geoscientists is

embarking on a research cruise to deploy instruments on the sea floor near one of the region's most famous holiday destinations, Santorini. The team hopes to keep tabs on a

massive volcano there that showed signs of unrest last year. “We want to see if there is any deformation of the sea floor, which may be Βazaar εκδόσεων του Ταμείου Αρχαιολογικών related to possible [volcanic] inflation of the Πόρων (ΤΑΠ) area,” says geologist Dimitris Sakellariou, from the 28-30 Σεπτεμβρίου 2012 στο Βυζαντινό Μουσείο Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) in Αθηνών Anavyssos, near Athens, who is the cruise leader.

Invitation Read more: http://www.nature.com

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Εντυπωσιακός κλίβανος της Υστερομινωικής Μινωική έπαυλη αποκάλυψαν ανασκαφές περιόδου ανακαλύφθηκε στο Χαλασμένο στην Ιεράπετρα Ιεράπετρας Έθνος, 21-08-2012 cretalive.gr, 13-07-2012 Μινωικό κτίριο, χρονολογούμενο από 1.600 έως T ον μεγαλύτερο κεραμικό κλίβανο της το 1.400 π.Χ.,έφερε στο φως η αρχαιολογική υστερομινωικής περιόδου στην Κρήτη αποκάλυψε σκαπάνη στη θέση Γαϊδουροφάς, στην Ανατολή η αρχαιολογική ανασκαφή στον οικισμό Ιεράπετρα, σε υψόμετρο 900 μέτρων. Η όλη «Χαλασμένος» στην περιοχή της Ιεράπετρας. ανασκαφή πραγματοποιείται στο πλαίσιο Πρόκειται για ένα από τους τρείς κεραμικούς πενταετούς ερευνητικού προγράμματος που κλιβάνους που σώζονται στην Κρήτη από την υλοποιεί και χρηματοδοτεί το Πανεπιστήμιο συγκεκριμένη εποχή και αποτελεί ένα εξαιρετικό Αθηνών, με τη χρηματική στήριξη ιδρυμάτων από εύρημα αφού πρόκειται για τον πιο την Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό, με επικεφαλής τον

καλοδιατηρημένο κεραμικό κλίβανο. λέκτορα Προϊστορικής Αρχαιολογίας στο Τμήμα

Read more: http://cretalive.gr Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας Γιάννη Παπαδάτο.