Tiryns XVII. Baubefunde und Stratigraphie der Unterburg und des nordwestlichen Stadtgebiets (Kampagnen 1976 bis 1983). Teil 2: Die mykenische Nachpalastzeit (SH III C). Text
Wiesbaden 2013
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The decorated spindle-whorls from prehistoric Akrotiri, Thera
in Papadopoulos, A. (ed), Recent research and perspectives on the Late Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean, Talanta XLIV (2012) [2013]: 227-244.
The aim of this paper is to discuss the presence of decorated spindle-whorls in the archaeological record of Bronze Age Akrotiri, Thera. Although they primarily comprise evidence for the technical evaluation of a craft (making thread with a spindle), these artifacts will be viewed here through a cultural prism.Musico-cultural amalgamations in the Eastern Mediterranean: A percussive view from the Aegean
in Papadopoulos, A. (ed), Recent research and perspectives on the Late Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean, Talanta XLIV (2012) [2013]: 206-226.
The earliest allusions to the performance of tympana (frame drums) in the Aegean are found on Crete: on the well known 8th century BC bronze votive sheet from the Idaean Cave, often referred to as ‘tympanon’ in scholarship, and on two late 7th century BC female terracotta figurines from Praisos.Handling handles: Local cups from Toumba tou Skourou, Cyprus, with a Cretan twist
in Papadopoulos, A. (ed), Recent research and perspectives on the Late Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean, Talanta XLIV (2012) [2013]: 183-205.
This is a study of a small group of pottery cups produced within a sphere of international connections. The hypothesis proposed here is that the local potters of Toumba tou Skourou were inspired by imported Minoan pottery and thus created their own hybrid cup-type.Precious gifts and the circulation of oils in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean
in Papadopoulos, A. (ed), Recent research and perspectives on the Late Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean, Talanta XLIV (2012) [2013]: 157-182.
The purpose of this paper is to overview the general context in which the circulation of oils took place in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean, mainly on the basis of the Near Eastern written evidence on the subject. In addition to the above documents, the wide distribution of Mycenaean, Cypriot, and Canaanite oil vessels witnesses the significance of plain and aromatic oil in contemporary transactions.Minoan-Anatolian relations and the Ahhiyawa question: A re-assessment of the evidence
in Papadopoulos, A. (ed), Recent research and perspectives on the Late Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean, Talanta XLIV (2012) [2013]: 137-156.
A new approach to the question of Minoan-Anatolian relations through the reevaluation of the existing archaeological and textual evidence and an alternative suggestion concerning the origin of the first Ahhiyawa people from Crete are presented in this paper.Regional or ‘international’ networks? A comparative examination of Aegean and Cypriot imported pottery in the Eastern Mediterranean
in Papadopoulos, A. (ed), Recent research and perspectives on the Late Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean, Talanta XLIV (2012) [2013]: 92-136.
Aegean and Cypriot wares were the most widely traded ceramics in the Eastern Mediterranean (at least by sea) during the Bronze Age. However, their distribution and typologies are usually considered separately, prohibting meaningful comparisons.Fouilles executées à Malia. Le Quartier Mu V. Vie quotidienne et techniques au Minoen Moyen II
Athens
A matter of quantity? Some notes on Late Bronze Age Exchange Modes in the Eastern Mediterranean
in Papadopoulos, A. (ed), Recent research and perspectives on the Late Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean, Talanta XLIV (2012) [2013]: 79-91.
The aim of this paper is to illustrate the potentially multiple modes of trade and exchange that existed during the Late Bronze Age in the Eastern Mediterranean (with a special focus in the Aegean) and to consider the identity of those receiving particular categories of goods, the motivations behind particular modes of exchange and the processes...The Missing ‘Barbarians’: Some Thoughts on Ethnicity and Identity in Aegean Bronze Age Iconography
in Papadopoulos, A. (ed), Recent research and perspectives on the Late Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean, Talanta XLIV (2012) [2013]: 53-77.
With regard to ethnic personification, phenotypical physiognomy and individual portraiture, the iconography of the Aegean Bronze Age confronts us with some fundamental problems.The ‘Feathered Helmets’ of the Sea Peoples: Joining the Iconographic and Archaeological Evidence
in Papadopoulos, A. (ed), Recent research and perspectives on the Late Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean, Talanta XLIV (2012) [2013]: 27-40.
This paper follows the iconography of the 12th century BC Philistine ‘feathered helmets’ from the Medinet Habu reliefs in Egypt to Cyprus, the Levant and the Aegean, establishing key components of the helmet and its decoration.Ahhiyawa and the World of the Great Kings: A Re-evaluation of Mycenaean Political Structures
in Papadopoulos, A. (ed), Recent research and perspectives on the Late Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean, Talanta XLIV (2012) [2013]: 41-52.
It can no longer be realistically doubted that ‘Ahhiyawa’ in Hittite texts must refer to one or several of the Greek Mycenaean palatial states.Brandbestattungen von der Mitteleren Donau bis zur Ägäis zwischen 1300 und 750 v.Chr. (Cremation Burials in the Region between the Middle Danube and the Aegean, 1300-750 BC)
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