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Aegeus Society For Aegean Prehistory

BOOK REVIEWS | 2011

More early Helladic sealings from Geraki in Laconia, Greece

Oxford Journal of Archaeology 30.2 (May 2011): 131–163.

In 2002, excavations conducted by the University of Amsterdam at the acropolis site of Geraki (Laconia) revealed a storage room attached to the EH II defensive wall, apparently a casemate built into that wall. Along with pottery and abundant destruction debris were many fragments of clay sealings, some stamped with seal impressions.

Colour symbolism in the prehistoric architecture of central Anatolia and Raman Spectroscopic Investigation of red ochre in Chalcholithic Çatalhöyük

Oxford Journal of Archaeology 30.1 (February 2011): 1–11.

The use of red ochre in the prehistoric architecture of Central Anatolia has long been recognized. Scholars have often argued that its use in architecture has a symbolic role, and that it has been used in sacred parts of ritual buildings. This paper examines red-painted buildings in the prehistoric settlements of Central Anatolia.