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Contextualizing Mycenaean Hoards: Metal Control on the Greek Mainland at the End of the Bronze Age Nicholas G AJA Open Access www.ajaonline.org Supplementary Content: Appendix Appendix to accompany the American Journal of Archaeology publication: Contextualizing Mycenaean Hoards: Metal Control on the Greek Mainland at the End of the Bronze Age Nicholas G. Blackwell Link to this article: https://doi.org/10.3764/aja.122.4.0509 Published online 26 September 2018 American Journal of Archaeology Volume 122, Number 4 DOI: 10.3764/ajaonline1224.Blackwell.suppl This online-only published content is freely available electronically immediately upon publication and can be distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). This license allows anyone to reuse, remix, and build upon the content, as long as it is for legal noncommercial purposes; the new work must credit the author, the AJA, and the Archaeological Institute of America. Summary of Middle Bronze Age and Late Bronze Age Metal Hoards from Crete and the Greek Mainland Part 1. Crete: 32 MBA–LBA Hoards (Arranged Chronologically) Hoard and Date Assemblage Details Bibliography Selakanos hoard Total no. of hoarded objects: 6 Deshayes 1960, (EM II–MM II) • 6 tools: 4 double axes; 2 long chisels nos. 736–37, 2018, • 0 other objects 2038, 2045; Branigan 1969, 2– 4, fig.1 Samba-Pediados Total no. of hoarded objects: 3 Deshayes 1960, hoard (EM II–MM • 3 Tools: 1 double ax, 2 chisels nos. 735, 998, II) • 0 other objects 2091; Branigan 1969, 4–5 Chamaizi hoard Total no. of hoarded objects: 4 Branigan 1968, (MM I–II) • 4 tools: 2 double axes, 1 elongated single/flat 89–90; 1969, 2 adze, 1 ax-adze • 0 other objects Mallia Quartier Mu, Total no. of hoarded objects: 6+ Poursat 1985, 120 Building A hoard • 4 tools: 1 ax-adze, 1 drill, 1 small saw, 1 knife (MM II) • 2+ other objects: 1 metal vessel fragment, ceramics Mallia Quartier Mu, Total no. of hoarded objects: 4 Poursat 1985, 122 Building B hoard • 4 tools: 1 double ax, 1 narrow mortise chisel, 1 (MM II) small saw, 1 socketed adze • 0 other objects Knossos northwest Total no. of hoarded objects: 18 Evans 1928, 627– hoard • 10 tools: 3 double axes, 1 broad chisel, 5 29, fig. 392 (MM III or LM IA) double adzes, 1 whetstone • 8 other objects: 1 tripod cauldron, 4 daggers, 1 sword fragment, 2 ceramic jars Knossos southeast Total no. of hoarded objects: 5 Evans 1928, 629– hoard • 1 tool: 1 long saw 32, fig. 394 (MM III–LM IA) • 4 other objects: 2 bronze tripod cauldrons, 1 bronze basin, 1 bronze ewer Gournia, Room F18 Total no. of hoarded objects: 6 Hawes et al. 1908, (MM III–LM I) • 6 tools: 1 narrow chisel, 2 broad chisels, 34, pl. 4 (nos. 1, 9, 1 double ax, 1 drill, 1 saw 10, 12, 15, 22) • 0 other objects 2 Gournia, House Cg Total no. of hoarded objects: 7+ Hawes et al. 1908, (MM III–LM I) • 3 tools: 1 ceremonial double ax, 1 chisel (no 24, pl. 4 (nos. 47, details on type), 1 sickle 59), pl. 11 (no. 22) • 4+ other objects: 1 fish hook, 1 bronze handle, several metal scrap pieces, 1 folded bronze sheet Avgo hoard Total no. of hoarded objects: 28 Hastings 1905; (MM I–LM II) • 4 tools: 2 razors, 1 scraper, 1 knife Branigan 1974, • 24 other objects: 3 tweezers, 4 pins, 5 finger 153 rings, 12 small stone objects Zakros, House C Total no. of hoarded objects: 20 Hogarth 1900– hoard • 10 tools: 2 double axes, 3(?) narrow chisels, 5 1901, 134 fig. 46; (MM III–LM I) serrated scrapers or small saws Evely 1993, 11, • 10 other objects: 3 daggers, 1 tripod leg, no. 152 1 vessel handle, 5 broken or bent miscellaneous objects Knossos south house Total no. of hoarded objects: 10 Evans 1928, 629– hoard • 10 tools: 2 double axes, 1 ax-hammer, 3 saws, 30, fig. 393 (LM I?) 2 double-edged knives, 2 hollow drill bits(?) • 0 other objects Knossos basement Total no. of hoarded objects: 17 Evans 1928, 632, hoard • 1 tool: 1 double ax fig. 395 (LM I) • 16 other objects: 1 bronze spouted jug, 5 basins, 5 broad pans, 1 bronze single-handled bowl, 2 stone vessels, 1 carnelian bead-seal, 1 ceramic ewer Knossos palatial Total no. of hoarded objects: 6 Evans 1928, 637– northwest house • 0 tools 42, fig. 402 hoard • 6 other objects: 4 large bronze basins, 1 bronze (LM I) ewer, 1 bronze handle Ayia Triada, Total no. of hoarded objects: 5 Evely 1993, 44, Room 16 hoard • 5 tools: 1 double adze, 4 double axes nos. 58–63; 63, no. (LM I) • 0 other objects 5 Note: Also from the NW quarter are 2 saws and 2 chisels that may have been part of the assemblage but are not included in the count. Mochlos, House C.3, Total no. of hoarded objects: 3 Soles and Davaras Room 1.1 • 3 tools: 2 double axes, 1 shovel 1996, 196, pl. 56b; (LM I) • 0 other objects Soles 2008, 151– 52 3 Mallia, Quarter Z, Total no. of hoarded objects: 19 Deshayes and House G, Room 15 • 11 tools: 8 double axes, 2 awls, 1 scraper or Dessenne 1959, (LM IA) leather knife 67–72, pl. 20 • 8 other objects: 7 daggers, 1 needle Mallia, Quarter Z, Total no. of hoarded objects: 7 Deshayes and House B, Room 5 • 6 tools: 2 double axes, 1 broad chisel, 1 narrow Dessenne 1959, (LM IA) chisel, 1 saw, 1 scraper or leather knife 67–71, pls. 20, 21 • 1 other object: 1 spearhead Mochlos, House C.3, Total no. of hoarded objects: 38+ Soles 2008, 148– Room 2.2, merchant • 30 tools: 9 double axes, 6 elongated broad 51, figs. 3–6; hoard chisels, 1 shorter broad chisel, 1 wedge-like Andreadaki- (LM IB) chisel, 1 double adze, 8 knives, 2 tongs, 2 tools Vlazaki et al. for breaking ingots 2008, 84–7, 90, 96 • 8+ other objects: 2 balance disks, 2 bronze bowls, 1 bronze sistrum, 1 half oxhide ingot, ingot fragments, numerous bronze strips Mochlos, Seager’s Total no. of hoarded objects: 5 Soles 2008, 151 hoard, House C.6 • 0 tools (LM IB) • 5 other objects: 4 bronze basins, 1 bronze bowl Mochlos, House C.3, Total no. of hoarded objects: 18+ Soles and Davaras northeast hoard • 9 tools: 1 ceremonial double ax fragment, 1 1996, 194–96, pl. (LM IB) elongated broad chisel, 1 shorter broad chisel, 56; Soles 2008, 2 knives, 1 broken saw, 1 rasp, 1 awl, 1 tongs 147 • 9+ other objects: 2 broken balance pans, 1 flattened vessel, 1 spear point, 1 bun ingot, numerous (12+ kg) oxhide ingot fragments, scrap metal, metal strips Mochlos, House C.7, Total no. of hoarded objects: 9+ Soles and Davaras southwest hoard • 4 tools: 2 double axes, 2 knives 1996, 201, pl. 58b; (LM IB) • 5+ other objects: oxhide ingot fragments, Soles 2008, 147 2 bronze vases, 1 bezel of ring Mochlos cult hoard, Total no. of hoarded objects: 2 Soles 2008, 152– Building B.2, • 0 tools 54, figs. 7, 8; foundation deposit • 2 other objects: 1 trident, 1 tin ingot Andreadaki- (LM IB) (also had a pithos with stones protecting the Vlazaki et al. hoard) 2008, 86 Mochlos, House B.2, Total no. of hoarded objects: 6 Soles 2008, 154– basin hoard • 0 tools 55; Andreadaki- (LM IB) • 6 other objects: 6 large bronze basins Vlazaki et al. 2008, 95, 97 4 Mochlos, Artisan Total no. of hoarded objects: 20 Soles 2003, 20, 23, Quarter hoard • 0 tools fig. 17, pl. 12d; (LM IB) • 20 other objects: 2 fragments of bronze Soles 2008, 146 spillage, 15 ingot fragments, 2 fragmentary bowls, 1 handle Zakros, West Wing, Total no. of hoarded objects: 6+ Platon 1971, 113– Room X (staircase) • 3 tools: 3 long saws 14, 157; Evely hoard • 3+ other objects: 1 stirrup jar, 1 terracotta 1993, 31 entries, (LM IB) tripod pot, other vessels 31–32 Zakros West Wing, Total no. of hoarded objects: 28+ Platon 1971, 124, tentative hoard fallen • 26+ tools: 4 double axes, 1 double adze, 6 129–30, 158 into Rooms XV, saws, 4 chisels, 1 anvil, 1 hammer, 2 pick- XXIV, XXVIII adzes, 2 drills, knives, awls, punches, picks, (LM IB) cutters • 2+ other objects: needles, pins Phaistos, palace, Total no. of hoarded objects: 9 Pernier and Banti Room 63d • 9 tools: 9 double axes 1951, 171–72 (LM IB) • 0 other objects Chania hoard Total no. of hoarded objects: 15 Andreadaki- (LM IIIA2) • 15 tools: hoard unpublished; exact tool types Vlazaki 2014. unknown Karphi, Room K12 Total no. of hoarded objects: 15 Pendlebury et al. hoard • 3 tools: 1 sickle, 1 saw, 1 chisel 1937/1938, 78, no. (LM IIIC) • 12 other objects: 1 needle, 1 dagger, 1 nail, 12, pl. 28.2 3 bronze fragments, 1 fragmentary bronze ring, 2 lead fragments, 1 clay spindle whorl, 1 glass bead, 1 faience bead Karphi, Room K17 Total no. of hoarded objects: 10 Pendlebury et al. hoard • 3 tools: 1 sickle, 1 awl, 1 saw fragment 1937–1938, 78–9, (LM IIIC) • 7 other objects: 1 blade fragment, 1 nail, no. 17, pls. 28.1, 1 boar’s tusk, 2 clay spindle whorls, 1 steatite 29.1 spindle whorl, 1 steatite piece Rotasi hoard Total no. of hoarded objects: 7+ Hood 1957, 20; (LM?) • 6+ tools: 3 double axes, 1 hammer, 1 saw, Evely 1993, 33, 1+ knife no. 75; 49, nos. • 1 other object: 1 spearhead 175–77; 101, no. 4 5 Part 2. Greek Mainland and Nearby Islands: 22 MBA–LBA Hoards (Arranged Chronologically) Hoard and Date Assemblage Details Bibliography Lerna hoard Total no.
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