Britt M. Starkovich & Mary C. StinerEurasian Prehistory 7:2 (2010): 107-132.
The faunal remains from the Upper Paleolithic (UP) through Mesolithic layers at Klissoura Cave 1 (Prosymna) in Peloponnese, Greece, were examined to understand changes in hominid diets over the course of the sequence, as well as the human and non-human taphonomic processes that affected the assemblages.
Colin Renfrew, Michael Boyd & Christopher Bronk RamseyAntiquity 86.331 (March 2012): 144-160.
The sanctuary on the island of Keros takes the form of deposits of broken marble vessels and figurines, probably brought severally for deposition from elsewhere in the Cyclades. These acts of devotion have now been accurately dated, thanks to Bayesian analyses of the contemporary stratigraphic sequence on the neighbouring islet of Dhaskalio.
Zbigniew M. Bochenski & Teresa TomekEurasian Prehistory 7:2 (2010): 91-106.
The paper analyzes avian remains from Klissoura Cave 1, southern Greece. Of the 1835 remains representing at least 17 taxa, two species were particularly numerous - the rock partridge Alectoris graeca and the great bustard Otis tarda. One species, the eagle owl Bubo bubo is reported for the first time in fossil state from Greece.
Maria Litynska-ZajacEurasian Prehistory 7:2 (2010): 87-90.
This paper presents the results of the investigation of the macroscopic plant remains (seeds and fruit) from the Upper Palaeolithic deposits at Klissoura Cave 1. A total of 115 samples were examined. Seeds and fruit were presents in 37 samples. The quantitative and qualitative composition of individual samples, preserved on the site, is very poor.
Rosa Maria AlbertEurasian Prehistory 7:2 (2010): 71-85.
The excavations of the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic layers at Klissoura Cave 1 (Peloponnese, Greece), facilitated the investigations of phytolith samples from sediments and hearths dated to the Upper Palaeolithic period. The study resulted in the reconstruction of the palaeo-landscape, the vegetation as well as the use of fire by the inhabitants of the cave.
Maria NtinouEurasian Prehistory 7:2 (2010): 47-69.
Excavations at Klissoura Cave 1 revealed a long chrono-cultural sequence of Middle and Upper Palaeolithic deposits. Wood charcoal samples from the Upper Palaeolithic layers and hearths were analyzed aiming to approach the late Middle Pleniglacial and Lateglacial vegetation of the area under study and to reveal aspects of the use of firewood by the inhabitants of the cave.
Steven L. Kuhn, Jeff Pigati, Panagiotis Karkanas, Margarita Koumouzelis, Janusz K. Kozlowski, Maria Ntinou & Mary C. StinerEurasian Prehistory 7:2 (2010): 37-46.
This chapter reports on 29 radiocarbon dates from Middle and Upper Paleolithic layers at Klissoura 1 Cave. All but two of the dates were obtained from material identified as wood charcoal. Both standard ABA and more stringent ABOX pre-treatment protocols were used for charcoal samples. The radiocarbon dates from the Aurignacian of layers Ille-g and IV show general stratigraphic consistency, and fit with published ages from other Aurignacian assemblages in the Balkans.
Klissoura Cave 1 is located in the northeastern edge of the Argive Plain, Peloponnese, at the entrance of the Berbadiotis river gorge. The cave comprises a collapsed cave chamber and a rockshelter area. The stratigraphic analysis and micromorphological study of the sediments elucidated the main processes involved in the formation of the site and its depositional history.
The excavation at Klissoura was planned in 1992, as a joint-project between the Ephoreia of Palaeoanthropology and Speleology of the Ministry of Culture of Greece and the Institute of Archaeology of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow, Poland. Our primary goal was to investigate the circumstances under which the neolithisation of NW Peloponnese came about.
This article contributes to the question how sound the wide-spread scientific opinion is founded that the Mycenaean ‘palace states’ were ruled by kings. The starting point is a surprising observation made some years ago that conclusive proof for monarchic representation is missing.
Catherine Perlès, Turan Takaoğlu & Bernard GratuzeJournal of Field Archaeology 36.1 (March 2011): 42-49.
Archaeological investigations carried out at the Early Neolithic coastal site of Coşkuntepe in northwestern Turkey yielded an assemblage of 110 obsidian artifacts displaying the macroscopic characteristics of the well-known obsidian deposits on the Cycladic island of Melos.
Carla GalloriniIn D. Aston, B. Bader, C. Gallorini, P. Nicholson & S. Buckingham (eds), Under the Potter’s Tree. Studies on Ancient Egypt Presented to Janine, Bourriau on the Occasion of her 70th Birthday (Leuven – Paris – Walpole: Ultgeverij Peeters, 2011): 397-415.
Amongst the “Aegean pottery” published by Petrie in Illahun, Kahun and Gurob, London 1891, plate I, is the upper part of a Cypriote jug in the White Painted III-IV Pendent Line Style Ware. According to Petrie it “was found alongside of pottery of the 12th dynasty in a deep chamber” somewhere in the town, but Petrie’s failure to illustrate the material found in association with it has led scholars to doubt a Middle Kingdom date for the find
Rositsa Hristova Aegeo-Balkan Prehistory, online article, 18 March 2011
The site is located along the route of the “Trakia” Highway and administratively belongs to the village of Vratitsa, municipality of Kameno. It is situated in the field called Aladinova Chesma (Aladin’s Fountain), 1.5 km northeast of the village. This is an area of low hills and the region is well watered.
The Lofkënd burial tumulus in the Mallakaster region of Albania was jointly excavated by a team from the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology (CIOA) at UCLA and the Albanian Institute of Archaeology in Tiranë over four seasons (2004-2007), with a fifth season (2008) devoted to study.
