Elizabeth B. French & Jonathan E. Tomlinson (with contributions by S. M. A. Hoffman, †V. J. Robinson & R. E. Jones)Oxford2013
Since 1890 when Sir Flinders Petrie first realised the importance of the Aegean pottery he had found in Egypt further discoveries of these wares have been noted with more than superficial interest. Early studies, however, right up to the mid 20th century, had to be based on stylistic, and thus often subjective, criteria.
In 1995 Jeremy B. Rutter presented the pottery of the Fourth Settlement at Lerna in Lerna III: The Pottery of Lerna IV. The present volume is the companion to the Rutter volume, outlining the architectural sequence of the EH III period at the site withdescriptions of the major building types and other features, such as hearths, ovens, and bothroi.
Gary Beckman, Trevor Bryce & Eric H. ClineAtlanta2011
Twenty-six texts found in the Hittite capital of Hattusa dating from the fifteenth–thirteenth centuries B.C.E. contain references to a land known as “Ahhiyawa,” which most scholars now identify with the Late Bronze Age Mycenaean world. The subject of continuing study and controversy since they were first published in 1924...
Absolute dates for the Minoan Old- and New Palace Period are still under discussion. While the ‘traditional’ chronology favored a date for the Santorini eruption at the end of the chronological phase Late Minoan IA around 1500 BC based on archaeological evidence and the historical chronology of Egypt, adherents of the ‘high’ chronology placed the eruption in second half of the 17th century BC based on radiocarbon evidence.
La Méditerranée orientale du Bronze récent (seconde moitié du IIe millénaire avant notre ère) est caractérisée par d'intenses échanges de biens, d'hommes et d'idées, qui ont parcouru ses flots et ont contribué à la création d’une culture internationale le long de ses côtes.
Είναι ο υλικός κόσμος "επιφανειακός", "εφήμερος", και ως εκ τούτου καταδικασμένος να συγκαλύπτει και να συσκοτίζει ό,τι θεωρείται "ουσιαστικό", "αληθινό" και "αιώνιο"; Είναι άψυχος" και "παθητικός", στον αντίποδα της οντότητας του "ανθρώπου", που είναι "ζωντανός" και "ενεργητικός"; Τότε, πώς μπορεί ένα έργο τέχνης να "δρα": να καθηλώνει, να συγκινεί, να προκαλεί συναισθήματα στο θεατή του;
Δεν μπορεί να είναι συνηθισμένος ο πρόλογος για μια κρητική σπηλιά, αν αυτή είναι «the most important cave sanctuary in iron age Crete» κατά τον Sir John Boardman, μια σπηλιά που χρησιμοποιήθηκε συνεχώς για 5.000 περίπου χρόνια, από την Ύστερη Νεολιθική εποχή μέχρι σήμερα.
The regional development of Cyprus and the on-going changes on the island are highly interesting topics, which were investigated in several studies in recent years by the SCIEM 2000 Cyprus project. This book by Louise Maguire represents a new departure from the traditional analysis of material culture; she has analysed pottery decoration by looking at traces of painting practices.
Edited by Erik Hallager & Birgitta P. HallagerStockholm2011
This volume is the fourth in a series of seven presenting the results of the Greek-Swedish Excavations during the years 1970-1987 and 2001 in the Agia Aikaterini Square, Kastelli Khania. The excavations which are situated close to the harbour of the modern town of Khania, western Crete were under the direction of Dr Yannis Tzedakis and Professor Carl-Gustaf Styrenius.
Edited by Berit Wells† & Michael LindblomStockholm2011
This study presents the results of a small but intensive surface survey conducted on the Mastos Hill in the Berbati Valley in 1999. While remains from the Early and Late Helladic period were known from previous excavations on its southern and eastern slopes, this is the first analysis of the entire hill. It includes a digital documentation of the local topography as well as an account of the archaeological remains retrieved in the field.
Edited by Maria C. Shaw & Joseph W. Shaw Philadelphia, Pennsylvania2012
House X is by far the largest and best appointed of the Minoan houses excavated at Kommos in south-central Crete, a Minoan harbor and settlement that later became the site of a Greek sanctuary.
Edited by Nena Galanidou & Liv Helga DommasnesAthens2013
Στο πρώτο βιβλίο της σειράς "Δημόσια Αρχαιολογία" ανθρωπολόγοι, αρχαιολόγοι, μουσειολόγοι και ψυχολόγοι από διάφορες χώρες και διαφορετικές ακαδημαϊκές παραδόσεις ξεκινούν έναν διεπιστημονικό διάλογο σχετικά με την παρουσίαση του αρχαίου κόσμου στο παιδικό κοινό.
The Ashmolean Museum of the University of Oxford is home to one of the finest collections of art and archaeology in the world. With some 10,000 objects, it is also the home of the best and most comprehensive collection of Aegean antiquities (Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean) outside of Greece.
Edited by Nicholas Chr. Stampolidis, Athanasia Kanta & Angeliki Giannikouri Herakleion2012
An arduous effort which we made in 1997 had two aspects: first a series of international conferences and symposia and second extensive archaeological exhibitions, both focusing on the relations developed between the peoples of the Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age.