Excavations at Sissi IV. Preliminary Report on the 2015-2016 Campaigns

J. Driessen, M. Anastasiadou, I. Caloi, T. Claeys, S. Dederix, M. Devolder, S. Jusseret, C. Langohr, Q. Letesson, I. Mathioudaki, O. Mounthuy & A. Schmitt

City: Louvain-la-Neuve

Year: 2018

Publisher: Presses Universitaires de Louvain

Series: Aegis 13, Rapport de Fouilles 2018

Description: Paperback, 353 p., numerous b/w and colour figures, 21 x 29.2 cm

Abstract

Following a first 5-year programme between 2007 and 2011 and three earlier preliminary reports published as Aegis 1.4 and 6, the Belgian School at Athens returned to Sissi in 2015. This volume describes the results of the 2015 and 2016 campaigns, in part concentrating on the remains of a large, Neopalatial monumental complex with Central Court, which was initially recognised in 2011. There are also reports on the continuing exploration of the Cemetery and on tests conducted around/in the immediate vicinity of Postpalatial Building CD. In addition, chapters dealing with the geophysical exploration and geomorphology of the hill and region are presented, as is a presentation on how architectural remains are recorded. Preliminary studies of ceramic assemblages of the Prepalatial and Neopalatial periods are also included.

Contents

1. Excavations at Sissi, 2015-2016 [31-42]
Jan Driessen
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2. Geophysical Investigations at Sissi, 2015-2016 [43-57]
Apostolos Sarris, Meropi Manataki & Sylviane Déderix
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3. The Cemetery (Zone 9). Report on the 2016 Campaign [59-76]
Aurore Schmitt & Emeline Sperandio, with the collaboration of Marie Perrin & Avril Meffray

4. Excavations on Top of the Hill (Zones 4 & 13) [77-149]
Quentin Letesson
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5.1. Continued Excavation of the Court-Centred Building at Sissi [151-153]
Jan Driessen

5.2. The North-East Wing and the Court of the Court-Centred Building at Sissi [155-190]
Maud Devolder
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5.3. The Excavation of the North-West Wing (Zone 11) [191-215]
Sylviane Déderix
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5.4. The Excavation of the West Wing (Zone 10) [217-255]
Simon Jusseret

5.5. Continuing Excavation of the West Wing (Zone 10) [257-280]
Thérèse Claeys
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5.6. The Excavation of the South-East Wing and the South part of the Court [281-294]
Ophélie Mouthuy
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6.1. Preliminary Observations on Vasiliki and Mottled Wares at EM IIB Sissi [295-302]
Ilaria Caloi
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6.2. The Neopalatial Ceramic Sequence at Sissi, Crete: a 2017 Perspective [303-316]
Charlotte Langohr in collaboration with Ilaria Caloi & Iro Mathioudaki
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7. The Seals, ‘Sealing’ and Some Enigmatic Clay Objects [317-329]
Maria Anastasiadou
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8. Report on the Geomorphological Survey [331-336]
Simon Jusseret & Mark G. Macklin
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9. The Architectural Survey of the 2016 Sissi Campaign [337-344]
Eleftheria Zografou, Marilena Pateraki & Christos Koutsaftis

10. References [345-353]