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1177 B.C. The Year Civilization Collapsed

Eric H. Cline Princeton/Oxford 2014

1177 B.C. The Year Civilization Collapsed In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the “Sea Peoples” invaded Egypt. The pharaoh’s army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt and cataclysmic end. Kingdoms fell like dominoes over the course of just a few decades.

Schliemann and the California Gold Rush. The 1850-1852 American Travel Journal of Heinrich Schliemann: a Transcription and Translation

Edited by Christo Thanos & Wout Arentzen Leiden 2014

Schliemann and the California Gold Rush. The 1850-1852 American Travel Journal of Heinrich Schliemann: a Transcription and Translation In this second part of The Schliemann Diaries we follow Heinrich Schliemann (the famous 19th century archaeologist, trader and traveller) through his diary on his second journey: his travels to America from December 1850 to March 1853. The original diary was written in English and for a small part in Spanish. This publication is a transcription and translation of Schliemann’s travel diary.

The ‘Ochsenkrater-Grab’, from Nicosia Ayia Paraskevi

Robert S. Merrillees Uppsala 2012

The ‘Ochsenkrater-Grab’, from Nicosia Ayia Paraskevi The ‘Ochsenkrater-Grab’ from Nicosia Ayia Paraskevi in Cyprus has long been known but never fully documented. Named after the Mycenaean IIIB crater decorated with bulls included amongst its contents, the presumed tomb group was acquired by Max Ohnefalsch-Richter in the 1880s and subsequently sold to the Königliche, now Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany, where part of what is left of it remains.

Κορφάρι των Αμυγδαλιών (Πάνορμος) Νάξου. Μια οχυρωμένη πρωτοκυκλαδική ακρόπολη

Anastasia D. Aggelopoulou Athens 2014

Κορφάρι των Αμυγδαλιών (Πάνορμος) Νάξου. Μια οχυρωμένη πρωτοκυκλαδική ακρόπολη Naxos, the largest Cycladic island, holds an important place in the history of research into the Early Cycladic civilization, as indicated by the large number of EC settlement and cemetery sites recorded. The bay of Panormos on the south-east coast of Naxos, is one of the safest natural harbors of the island offering protection, from the strong northerly winds. The importance of the area of Panormos during the EBA is revealed by a substantial number of EC I and EC II artifacts, made of clay, marble and copper, stored nowadays in the Apeiranthos Museum.

Carl W. Blegen. Personal and Archaeological Narratives

Edited by Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan, Jack L. Davis & Vasiliki Florou Atlanta 2015

Carl W. Blegen. Personal and Archaeological Narratives Carl W. Blegen is the most famous American archaeologist ever to work in Greece, and no American has ever had a greater impact on Greek archaeology. Yet Blegen, unlike several others of his generation, has until now found no biographer. In part, the explanation or this must lie in the fact that his life was so multifaceted: not only was he instrumental in creating the field of Aegean prehistory, but Blegen, his wife, and their best friends, the Hills (“the family”) were also significant forces in the social and intellectual community of Athens.

Σπυρίδωνος Μαρινάτου ανασκαφαί Μεσσηνίας 1952-1966

Edited by Spyros Iakovides Athens 2014

Σπυρίδωνος Μαρινάτου ανασκαφαί Μεσσηνίας 1952-1966 O Σπυρίδων Κ. Μαρινάτος, Προϊστάμενος, Γενικός Επιθεωρητής της Αρχαιολογικής Υπηρεσίας, καθηγητής τον Πανεπιστημίου και ακαδημαϊκός, έγινε παγκοσμίως γνωστός χάρη στην ανασκαφή του Ακρωτηρίου στην Θήρα, την οποία επισκέπτονται κάθε χρόνο οι μυριάδες των περιηγητών που έρχονται στην Ελλάδα.

ΑΘΥΡΜΑΤΑ: Critical Essays on the Archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean in Honour of E. Susan Sherratt

Edited by Yannis Galanakis, Toby Wilkinson & John Bennet Oxford 2014

ΑΘΥΡΜΑΤΑ: Critical Essays on the Archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean in Honour of E. Susan Sherratt Over her career Susan Sherratt has questioned our basic assumptions in many areas of the later prehistory of the Mediterranean and Europe, deploying a canny eye for detail, but never losing sight of the big picture. Her collected works include contributions on the relationship between Homeric epic and archaeology; the economy of ceramics, metals and other materials; the status of the ‘Sea Peoples’ and other ethnic terminologies; routes and different forms of interaction; and the history of museums/collecting (especially relating to Sir Arthur Evans).

Pyla-Kokkinokremos. A Late 13th Century BC Fortified Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 2010–2011

Vassos Karageorghis & Athanasia Kanta Uppsala 2014

Pyla-Kokkinokremos. A Late 13th Century BC Fortified Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 2010–2011 The volume presents a full report on excavations undertaken in 2010 and 2011 by Vassos Karageorghis and Athanasia Kanta at the 13th BC fortified settlement of Pyla-Kokkinokremos in the Larnaca Bay area of southern Cyprus; and an additional brief report on the 2012 excavations which uncovered two extremely important Cypro-Minoan clay tablets.

O Μέντωρ (τεύχος 109, Οκτώβριος 2014): Δημόσια συνεδρία για το έργο του Σπύρου Ιακωβίδη

Edited by Vassilios Petrakos Athens 2014

O Μέντωρ (τεύχος 109, Οκτώβριος 2014): Δημόσια συνεδρία για το έργο του Σπύρου Ιακωβίδη Έχει ήδη περάσει περισσότερο από χρόνος χωρίς το Σπύρο Ιακωβίδη († 16 Ιουνίου 2013). Για να τιμηθεί η μνήμη του πολύτιμου εταίρου του αφιερώθηκε δημόσια συνεδρία κατά την οποία μίλησαν για τη ζωή και το έργο του φίλοι και συνεργάτες. Η συνεδρία έγινε στις 23 Μαΐου.

Making Αncient Cities: Space and Place in Early Urban Societies

Edited by Andrew M.T. Creekmore III & Kevin D. Fisher New York 2014

Making Αncient Cities: Space and Place in Early Urban Societies This volume investigates how the structure and use of space developed and changed in cities, and examines the role of different societal groups in shaping urbanism. Culturally and chronologically diverse case studies provide a basis to examine recent theoretical and methodological shifts in the archaeology of ancient cities.

Minoan Stone Vessels with Linear A Inscriptions

Brent Davis Leuven/Liège 2014

Minoan Stone Vessels with Linear A Inscriptions Inscribed Minoan stone vessels are ritual gifts that index their dedicants’ intention that both their gift and their name should survive permanently at the place of dedication. These vessels contained offerings, yet the vessels themselves were also offerings, serving as permanent records of a ritual act. These rituals were most likely communal, incorporating group feasting and drinking.

Mortuary Behavior and Social Trajectories in Pre-and Protopalatial Crete

Borja Legarra Herrero Philadelphia/Pennsylvania 2014

Mortuary Behavior and Social Trajectories in Pre-and Protopalatial Crete The archaeological remains of Pre- and Protopalatial (Early Minoan I to Middle Minoan IIB) Crete include a large number of tombs and cemeteries dating to the third and second millennium B.C.E. These periods constitute a distinct cycle in terms of mortuary customs that was clearly defined by two significant attributes: the use of similar types of tombs and the deposition of significant amounts of material, objects that must be considered socially valuable.

Donum Mycenologicum. Mycenean Studies in Honour of Francisco Aura Jorro

Alberto Bernabé & Eugenio R. Lujan Louvain-la-Neuve, Walpole 2014

Donum Mycenologicum. Mycenean Studies in Honour of Francisco Aura Jorro Since the decipherment of the Linear Β script by Michael Ventris in 1952, many books and papers have contributed to a better understanding of the Mycenaean texts and their cultural context. F. Aura Jorro has been able to critically review and systematize the richness and variety of the scholarship devoted to the interpretation of Mycenaean in his outstanding Diccionario micénico.