BOOKS
PHAROS. Journal of the Netherlands Institute in Athens Volume XV, 2007 [2009]
Athens 2007
This is the fifteenth volume of the journal PHAROS published by the Netherlands Institute in Athens. The articles focus on work conducted in Greece by the Netherlands Institute in Athens and the Belgian School at Athens. Most of the articles of this volume are of prehistoric interest.Theodore Fyfe: Architect 1875-1945
Cambridge 2009
Theodore Fyfe (1875-1945) is widely known as Arthur Evans’s architect during the first five excavating seasons at the Palace of Knossos (1900-1904). From 1904 onwards Fyfe was working mainly for John James Burnet at the British Museum. From 1922 until 1936, he was Director of the Cambridge School of Architecture; and from 1926 until his retirement in 1941 he was University Lecturer in Architecture.Kavousi IIA: The Late Minoan IIIC Settlement at Vronda. The Buildings on the Summit
Philadelphia, Pa. 2009
This volume is the second in the series of final reports on the work of the Kavousi Project and the first volume on the cleaning (1982–1984) and excavations (1987–1992) at the mountain sites located above the modern village of Kavousi in eastern Crete. These sites, Vronda and the Kastro, shed light on the Early Iron Age, the transitional period in Cretan history known popularly as the Dark Ages, thereby elucidating the way of life of the people who lived in the area of Kavousi during that period and how their culture changed over time.Ubi dubium ibi libertas. Studies in honour of Professor Nikolaos Faraklas
Rethymnon 2009
The volume brings together a series of papers in honour of Professor Nikolaos Faraklas, on the occasion of his retirement from the University of Crete. The papers (in Greek) are written by colleagues and former students. Some of the papers cover prehistoric issues.Prehistoric Corfu and its adjacent areas. Problems – perspectives. Proceedings of the Conference dedicated to Augustus Sordinas; Corfu, 17 December 2004
Corfu 2007
Corfu is most notably known for the important role it has played in the sea routes to the West since the 8th century B.C.; over the past decades, excavation finds have helped analyse its presence, both materially as well as institutio¬nally. Until recently, prehistoric research in the island has been led exclusively by professor Augustus Sordinas.
The LMΙΙΙ Cemetery at Tourloti, Siteia. The ‘Xanthoudidis Master’ and the Octopus Style in East Crete
Oxford 2009
Halfway along the mountainous route between the Ierapetra isthmus and Siteia, on the northern limits of the western mountain range of the Siteia province (eastern Crete), is the small village of Tourloti. Approximately 2.5 kilometres north of the village, on the hillside that drops down to the beach at Mochlos, on the site of Plakalona, is a LMIII chamber tomb cemetery. Richard B. Seager was the first to identify and excavate the site in 1900.Akrotiri Thera. Thirty years of research (1967-1997). Conference 19-20 December 1997
Athens 2008
The book publishes the Proceedings of the conference Akrotiri Thera. Thirty years of research (1967-1997), that took place in Athens on 19-20 December 1997. The papers written in Greek are divided into seven parts: Production and measurement systems, diet, storage, art, ideology, external relations, and modern technology.Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Boeotian Studies. Livadia 9-12 September 2000 (2 vols)
Athens 2008
The Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Boeotian studies (held in Livadia on 9-12 September 2000) are presented in two volumes of almost 2000 pages. The first volume focuses on the archaeology and topography of Boeotia, while the second one on philological, historical and ethnographical issues. The articles are written in several languages (mostly in Greek). Ten articles of the first volume are of prehistoric interest, most of them regarding the Cadmea.The Tumuli of Argos (in Greek)
Athens 2009
The book is a posthumous publication of the Ph.D. dissertation of Evaggelia Protonotariou-Deilaki (†2002) (submitted in 1980 at the University of Athens). The publication, edited by Helen Morou-Kapokaki, was based on photographic material that was found in Deilaki’s archive donated by her daughter Maria to the Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology and Speleology of Southern Greece. The dissertation focuses on Middle and Late Helladic cemeteries that were excavated by Protonotariou-Deilaki in Argos during the 1970s. The cemeteries according to the author were tumuli. The book includes unknown and precious photographs.International Congress devoted to Wilhelm Dörpfeld. Proceedings, Lefkada, 6-11 August 2006
Patra 2008
The book publishes the Proceedings of an International Congress devoted to the German archaeologist Wilhelm Dörpfeld (1853-1940) that took place on the island of Lefkada in August 2006. The 26 papers written in Greek, German and English are divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the life and work of Dörpfeld, while the second one on the Homeric Ithaca. The book also contains an article on a Mycenaean beehive tomb found recently on Lefkada (see appendix).