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ARTICLES | 2026

The agricultural system of a crisis years settlement: archaeobotanical evidence from Late Bronze Age Pyla-Kokkinokremos, Cyprus

Carly Henkel, Joachim Bretschneider, Jan Driessen, Athanasia Kanta & Evi Margaritis Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 75, 2026: 106069

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To date, archaeobotanical records for Late Bronze Age Cyprus provide little insight into agricultural activity of the time, such as specific farming systems and cultivation practices. This paper presents the results of an archaeobotanical study for the site of Pyla-Kokkinokremos (LC IIC, c. 1230–1170 BCE): a short-lived settlement that existed towards the end of the Late Bronze Age during a time often referred to as the crisis years on account of increasing mobility of people, violence and aridity throughout the Eastern Mediterranean.

Ochre and hide-working during the early bronze age at Dhaskalio, central Cyclades: first insights from use-wear analysis

Diego Capra, Isabella Caricola, Giulio Lucarini, Giuseppina Mutri, Evi Margaritis, Michael J. Boyd, †Colin Renfrew Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 74, 2026: 105946

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Dhaskalio is a small and steep-sided islet at the western end of the island of Keros in the central Cyclades. Excavations carried out between 2006–2008 and 2016–2018 brought to light the remains of extensive architecture on Dhaskalio and a ritual area of significant importance in the Kavos area of Keros, both dated to the mid-third millennium BCE.

Mediterranean Late Bronze Age copper ingots: A new lead isotope-based synthesis

Daniel M. Finn-Kandel, Naama Yahalom-Mack & Yigal Erel Journal of Archaeological Science 195, 2026: 106669

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Within the dynamic exchange networks of the Mediterranean Late Bronze Age, copper ingots are central to reconstructing the scale, organization, and intensity of economic and cultural contact. Yet, whether Late Bronze Age copper ingots derived from a single copper source or were mixed among sources has remained largely unresolved, obscuring their provenance.

New anthropological insights into the use of stonemasons’ percussive stone tools at the site of Malia, Crete based on experiments

Athina Boleti Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 69, 2026: 105321

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This paper presents part of the research conducted in the framework of the MCSA LiTechAe project exploring the percussive tools and techniques used for stone dressing in monumental architecture in the 2nd millennium BC Aegean world on the basis of experiments and use-wear analysis.

Exploring mobility in Bronze Age Greece: A Sr isotope perspective

Anja B. Frank , Ioanna Moutafi, Serena Sabatini, Robert Frei, Sofia Voutsaki, Raphaël Orgeolet, Vassilis Lambrinoudakis, Lazaros Kolonas, Jörg Rambach, Michael Boyd, Evi Margaritis, Kristian Kristiansen & Karin M. Frei PLoS One 21(9) 2026: e0357576

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The Mediterranean region saw significant socio-economic and cultural transformations during the Bronze Age, varying across regions and through time. Expanding exchange networks played an important role in these developments by connecting distant communities.

The Sissi Genius lentoid: A lapis lacedaemonius seal from Final Palatial Crete

Diana Wolf Hesperia 91 (2022): 351-384

A Final Palatial lapis lacedaemonius seal, here called the Sissi Genius Lentoid, was recovered during the 2018 excavation of the Court-Centered Building at Sissi, East Crete. The seal instantly drew attention because of its rare material and unique iconography that shows a Minoan genius flanked by the foreparts of two agrimia.

The palatial megaron and upper story in the Palace of Nestor: Evidence for a new reconstruction

Shannon LaFayette Hogue Hesperia 92 (2023): 43-110

This article examines a group of previously unpublished floor plaster fragments together with architectural and stratigraphic evidence from the Main Building of the Palace of Nestor at Pylos. Analysis of the plaster shows that the fragments formed part of the floor of upper-story rooms, which fell during the building’s structural collapse.

Gray Minyan in the middle: Reconsidering central Greek and Cycladic Middle Bronze Age synchronisms

Christopher Mark Hale Hesperia 92 (2023): 1-42

An emerging understanding of Middle Helladic Gray Minyan pottery development in central Greece allows a reconsideration of relative synchronisms between the region and the Cyclades. Updated comparisons indicate that Ayia Irini period IV on Kea was resettled no earlier than the middle of Middle Helladic II in central Greece, not the beginning as previously presented.

The Grave of the Griffin Warrior at Pylos: Construction, burial, and aftermath

Sharon R. Stocker, Calla McNamee, Salvatore Vitale, Panayiotis Karkanas & Jack L. Davis Hesperia 91 (2022): 211-250

The circumstances of the discovery, stratigraphy, and construction of the grave of the Griffin Warrior were described briefly in 2016 as an introduction to a detailed presentation of the four gold rings found inside it.

Ceramic cooking dishes in the prehistoric Aegean: Variability and uses

Anastasia Dimoula, Zoi Tsirtsoni & Soultana Maria Valamoti Hesperia 91 (2022): 1-61

This article discusses the history of cooking dishes--namely, large, open and shallow, undecorated ceramic vessels--following their diachronic development from the Neolithic to the Iron Age (6th millennium to 8th century B.C.), and their synchronic distribution across the Aegean and the Balkans.

Mycénien pa-we-a pe-ne-we-ta /pharweha phernewwenta/ : des textiles avec des pièces rapportées

Alain Blanc Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici, Nuova Serie 10 (2024): 9-20

The Mycenaean neuter plural pe-ne-we-ta qualifies articles of clothing (pa-we-a /pharweha/), or it is used near the logogram TELA. There have been several proposals: /pnewent-/ ‘vaporosi’ (Gallavotti), /pneuwent/- ‘ariosi’ (Doria), /pen-went-/ or /penewent-/ (Chadwick : pen- from πίνος ‘natural grease in wool’), or even /sphēn-went-/ ‘featuring a weave with wedges’ (σφήν), but none of these explanations is suitable (cf. DMic. II, 99). We try to show that pe-ne-we-ta can conceal /phernewwenta/ ‘provided with /phernes-/’.