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ARTICLES | 2013

From Greek Boar’s-Tusk Helmets to the First European Metal Helmets: New Approaches on Development and Chronology

Marianne Mödlinger Oxford Journal of Archaeology 32:4 (November 2013): 391-412.

After more than a century of research into Bronze Age helmets throughout Europe, both the development and chronology of conical helmets with spool-shaped sockets still remain unclear. The comprehensive studies and analysis of the helmet from Biecz have not completely resolved the discussions.

J.R.B. Stewart. An Archaeological Legacy

Edited by Bernard Knapp, Jennifer Webb & Andrew McCarthy Uppsala

J.R.B. Stewart. An Archaeological Legacy This volume presents the extensively revised papers from a conference held in honour of J.R.B. Stewart at the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) in March 2013.

Form, Function and Context of the Triton Shells in Minoan Culture

Julia Binnberg Archaeologischer Anzeiger 2013/1: 1-30.

In the very first excavations on the island of Crete the shells of triton snails were found. Over the years they were joined by numerous imitations made of stone, clay and faience whose exact function was initially unclear. By comparison of the morphology and the find contexts and by examination of the role of triton shells in Minoan art an attempt is made to identify what function the shells had in Bronze Age culture.

Ambelikou Aletri. Metallurgy and Pottery Production in Middle Bronze Age Cyprus

David Frankel & Jennifer Webb (with contributions by M. Georgakopoulou, T. Rehren, G. Constantinou & I. Panayides) Uppsala

Ambelikou Aletri. Metallurgy and Pottery Production in Middle Bronze Age Cyprus This volume presents the full documentation, analysis and discussion of the excavations carried out by Porphyrios Dikaios in 1942 at Ambelikou Aletri. The site lies to the west of the modern village of Ambelikou, northwest of the Skouriotissa copper mines, in the northern foothills of the Troodos Mountains.

Vasilikos Valley Project. Part 12. The Field Survey of the Vasilikos Valley III. Human Settlement in the Vasilikos Valley

Ian A. Todd Uppsala

Vasilikos Valley Project. Part 12. The Field Survey of the Vasilikos Valley III. Human Settlement in the Vasilikos Valley This volume is the twelfth report in the series of final publications of the excavations and studies of the Vasilikos Valley Project in the Larnaca District adjacent to the southern coast of Cyprus. The volume is the second of three devoted to the field survey, and contains an analysis of the settlement pattern revealed by the survey, and an examination of structures of all types found by the fieldwork.

Warrior Burials and the Elevation of a Military Elite in LHIIIC Achaia

Heidi Senn Chronika 3 (2013) 67-77.

The collapse of Mycenaean civilization around 1200 B.C.E. left in its wake not only displaced and vulnerable settlements, but also a kind of ‘structural vacuum’ which forced populations to re-establish settlement patterns without the strict guidance of what had been a highly stratified and hierarchical authority under the Mycenaean palace centers.

The Manufacture of Minoan Metal Vessels. Theory and Practice

Christina Clarke Uppsala

The Manufacture of Minoan Metal Vessels. Theory and Practice This volume reconstructs the processes used to create Minoan hammered precious-metal and copper-alloy vessels, combining an assessment of the archaeological material with the practical application of replicated equipment and techniques.

Σεϊντί. Παλαιολιθική κατοίκηση στη Βοιωτία

Paris Varvarousis Athens

Σεϊντί. Παλαιολιθική κατοίκηση στη Βοιωτία Στο βιβλίο αυτό παρουσιάζονται οι ανασκαφικές έρευνες των Γερμανών αρχαιολόγων Rudolf Stampfuss και Elisabeth Schmid που πραγματοποιήθηκαν στα μέσα περίπου του περασμένου αιώνα στη βραχοσκεπή Σεϊντί της Αλιάρτου και βεβαίωσαν κατοίκηση από την Ανώτερη Παλαιολιθική.

The Prehistory of the Paximadi Peninsula, Euboea

Tracey Cullen, Lauren E. Talalay, Donald R. Keller, Lia Karamali & William R. Farrandy Philadelphia

The Prehistory of the Paximadi Peninsula, Euboea The results of two related fieldwork projects are presented: a brief salvage excavation at Plakari (a Final Neolithic site near the modern town of Karystos) and a survey of prehistoric sites on the Paximadi peninsula (the western arm of the Karystos bay), both located in southern Euboea.

What are these Queer Stones? Baetyls: Epistemology of a Minoan Fetish

Sam Crooks Oxford

What are these Queer Stones? Baetyls: Epistemology of a Minoan Fetish This monograph examines the aniconic cult stones, or baetyls, of the Aegean Bronze Age. Minoan baetyls are commonly understood by reference to the interpretive vocabularies of ancient Near Eastern traditions developed by comparative ethnographies popular in the early 20th century.