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L’émergence de la civilisation mycénienne en Grèce centrale

Laetitia Phialon Leuven-Liège 2011

L’émergence de la civilisation mycénienne en Grèce centrale Durant la dernière phase de l’Âge du Bronze (XVIe-XIe s. av. J.-C.), la civilisation mycénienne voit le jour et s’épanouit en Grèce continentale. Alors que la découverte des tombes à fosse de Mycènes et des tombes à tholos de Messénie a attiré l’attention sur le Péloponnèse, la Grèce centrale se révèle également sensible aux changements culturels qui se sont produits dès la fin de l’Helladique Moyen. Bien que le mode de vie ne paraisse pas s’être modifié radicalement dans les habitats examinés, les sépultures témoignent de changements culturels profonds, comme le suggèrent les inhumations successives de plus en plus souvent attestées.

A Companion to Linear B. Mycenaean Greek Texts and their World, Volume 2

Edited by Y. Duhoux & A. Morpurgo Davies Louvain-la-Neuve 2011

A Companion to Linear B. Mycenaean Greek Texts and their World, Volume 2 Linear B is the earliest form of writing used for Greek. The tablets written in this script offer crucial information about the Mycenaean Greeks and their time. This Companion aims at not only summarizing the results of current research but also trying to explain the problems which arise from the study of the texts and the methods which can be used to solve them.

The Prehistory of the Island of Kythnos (Cyclades, Greece) and the Mesolithic settlement at Maroulas

Adamantios Sampson, Malgorzata Kaczanowska & Janus K. Kozlowski Krakow 2010

The Prehistory of the Island of Kythnos (Cyclades, Greece) and the Mesolithic settlement at Maroulas Kythnos with the neighbouring island of Keos is one of the islands of the Cyclades located closely to continental Greece. It is situated at a distance of 60 miles from Piraeus, but it is very close to Cape Sounion. The island which is 15 miles long from north to south and 5 miles wide is now almost bare, yet in the prehistoric period it boasted of quite abundant vegetation and important wild fauna.

New Light on the Bronze Age Ceramics from H. Schliemann’s Excavations at Troy: Studies on the Munich and Poznań Collections within the Anatolian-Aegean Cultural Context

Dariusz Maliszewski Oxford 2010

New Light on the Bronze Age Ceramics from H. Schliemann’s Excavations at Troy: Studies on the Munich and Poznań Collections within the Anatolian-Aegean Cultural Context The geographical position of Troy at the cross-roads between Anatolia, the Aegean, Black and Marmara Seas, as well as the eastern Balkans, has made it a focal point of cultural, economic and political relations for these regions. One aspect of this huge, multidimensional subject, being investigated for many years, is the collections of artefacts from H. Schliemann's excavations in Troy kept at many museums.

Thapsos-Class Ware Reconsidered: The Case of Achaea in the Northern Peloponnese. Pottery Workshop or Pottery Style?

Anastasia Gadolou Oxford 2011

Thapsos-Class Ware Reconsidered: The Case of Achaea in the Northern Peloponnese. Pottery Workshop or Pottery Style? Recent excavations in the region of Achaea in the northern Peloponnese (Greece) have brought to light new evidence on the Thapsos-class of vases. Their identification amongst the grave goods as well as the dedications in the two important sanctuary sites of the area provide a starting point for reassessing the question of this particular ware’s identity and its main production centre.

Analysing Pottery. Processing – Classification – Publication.

Edited by Barbara Horejs, Reinhard Jung & Peter Pavúk Bratislava 2010

Analysing Pottery. Processing – Classification – Publication. The volume bears witness to the variety of pottery survival: mostly large amounts from hundreds of contexts, often in a secondary or tertiary position, pottery from short-lived settlements or tell-settlements in use for millennia, plain or decorated pottery, handmade pottery or wheel-thrown mass products.

From Minos to Midas: Ancient Cloth Production in the Aegean and in Anatolia

Brendan Burke Oxford 2010

From Minos to Midas: Ancient Cloth Production in the Aegean and in Anatolia Textile production was of greater value and importance to people in the past than any other social craft activity: everyone depended on cloth. As with other craft goods, such as pottery, metal objects, or ivory carving, the large-scale production and exchange of textiles required specialization and some degree of centralization.

The Early and Middle Pleistocene Archaeological Record of Greece: Current Status and Future Prospects

Vangelis Tourloukis Leiden 2010

The Early and Middle Pleistocene Archaeological Record of Greece: Current Status and Future Prospects Although the Greek Peninsula lies within a core area of early hominin movements between Africa and Europe but also within Eurasia itself, the Lower Palaeolithic record of Greece remains as yet extremely poor. Choosing the scanty Greek record as a case-study, Tourloukis elaborates on a hitherto largely overlooked subject in the Eurasian Early-Middle Pleistocene archaeology: the role of geomorphic processes in biasing archaeological distribution patterns of early human presence.

Palaikastro Block M. The Proto- and Neopalatial Town

Carl Knappett & Tim Cunningham London 2012

Palaikastro Block M. The Proto- and Neopalatial Town Block M is a substantial architectural complex comprising three large buildings at the heart of the Minoan town of Palaikastro. With traces of activity stretching back to the Prepalatial period, and occupation in the Protopalatial period, Block M sees its most intensive use in the Neopalatial period, in the 17th century bc.

Transport Stirrup Jars of the Bronze Age Aegean and East Mediterranean

Halford W. Haskell, Richard E. Jones, Peter M. Day & John T. Killen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2011

Transport Stirrup Jars of the Bronze Age Aegean and East Mediterranean The transport stirrup jar was a vessel type used extensively in the Late Bronze Age III Aegean world. Found in a variety of contexts, the type was used both to transport and to store liquid commodities in bulk. The peak of the production and exchange of this jar corresponded with the time of economic expansion on the Greek mainland.

Enkomi.The Excavations of Porphyrios Dikaios 1948-1958. Supplementary Catalogue of Finds

Vassos Karageorghis (with a chapter by Nicolle Hirschfeld) Nicosia 2011

Enkomi.The Excavations of Porphyrios Dikaios 1948-1958. Supplementary Catalogue of Finds The Late Bronze Age civilization of Cyprus owes much to Porphyrios Dikaios, who excavated at Enkomi between 1948 and 1958 on behalf of the Department of Antiquities. Two volumes of text, one of plates and another of plans and sections were published by him (Philipp von Zabern Verlag, Mainz-am Rhein) in 1969 and 1971.

Kykladen: Lebenswelten einer Frühgriechischen Kultur

Edited by Claus Hattler Karlsruhe 2011

Kykladen: Lebenswelten einer Frühgriechischen Kultur The book is the catalogue of the exhibition “Kykladen - Lebenswelten einer frühgriechischen Kultur” that took place at the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe from 16 December 2011 until 22 April 2012. Five thousand years ago a new chapter of European history was opened on a group of islands in the middle of the Aegean. Cycladic culture marked the beginning of a new era which ultimately defined the whole of Europe: the Bronze Age.