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ARTICLES | 2026

Le cadre géographique et la présence humaine à l’époque prèhistoire

Haïdo Koukouli-Chrysanthaki In J. Fournier (ed.), 2016. Philippes, de la Préhistoire à Byzance (BCH Supplément 55), Athènes: 23-43.

Dans la seconde phase de l’Holocène, depuis 3000 av. J.-C. jusqu’à aujourd’hui, les modifications qui ont débuté au Bronze Récent, lorsque les activités humaines se sont peu à peu transportées en altitude, ont été plus rapides. Les changements environnementaux ont été plus nombreux et plus soutenus du IVe s. av. J.-C. jusqu’à l’Antiquité tardive, en raison de l’augmentation démographique et de la création de centres urbains.

Seefahrt und Handel im östlichen Mittelmeer ca. 1550-400 v. Chr.

Martin Eckert In M. Seifert & L. Ziemer (eds) 2015. North meets East 1. Aktuelle Forschungen zu antiken Häfen. Ein Workshop veranstaltet von Julia Daum und Martina Siefert an der Universität Hamburg vom siebten bis achten Februar 2014, Aachen: 31-84.

Since the underwater research technology has witnessed remarkable improvements, land-based research is increasingly accompanied by projects that venture a glance under the water’s surface, or even conduct underwater archaeology on the open sea. Due to this development, the Eastern Mediterranean begins to be examined more according to its quality as a maritime space, which demands a corresponding way of investigation: less by approaching the sea from the shore, but more by engaging the shores from the sea.

Infrastrukturen früher griechischer Häfen und Landeplätze-maritime Handelsknotenpunkte auf den Kykladen, Kreta und Sizilien

Martina Seifert In M. Seifert & L. Ziemer (eds), 2015. North meets East 1. Aktuelle Forschungen zu antiken Häfen. Ein Workshop veranstaltet von Julia Daum und Martina Siefert an der Universität Hamburg vom siebten bis achten Februar 2014, Aachen: 1-30.

It will be argued that within the chosen examples the first port structures appeared in the Minoan area during the 14th century BCE, about at the same time as at Phoenician places at the Levant and on Cyprus. Harbour facilities have also been characteristic features of archaic settlements and poleis at the coast whilst on the early Cyclades natural landing places seem to have sufficed.

Το μινωικό ιερό κορυφής στον Άγιο Γεώργιο στο Βουνό Κυθήρων: τα νεότερα αποτελέσματα της αρχαιολογικής έρευνας (2011-2013)

Emilia Banou In D. Konidaris (ed.), 2017. Ι΄ Διεθνές Πανιόνιο Συνέδριο, Κέρκυρα, 30 Απριλίου – 4 Μαΐου 2014. IV. Φιλοσοφία, Αρχαιολογία, Αρχαιογνωσία, Αρχιτεκτονική, Θέατρο, Κερκυραϊκά Χρονικά, Β, vol. ΙΑ΄, Corfu: 231-243.

This paper focuses on the 2013 season of the archaeological research on the above mentioned site, which continues that of the late Professor Yiannis Sakellarakis (1992-1994). It aims at completing and enriching the picture of the Minoan presence on the island of Kythera, the geographical position of which was of crucial importance for cultural contacts since prehistory.

Τύμβοι της 3ης χιλιετίας στη βόρεια Κέρκυρα

Garoufallia Metallinou In D. Konidaris (ed.), 2017. Ι΄ Διεθνές Πανιόνιο Συνέδριο, Κέρκυρα, 30 Απριλίου – 4 Μαΐου 2014. IV. Φιλοσοφία, Αρχαιολογία, Αρχαιογνωσία, Αρχιτεκτονική, Θέατρο, Κερκυραϊκά Χρονικά, Β, vol. ΙΑ΄, Corfu: 201-214.

The two tumuli were constructed sequentially in the same place at different times and encompassed cist graves and a jar-burial. Samples of the site’s pottery are characteristic of the Ionian-Adriatic area.

Πρακτικές κοινωνικής συνοχής στη Νεότερη Νεολιθική του Ιονίου: αναγνώσεις του αρχαιολογικού υλικού από το Σπήλαιο Δράκαινα στο φαράγγι του Πόρου Κεφαλονιάς

Georgia Stratouli, Odysseas Metaxas, Anastasios Bekiaris & Anaya Sarpaki In D. Konidaris (ed.), 2017. Ι΄ Διεθνές Πανιόνιο Συνέδριο, Κέρκυρα, 30 Απριλίου – 4 Μαΐου 2014. IV. Φιλοσοφία, Αρχαιολογία, Αρχαιογνωσία, Αρχιτεκτονική, Θέατρο, Κερκυραϊκά Χρονικά, Β, vol. ΙΑ΄, Corfu: 185-199.

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Drakaina Cave’s prehistoric deposits rendered findings that point to the performance of social gatherings and provide insights into elements of local social organization. Evidence stems from peculiarities in various categories of findings, e.g. the rare practice of lime-plaster floor construction, as well as the importance of the cave’s location.

Physico-chemical study of pigments from the prehistoric settlement of Ialysos, Rhodes

Yorgos Facorellis, Stamatis Boyatzis, Toula Marketou, Eleni Tziamourani & Eleni Ioakimoglou In E. Photos-Jones, Y. Bassiakos, E. Filippaki, A. Hein, I. Karatasios, V. Kilikoglou & E. Kouloumpi (eds), 2016. Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (Bar International Series 2780), Oxford: 133-140.

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This paper presents the results of physicochemical analysis (observation and microanalysis with SEM-EDX, XRD and FTIR spectroscopy) of selected samples, revealing the composition of the raw pigments material and their manufacturing technology. Significant information is gained on an important aspect of the technology and its evolution during this period, which until recently was regarded as one of the darkest periods of the prehistoric Aegean.

A comparative study of Cypriot bronzes dated to the Late Bronze and the Early Iron Age

Andreas Charalambous, Vasiliki Kassianidou & George Papasavvas In E. Photos-Jones, Y. Bassiakos, E. Filippaki, A. Hein, I. Karatasios, V. Kilikoglou & E. Kouloumpi (eds), 2016. Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (Bar International Series 2780), Oxford: 95-99.

The sites under study are the area of the modem city of Limassol (a number of Late Bronze Age tombs situated in several areas of the city), the Late Bronze Age settlement of Pyla Kokkinokremos and the Early Iron Age cemetery of Palaepaphos Skales. This research intends to provide significant information primarily regarding the use of tin, as well as the presence and use of other metals, for the production of the bronze artefacts.

Copper production during the Early Bronze Age at Aghios Antonios, Potos on Thasos

Nerantzis Nerantzis & Stratis Papadopoulos In E. Photos-Jones, Y. Bassiakos, E. Filippaki, A. Hein, I. Karatasios, V. Kilikoglou & E. Kouloumpi (eds), 2016. Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (Bar International Series 2780), Oxford: 89-94.

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The unintentional formation of arsenical copper owing to the polymetallic nature of the utilized ores and the resulting effects on the produced metal would have caused a reorientation of procurement strategies and further treatment of raw materials thereof. Such a finding might be taken as an indication of potentially deliberate selection of arsenic bearing ores to co-smelt with malachite, both of which could be found on the island. The evidence from Aghios Antonios puts Thasos into the wider discussion concerning the nature of copper reduction and emergence of alloying technologies in the Early Bronze Age Aegean.

Selective use of arsenical copper during the Mycenaean period: the evidence from Pylia, in Messenia, Greece

Charilaos E. Tselios, Eleni Filippaki & Georgios S. Korres In E. Photos-Jones, Y. Bassiakos, E. Filippaki, A. Hein, I. Karatasios, V. Kilikoglou & E. Kouloumpi (eds), 2016. Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (Bar International Series 2780), Oxford: 81-88.

In the course of a research project dealing with the study of the Mycenaean metalwork in Pylia, minor samples taken from a battle knife of unknown context from Metaxada, dated to the Late Helladic I or II period and from a razor uncovered in the chamber tomb cemetery at Volimidia, dated to Late Helladic IIIA, were examined under the Optical Microscope and SEM (at N.C.S.R. "Demokritos”). According to the analytical data, the battle-knife consists of a rare Cu-As-Ag alloy, while the tin bronze razor is plated with a thin sheet of arsenical bronze.

Topographic multi-scale surface analysis for the study of stone celts’ polishing techniques

A. Boleti, H. Procopiou, H. Zahouani, R. Vargiolu & S. Mezghani In E. Photos-Jones, Y. Bassiakos, E. Filippaki, A. Hein, I. Karatasios, V. Kilikoglou & E. Kouloumpi (eds), 2016. Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (Bar International Series 2780), Oxford: 65-71.

This paper presents applied tribological surface analysis for the study of polishing techniques for manufacturing stone celts. A comparative study of archaeological and experimental data has been conducted applying observation under low magnification with a microscope and a digital camera (microscope), interferometry and finally, a multi-scale analysis of surfaces using a mathematical tool developed in the field of tribology, the method of continuous wavelets transform (CWT).