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ARTICLES | 2013

The Nordic razor and the Mycenaean lifestyle

Flemming Kaul Antiquity 87:336 (June 2013): 461-472.

The bronze razor with the horse-head handle appeared in Scandinavia in the fifteenth century BC. Where did it come from and what did it mean? The author shows that the razor had some antecedents in the Aegean, although none of these objects were imported to the north.

Aphrodite’s Kephali: An Early Minoan I Defensive Site in Eastern Crete

Philip P. Betancourt (with contributions by Kostas Chalikias, Heidi M.C. Dierckx, Andrew J. Koh, Evi Margaritis, Floyd W. McCoy, Eleni Nodarou & David S. Reese) Philadelphia

Aphrodite’s Kephali: An Early Minoan I Defensive Site in Eastern Crete The small site of Aphrodite's Kephali, among several other Minoan and later sites, took advantage of the valley topography in the Isthmus of Ierapetra in eastern Crete by establishing themselves along the nearby hills, resulting in easy access to the natural trade route between the Aegean and the Libyan Seas. A discussion of the architecture, artifacts, and ecofacts are presented from the excavation of this Early Minoan I watchtower.

New evidence on the beginning of farming in Greece: the Early Neolithic settlement of Mavropigi in western Macedonia (Greece)

G. Karamitrou-Mentessidi, N. Efstratiou, J.K. Kozłowski, M. Kaczanowska, Y. Maniatis, A. Curci, S. Michalopoulou, A. Papathanasiou & S.M. Valamoti Antiquity 87:336 (June 2013): Project Gallery.

The fertile plains of central and western Macedonia are of key importance for early Greek prehistory, and Nea Nikomedeia, dated to the end of the seventh millennium BC, has long been considered one of the earliest farming settlements in Europe.

Modern Dance and the Seduction of Minoan Crete

Nicoletta Momigliano in M. G Morcillo & S. Knippschild (eds), Seduction and Power: Antiquity in the Visual and Performing Arts, London/New York 2013, 35-55.

Since the first decade of the twentieth century, the material culture of Minoan Crete has been a rich source of inspiration for modern writers and artists, as various articles and books on this subject testify.

Material versus Design. A Transcultural Approach to the Two Contrasting Properties of Things

Diamantis Panagiotopoulos Transcultural Studies 2013 (1): 47-79.

In the pre-globalization era, foreign objects acquired high social value due to their exotic character, relative inaccessibility, and distant origin. However, a closer look at the factors involved in the creation of their captivating aura reveals that their dislocation into a new cultural context affected the perception and appreciation of their material and design in substantially different ways.

World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum: A Characterization

Edited by Dan Hicks & Alice Stevenson Oxford

World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum: A Characterization World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum: a characterization introduces the range, history and significance of the archaeological collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford. In 29 newly-commissioned essays written by a specialist team, the volume explores more than 136,000 artefacts from 145 countries, from the Stone Age to the modern period, and from England to Easter Island.

Review of Mεθώνη Πιερίας I: Επιγραφές, χαράγματα και εμπορικά σύμβολα στη γεωμετρική και αρχαϊκή κεραμική από το “Υπόγειο” της Μεθώνης Πιερίας στη Μακεδονία

Chavela, Κ. American Journal of Archaeology

Chavela, Κ., 2013. Online review of Besios Mathaios, Iannis Z. Tziphopoulos & Antonis Kotsonas, Mεθώνη Πιερίας I: Επιγραφές, χαράγματα και εμπορικά σύμβολα στη γεωμετρική και αρχαϊκή κεραμική από το “Υπόγειο” της Μεθώνης Πιερίας στη Μακεδονία (Thessaloniki 2012), American Journal of Archaeology 117.3 (July 2013)

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Princesses of the Mediterranean in the Dawn of History

Edited by Nicholas Stampolidis & Mimika Giannopoulou Athens

Princesses of the Mediterranean in the Dawn of History Catalogue of the exhibition ‘Princesses’ of the Mediterranean in the dawn of History, which took place at the Museum of Cycladic Art (Athens, Greece) from 13 December 2012 until 8 May 2013. The exhibition presented 24 examples of ‘princesses’ from Greece, Cyprus, Southern Italy, and Etruria from 1,000 to 500 BC, and over 500 artefacts.

Knossos Monastiriako Kephali Tomb and ‘Deposit’

Edited by Laura Preston London

Knossos Monastiriako Kephali Tomb and ‘Deposit’ The archaeological sites on the Monastiriako Kephali hill analysed in this volume include the earliest known mortuary activity at the key Minoan centre of Knossos on the island of Crete. Two Bronze Age sites are presented, known as the ‘Tomb’ and the ‘Deposit’, originally excavated in the 1930s but until now never published in detail.