Hendrik J. Bruins & Johannes van der PlichtAntiquity 88:339 (March 2014), 282-287
An olive branch is traditionally a symbol of peace, but not necessarily in the context of chronological problems in the Eastern Mediterranean region and the Near East during the second millennium BG. Cherubini et al. (above) strongly attack the radiocarbon dating by Friedrich et al (2006) of an ancient olive branch, buried by volcanic tephra during the Minoan Santorini eruption.
Peter Ian KuniholmAntiquity 88:339 (March 2014), 287-288
Olive wood is difficult to date for a variety of reasons, the most important of which is that one cannot tell visually what is an annual growth increment (usually referred to as a 'ting') and what is a sub-annual growth fiush of which there may be any number in one growing season.
J. Alexander MacGillivrayAntiquity 88:339 (March 2014), 288-290
Paolo Cherubini and colleagues have demonstrated convincingly that the identification of olive wood tree-rings from Santorini is 'practically impossible'.
Paolo Cherubini & Simcha Lev YadunAntiquity 88:339 (March 2014), 290-291
We are glad to see that our paper has stimulated a lively debate, and we acknowledge the appreciation of our work by Bietak, Kuniholm and MacGillivray as well as that of those who oppose our hypothesis
E. Frahm, R. Doonan & V. KilikoglouArchaeometry 56:2 (April 2014), 228-260
We tested two portable XRF instruments (with different technologies) using two correction schemes (‘soils’ and ‘mining’) with both factory-set calibrations and linear regression calibrations derived from published data.
Michael MacKinnonHesperia 83:2 (April-June 2014), 189-255
This synthetic investigation of a large sample of zooarchaeological remains, collected chiefly over the years 1934 through 1996, highlights the range of human cultural, social, and behavioral aspects involving animals and their products over time and space for the Athenian Agora. Evidence supports the hypothesis that specialized husbandry and dietary schemes focusing on domestic sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle began in Neolithic times.
Guy D. R. Sanders, Sarah A. James, Ioulia Tzonou-Herbst & James HerbstHesperia 83:1 (January-March 2014), 1-79
This article is a synthetic discussion of the Neolithic through Hellenistic phases of the Panayia Field excavated by the American School of Classical Studies between 1995 and 2007. The Late Neolithic to Early Helladic II periods are represented by pottery and other finds from a layer of alluvium that was deposited across the site.
V. Renson, D. Ben-Shlomo, J. Coenaerts, K. Charbit-Nataf, M. Samaes, N. Mattielli, K. Nys & Ph. ClaeysArchaeometry 56:2 (April 2014), 261-278
Lead isotopes, thin- and sherd-section analyses are coupled on pottery-vessel fragments excavated from the Late Bronze Age site of Hala Sultan Tekke (south-east Cyprus) and representing fabrics used for the production of storage and trade containers.
David E. WilsonHesperia 82:3 (July-September 2013), 385-434
This article revisits the Ayia Irini II–III pottery sequence to consider further the phasing and relative chronology of the Early Bronze Age (EBA) II settlement.
Sturt W. Manning, Felix Höflmayer, Nadine Moeller, Michael W. Dee, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Dominik Fleitmann, Thomas Higham, Walter Kutschera & Eva Maria WildAntiquity 88:342 (December 2014), 1164-1179
The date of the Late Bronze Age Minoan eruption of the Thera volcano has provoked much debate among archaeologists, not least in a recent issue of Antiquity (‘Bronze Age catastrophe and modern controversy: dating the Santorini eruption’, March 2014).
Erika Weiberg & Michael LindblomHesperia 83:3 (July-September 2014), 383-407
Lerna and the Lower Citadel of Tiryns are key sites for understanding the Early Helladic II–III transition in the northeastern Peloponnese. We argue that the differences between the two settlements do not reflect chronological variation, but rather the ways in which each settlement responded to events ca. 2200 b.c.
Florence Gaignerot-DriessenAmerican Journal of Archaeology 118.3 (July 2014): 489–520.
Large wheelmade terracotta figures with upraised arms, found together with typical cultic equipment, are characteristic of Cretan Postpalatial bench sanctuaries. It is generally assumed that these figures represent one or more deities and were used as cult images.
Nicholas G. BlackwellAmerican Journal of Archaeology 118.3 (July 2014): 451-488.
This article considers the stoneworking techniques and implements that were employed in the production of the Lion Gate relief at Mycenae, as deduced from tool marks preserved on the sculpture.
Ivonne Kaiserin Gerlach I. & Raue D. (eds) 2013. Sanktuar und Ritual. Heilige Plätze im archäologischen Befund [Menschen-Kulturen-Traditionen. Studien aus den Forschungsclustern des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts / Band 10, Forschungscluster 4. Heiligtümer: Gestalt und Ritual, Kontinuität und Veränderung], Rahden/Westf, 291-293.
Das spätbronzezeitliche Heiligtum von Milet, nur wenig südlich des späteren Tempels der Athena gelegen, wurde in den Jahren 1994 bis 2004 von Wolf-Dietrich und Barbara Niemeier ausgegraben. Bei den Grabungen kam eine lückenlose Abfolge von Besiedlungsspuren seit dem Chalkolithikum [Milet I) bis in die Zeitstufe SH 111 C (Milet VII) zutage; Zeugnisse für einen Kultplatz treten erstmalig in der Bauphase Milet III b/IV a bzw.
