The Indo-Europeanization of Greece was a long-term process, which, in my opinion, entailed at least three distinct phases, covering the period from c. 3100 BC to c. 1600 BC. The third and last phase consists of the arrival c. 1600 BC of the founding fathers of the royal houses and ethnic identities considered as truly Greek.
Jennifer M. WebbJournal of Field Archaeology 40:1 (February 2015), 22-36
Metallurgical production sites are often difficult to identify in the archaeological record because ore beneficiation and slag processing in the past involved the use of ground stone tools that were similar to those used in other contexts to prepare cereals and foods.
Loeta Tyree, Floyd McCoy, Jon Frey & Antonia StamosJournal of Field Archaeology 39:2 (May 2014), 180-192
Interpreting cave use, especially from antiquity, requires the perception of subterranean space in all dimensions (floor to ceiling to lateral extent) including spatial variability resulting from geological factors. Subterranean conditions, coupled with variable atmospheric conditions, create a special environment not readily conveyed by conventional mapping techniques limited to two-dimensional floor plans.
Myrto GeorgakopoulouJournal of Field Archaeology 39:1 (February 2014), 67-83
This paper explores the potential of studying metallurgical remains recovered during regional surveys in the reconstruction of past metallurgical practices across a given landscape, using as a case study the relevant finds from the Kythera Island Project.
In 1984, Ν. Marinatos proposed for the first time to recognize in the frescoes from the Xeste 3 lustral basin at Akrotiri the representation of a ceremony concerning a female rite of passage performed in the room. In the following years, this interpretation has been widely discussed but substantially accepted by many scholars.
Jon Henderson, Oscar Pizarro, Matthew Johnson-Roberson & Ian MahonInternational Journal of Nautical Archaeology 42:2 (September 2013), 243-256
Creating photo-mosaics and plans of submerged archaeological sites quickly, cost-effectively and, most importantly, to a high level of geometric accuracy remains a huge challenge in underwater archaeology.
Samuel MarkInternational Journal of Nautical Archaeology 42:2 (September 2013), 270-285
Recently published reliefs from the causeway of Sahure and a review of contemporary iconography and archaeological data shed new light on a variety of features of Old Kingdom royal sailing boats and equipment, such as quarter rudders, rigging, signalling devices, decorations and crew.
Ehud Galili, Noel Gale & Baruch RosenInternational Journal of Nautical Archaeology 42:1 (March 2013), 2-23
A 13th-century-BC shipwreck site, Hishuley Carmel, is described and discussed. It provides direct evidence for marine transport of copper and tin along the Israeli coast and may indicate inland and maritime trade-routes of metals in the Mediterranean.
Despite much intensive archaeological fieldwork, several regions of Greece still have not yielded any evidence for palatial structures. It may be, therefore, that they never gave rise to full palatial states.
David Gilman Roman & Mary E. Voyatzis (with appendixes by Apostolos Sarris, George H. Davis, Susan M. Mentzer, Evi Margaritis & Britt M. Starkovich)Hesperia 83:4 (October-December 2014), 569-652
This is the first report on the excavation and survey project at the Peloponnesian Sanctuary of Zeus on Mt. Lykaion, Arcadia. During 2004 and 2005, topographical, architectural, geological, geophysical, and historical surveys were conducted. From 2006 to 2010, survey work continued, along with the excavation of the upper and lower levels of the sanctuary.
Salvatore VitaleAnnuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente LXXXVII (2009) [2011], 1233-1252
The Late Bronze Age (LBA) settlement of the “Serraglio”, situated in the centre of the modern town of Kos, had a prominent role in the cultural interface which included the main islands of the Dodecanese and the SW coast of Anatolia.
Vincenzo La RosaAnnuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente LXXXVII (2009) [2011], 979-1086
“Riscavare lo scavato” significa anche essere incalzati da una serie progressiva di interrogativi, che, quando si pensa di essere giunti alla meta della pubblicazione definitiva, riportano a galla la precarietà del palinsesto ereditato ed inducono ad ulteriori micro-indagini.
Maria Bredaki, Fausto Longo & Mario BenziAnnuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente LXXXVII (2009) [2011], 935-978
L’esigenza di ampliare la conoscenza dell’abitato di Festòs attraverso l’indagine, in senso diacronico, delle forme di occupazione e dello sviluppo urbano, ha indotto la Scuola Archeologica Italiana di Atene ad avviare, nell’estate del 2007, una synergasia italo-greca nella consapevolezza che solo un reciproco scambio di informazioni e una stretta ed efficace collaborazione scientifica con la locale eforia potessero consentire uno studio sistematico di Festòs e della regione circostante.
Nicola CucuzzaAnnuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente LXXXVII (2009) [2011], 927-933
La Villa minoica di Kannià, presso Mitropolis, appena ad W dell'area urbana di Gortyna, venne portata alla luce negli anni Cinquanta. Un breve scavo di emergenza, condotto dalla Ephoria nel novembre del 1957, aveva permesso a S. Alexiou di rintracciare i resti di un vano di culto in cui erano presenti delle statuette fittili del tipo detto delle “dee dalle braccia alzate”.
Έφη Σαπουνά-ΣακελλαράκηΠρακτικά της εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας 166 (2011) [2014], 97-174
Συνεχίσθηκε η ανασκαφή της Ζωμίνθου υπό τη διεύθυνση της Επιτίμου Εφόρου Ευβοίας, Διδάκτορος Έφης Σαπουνά-Σακελλαράκη, επικεφαλής πολυμελούς ομάδας αρχαιολόγων, γεωλόγων, πολιτικών μηχανικών, αρχιτεκτόνων, συντηρητών και ειδικευμένων εργατών. Η ανασκαφή διεξήχθη σε τέσσερεις Τομείς του Κεντρικού κτηρίου της Ζωμίνθου με σημαντικά αποτελέσματα.
