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ARTICLES | 2013

The EM III Phase in South Central Crete: New Data from Phaistos

Simona Todaro Aegean Archaeology 10 (2009-2010) [2013]: 65-85.

The Prepalatial period in south central Crete is largely known through the rich but generally unstratified deposits that have been retrieved from the communal tholos tombs, and which have been dated by virtue of stylistic and typological comparisons with ceramic deposits excavated elsewhere in Crete.

The Asklupis Reconsidered: A Preliminary Report on the Chronology and Burial Practices of an Early Bronze Age 2 Cemetery on Kos

Salvatore Vitale Aegean Archaeology 10 (2009-2010) [2013]: 47-63.

In May 1943, L. Morricone directed a brief archeological investigation of the Asklupis area, situated in northeast Kos. Four Early Bronze Age tombs, including ten vases, a spindle whorl, and a dagger, were brought to light together with a relatively small assemblage of stray finds from a nearby trial trench.

Monumenta. Studien zu mittel- und späthelladischen Gräbern in Messenien

Michaela Zavadil Wien

Monumenta. Studien zu mittel- und späthelladischen Gräbern in Messenien Tombs are an important source for reconstructing ancient social structures. The region of Messenia in south-western Peloponnese was a centre of the Middle and Late Helladic culture (2100/2000–1200 BC). Basis of the present study of tombs in Messenia is a catalogue of 57 find-spots with about 240 tombs.

Searching for the Missing “Palace”: Proto- and Neopalatial Settlement Dynamics in the Southern Ierapetra Isthmus. The Recent Evidence

Konstantinos Chalikias Aegean Archaeology 10 (2009-2010) [2013]: 33-46.

During a two year period (2006- 2008) the author, inspired by two contemporary archaeological projects along the northern part of the Isthmus (Kavousi and Gournia Surveys), attempted to explore the diachronic settlement patterns of the South Ierapetra Isthmus. Even though the project was promising at the beginning, it failed to provide answers to basic research questions regarding the Bronze Age settlement history of the Ierapetra area.

A Prepalatial Tholos Tomb at Mesorrachi Skopi, near Siteia, East Crete

Yannis Papadatos & Chrysa Sofianou Aegean Archaeology 10 (2009-2010) [2013]: 7-31.

This report is concerned with the excavation of an Early Minoan circular 'tholos' tomb of the Mesara type and the survey of the surrounding area at the site of Mesorrachi, near the modern village of Skopi, in the region of Siteia, East Crete.

New evidence of early use of artificial pozzolanic material in mortars

Magdalini Theodoridou, Ioannis Ioannou & Maria Philokyprou Journal of Archaeological Science 40:8 (July 2013): 3263-3269.

Hydraulic building composites, such as mortars and plasters, produced with artificial pozzolanic materials, became widely popular thanks to the Romans. Reports on earlier uses of such composites can also be found, mainly in archaeological and historic documents.

Inferences from the human skeletal material of the Early Iron Age cemetery at Agios Dimitrios, Fthiotis, Central Greece

Anastasia Papathanasiou, Eleni Panagiotopoulou, Konstantinos Beltsios, Maria-Foteini Papakonstantinou & Maria Sipsi Journal of Archaeological Science 40:7 (July 2013): 2924-2933.

The Geometric cemetery of Agios Dimitrios (850–740 B.C.) yielded a human osteological sample, with an MNI of 51 and equal numbers of males and females and adults and subadults. This site is of significant archaeological importance, as it provides information on human health status, diet, and activity patterns as well as mortuary behavior for a little studied time period.

The Archaeology of Cyprus From Earliest Prehistory through the Bronze Age

A. Bernard Knapp Cambridge/New York

The Archaeology of Cyprus From Earliest Prehistory through the Bronze Age Situated between the worlds of the Near East, Europe and Africa, the archaeology and culture of Cyprus are central to an understanding of the ancient Mediterranean world. This book treats the archaeology of Cyprus from the first-known human presence during the Late Epipalaeolithic (ca. 11,000 BC) through the end of the Bronze Age (ca. 1000 BC).

Maritime Networks in the Mycenaean World

Thomas F. Tartaron Cambridge/New York

Maritime Networks in the Mycenaean World In this book, Thomas F. Tartaron presents a new and original reassessment of the maritime world of the Mycenaean Greeks of the Late Bronze Age. By all accounts a seafaring people, they enjoyed maritime connections with peoples as distant as Egypt and Sicily.

Models of settlement hierarchy based on partial evidence

Andrew Bevan & Alan Wilson Journal of Archaeological Science 40:5 (May 2013): 2415-2427.

The modelling of past settlement and landscape structure from incomplete evidence is a well-established archaeological agenda. This paper highlights a model of spatial interaction and settlement evolution that has long been popular in urban geography and which was first applied to model historical settlement hierarchies some twenty-five years ago, but whose use since then for archaeological purposes has been very limited.

Cultural dynamics and ceramic resource use at Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age Troy, northwestern Turkey

Peter Grave, Lisa Kealhofer, Pavol Hnila, Ben Marsh, Carolyn Aslan, Diane Thumm-Doğrayan & Wendy Rigter Journal of Archaeological Science 40:4 (April 2013): 1760-1777.

Changes in resource use over time can provide insight into technological choice and the extent of long-term stability in cultural practices. In this paper we re-evaluate the evidence for a marked demographic shift at the inception of the Early Iron Age at Troy by applying a robust macroscale analysis of changing ceramic resource use over the Late Bronze and Iron Age.

On the flow characteristics of the conical Minoan pipes used in water supply systems, via computational fluid dynamics simulations

G. Tseropoulos, Y. Dimakopoulos, J. Tsamopoulos & G. Lyberatos Journal of Archaeological Science 40:4 (April 2013): 2057–2068.

The Minoan Terracotta pipes with their conical shape were widely used in the water distribution system in the ancient Minoan civilization. They remain one of the brightest achievements of the Minoan tribe in water supply technology and raise admiration as well as many questions about the technological advancements of antiquity, that are yet to be understood.

Tracing the source of Late Neolithic Spondylus shell ornaments by stable isotope geochemistry and cathodoluminescence microscopy

Bernadett Bajnóczi, Gabriella Schöll-Barna, Nándor Kalicz, Zsuzsanna Siklósi, George H. Hourmouziadis, Fotis Ifantidis, Aikaterini Kyparissi-Apostolika, Maria Pappa, Rena Veropoulidou & Christina Ziota Journal of Archaeological Science 40:2 (February 2013): 874–882.

Determination of the source of Spondylus objects is essential for the interpretation of Late Neolithic exchange systems and the social role of shell ornaments. We performed stable isotope analysis combined with cathodoluminescence microscopy study on ornaments (beads, bracelets) made of Spondylus shells excavated at the Aszód-Papi földek archaeological site in Hungary, to define their origin.

Selective reburial: a potential approach for the in situ preservation of waterlogged archaeological wood in wetland excavations

George Amendas, Glenn McConnachie & Anastasia Pournou Journal of Archaeological Science 40:1 (January 2013): 99-108.

Excavations at Dispilio, a prehistoric lakeside settlement in northern Greece, have revealed a significant number of vertical wooden piles that need to be protected during and after excavation. Lifting of the piles is not possible and approaches such as reburial, cannot currently be implemented as excavation is still in progress. In 2005, several posts were “selectively buried” on an experimental basis, by encasing them in PVC pipes and backfilling with the surrounding sediment.