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Monastiraki IIA: The Archive Building and Associated Finds

Athanasia Kanta (with contributions by Anastasia Tzigounaki, Louis Godart, Germana Pecoraro, Demetra Mylona & Alexia Speliotopoulou) Heraklion 2012

Monastiraki IIA: The Archive Building and Associated Finds In 1982 a short joint survey of the Amari valley took place as a co-operation between the University of Naples-Federico II and the Greek Archaeological Service. The team was led by Dr. Yiannis Tzedhakis, then Director of Classical and Prehistoric Antiquities at the Greek Ministry of Culture and Professor Luis Godart of the University of Naples.

Die Waffengräber der ägäischen Bronzezeit

Bernhard Steinmann Wiesbaden 2012

Die Waffengräber der ägäischen Bronzezeit Bernhard Steinmann widmet sich in seiner Untersuchung Waffengräbern der minoischen und mykenischen Hochkulturen aus dem 20. bis 12. Jahrhundert v.Chr. Zu den typischen Grabbeigaben gehören hier vor allem Waffen, die das Interesse der Elite spiegeln, ihre kriegerische Tüchtigkeit zu betonen.

Parallel Lives: Ancient Island Societies in Crete and Cyprus

Edited by Gerald Cadogan, Maria Iacovou, Katerina Kopaka & James Whitley London 2012

Parallel Lives: Ancient Island Societies in Crete and Cyprus How do the cultures of Crete and Cyprus, the two great islands of the eastern Mediterranean, compare in their history and development from the 3rd millennium to the 1st millennium BC? What was similar and what was different in their social and political, economic and technological, and religious and mortuary practices and behaviours, and in the natural settings and choices of places for settlements?

The Mycenaean Acropolis of Midea

Katie Demakopoulou & Nicoletta Divari-Valakou Athens 2012

The Mycenaean Acropolis of Midea A brief guide of the archaeological site of Midea, with many colour figures of recent excavations and finds. The acropolis of Midea is the third most important Mycenaean acropolis of Argolis.

The Hagia Photia Cemetery II: The Pottery

Costis Davaras & Philip P. Betancourt Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2012

The Hagia Photia Cemetery II: The Pottery The publication of the Hagia Photia Cemetery is planned in three volumes. The first volume, which has already been published (Davaras and Betancourt 2004), pre­sented the tomb groups and the architecture. The second volume about the excavation of the Hagia Photia cemetery focuses on the pottery. The third volume will present the obsidian, stone finds, metal objects, and other discoveries.

Greeks and Phoenicians at the Mediterranean Crossroads

Edited by Polyxeni Adam-Veleni & Evangelia Stefani Thessaloniki 2012

Greeks and Phoenicians at the Mediterranean Crossroads Phoenicians and Greeks: two seafaring peoples who left clear marks on the Mediterrane­an routes. Their presence affected the fate of many other peoples and opened roads of trade and culture. Which were the meeting points of these rulers of the waves? And which their conflicting?

Eastern Mediterranean Metallurgy and Metalwork in the Second Millennium BC. A Conference in Honour of James D. Muhly. Nicosia, 10th-11th October 2009

Edited by Vasiliki Kassianidou & George Papasavvas Oxford 2012

Eastern Mediterranean Metallurgy and Metalwork in the Second Millennium BC. A Conference in Honour of James D. Muhly. Nicosia, 10th-11th October 2009 Ancient Cyprus was an important copper producing region, as well as a pioneer in the development and spread of metallurgy and metalwork in the wider region of the Eastern and Central Mediterranean. Eastern Mediterranean Metallurgy and Metalwork in the Second Millennium BC contains twenty-three papers that compare and contrast the material culture associated with metallurgical workshops, as well as discussing technological issues and their cultural and archaeological contexts.

Ambiguity and Minoan Neopalatial Seal Imagery

Erin McGowan Uppsala 2011

Ambiguity and Minoan Neopalatial Seal Imagery Minoan seals have often been described as problematically ambiguous. By assembling and reframing current discourse, this volume challenges the value of characterising glyptic imagery in this way. Instead ambiguity may indicate the presence of deliberate practice, incorporating varied meanings through multivalent or condensed expression, well suited to the compact size of the glyptic medium.

Χαιρώνεια

Hara Tzavella-Evjen (with contibutions by Evgenia Adam, Kyriaki Hadjilazaridou & Catherine Perlès) Αthens 2012

Χαιρώνεια Η Βοιωτία είναι μία εύφορη περιοχή της Ελλάδος με επαρκή ύδρευση, αλλουβιακά κατά το πλείστον εδάφη και καλή ισορροπία πεδινών και ορεινών εκτάσεων για καλλιέργεια, κυνήγι, βοσκή και ξυλεία. Η Χαιρώνεια βρίσκεται στην κοιλάδα του Βοιωτικού Κηφισού ποταμού, που όχι μόνον ύδρευε την αρχαία Βοιωτία, όπως και σήμερα, αλλά χρησίμευε και ως επικοινωνιακός ιστός ανάμεσα στην κεντρική-δυτική Βοιωτία και τη Φωκίδα-Δωρίδα από όπου πηγάζει.

Θα ΄θελα αυτή τη μνήμη να την πω… Μνήμη Γιάννη Σακελλαράκη

Edited by Efi Sapouna-Sakellaraki & Erietta Deligianni-Kotsi Ηράκλειο 2012

Θα ΄θελα αυτή τη μνήμη να την πω… Μνήμη Γιάννη Σακελλαράκη Η παρούσα έκδοση από την Βικελαία Δημοτική Βιβλιοθήκη αποτελεί αφιέρωμα στον Γιάννη Σακελλαράκη με αφορμή τη συμπλήρωση 2 χρόνων από τον θάνατό του. Τα κείμενα του βιβλίου έχουν γράψει δικοί του άνθρωποι, φοιτητές, αρχαιολόγοι, συντηρητές, εργάτες, φύλακες, συνεργάτες, φίλοι… και το έχουν επιμεληθεί η σύντροφός του Έφη Σαπουνά-Σακελλαράκη και η φοιτήτριά του Εριέττα Δεληγιάννη-Κώτση.

ΕΛΟΥΘΙΑ ΧΑΡΙΣΤΗΙΟΝ. Το ιερό σπήλαιο της Ειλειθυίας στον Τσούτσουρο

Edited by Athanasia Kanta & Costis Davaras Ηράκλειο 2011

ΕΛΟΥΘΙΑ ΧΑΡΙΣΤΗΙΟΝ. Το ιερό σπήλαιο της Ειλειθυίας στον Τσούτσουρο Το 2009 και ενώ στα πλαίσια της περάτωσης της μουσειολογικής μελέτης του Αρχαιολογικού Μουσείου Ηρακλείου επανεξετάζονταν γνωστά σύνολα ευρημάτων Μινωικών και Ελληνικών χρόνων για την ολοκλήρωση της επιλογής αντικειμένων κατάλληλων για την επανέκθεση, το προεδρείο και τα μέλη του Συλλόγου Ενεργών Πολιτών Αρκαλοχωρίου, με επίσκεψη του στην αν. προϊσταμένη του Μουσείου Ηρακλείου, πρότεινε τη χρηματοδότηση της έρευνας, καταγραφής και συντήρησης του υλικού των σπηλαίων Αρκαλοχωρίου και Ειλειθυίας στον Τσούτσουρο για την ανάδειξη του αρχαιολογικού πλούτου της περιοχής.

The First Mediterranean Islanders: Initial Occupation and Survival Strategies

Edited by Nellie Phoca-Cosmetatou Oxford 2011

The First Mediterranean Islanders: Initial Occupation and Survival Strategies The present volume provides a much needed contribution to island archaeology by examining the characteristics of the initial occupation of the Mediterranean islands. It enhances our understanding of the mechanisms, strategies, cultural contingencies and social alliances that enabled the consolidation of a permanent human presence in these settings.

PHILISTOR: Studies in Honor of Costis Davaras

Edited by Eleni Mantzourani & Philip P. Betancourt Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2012

PHILISTOR: Studies in Honor of Costis Davaras Contributions by 37 scholars are brought together here to create a volume in honor of the long and fruitful career of Costis Davaras, former Ephor of Crete and Professor Emeritus of Minoan Archaeology at the University of Athens. Articles pertain to Bronze Age Crete and include mortuary studies, experimental archaeology, numerous artifactual studies, and discussions on the greater Minoan civilization.

Thinking beyond the Tool. Archaeological computing and the interpretive process

Edited by Angeliki Chrysanthi, Patricia Murrieta Flores & Constantinos Papadopoulos Oxford 2012

Thinking beyond the Tool. Archaeological computing and the interpretive process The idea of putting together this book was inspired by the session Thinking beyond the Tool: Archaeological Computing and the Interpretive Process', which was held at the Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) conference in Bristol (17-19 December 2010).