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BOOKS | 2013

World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum: A Characterization

Edited by Dan Hicks & Alice Stevenson Oxford 2013

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.

Princesses of the Mediterranean in the Dawn of History

Edited by Nicholas Stampolidis & Mimika Giannopoulou Athens 2013

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 2013

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.

Well Built Mycenae Fascicule 34.1: Technical Reports. The Results of Neutron Activation Analysis of Mycenaean Pottery

Elizabeth B. French & Jonathan E. Tomlinson (with contributions by S. M. A. Hoffman, †V. J. Robinson & R. E. Jones) Oxford 2013

Well Built Mycenae Fascicule 34.1: Technical Reports. The Results of Neutron Activation Analysis of Mycenaean Pottery Since 1890 when Sir Flinders Petrie first realised the importance of the Aegean pottery he had found in Egypt further discoveries of these wares have been noted with more than superficial interest. Early studies, however, right up to the mid 20th century, had to be based on stylistic, and thus often subjective, criteria.

The Settlement and Architecture of Lerna IV

Elizabeth C. Banks Princeton 2013

The Settlement and Architecture of Lerna IV In 1995 Jeremy B. Rutter presented the pottery of the Fourth Settlement at Lerna in Lerna III: The Pottery of Lerna IV. The present volume is the companion to the Rutter volume, outlining the architectural sequence of the EH III period at the site withdescriptions of the major building types and other features, such as hearths, ovens, and bothroi.

Υλικός πολιτισμός. Η ανθρωπολογία στη χώρα των πραγμάτων (Material Culture. Anthropology in the Land of Things)

Edited by Eleana Yialouri Athens 2013

Υλικός πολιτισμός. Η ανθρωπολογία στη χώρα των πραγμάτων (Material Culture. Anthropology in the Land of Things) Είναι ο υλικός κόσμος "επιφανειακός", "εφήμερος", και ως εκ τούτου καταδικασμένος να συγκαλύπτει και να συσκοτίζει ό,τι θεωρείται "ουσιαστικό", "αληθινό" και "αιώνιο"; Είναι άψυχος" και "παθητικός", στον αντίποδα της οντότητας του "ανθρώπου", που είναι "ζωντανός" και "ενεργητικός"; Τότε, πώς μπορεί ένα έργο τέχνης να "δρα": να καθηλώνει, να συγκινεί, να προκαλεί συναισθήματα στο θεατή του;

Το Ιδαίο Αντρο. Ιερό και μαντείο (3 volumes)

Yannis Sakellarakis & Efi Sapouna-Sakellaraki Athens 2013

Το Ιδαίο Αντρο. Ιερό και μαντείο (3 volumes) Δεν μπορεί να είναι συνηθισμένος ο πρόλογος για μια κρητική σπηλιά, αν αυτή είναι «the most important cave sanctuary in iron age Crete» κατά τον Sir John Boardman, μια σπηλιά που χρησιμοποιήθηκε συνεχώς για 5.000 περίπου χρόνια, από την Ύστερη Νεολιθική εποχή μέχρι σήμερα.

Μιλώντας στα παιδιά για το παρελθόν. Μια διεπιστημονική προσέγγιση (Talking to children about the past. A multidisciplinary approach)

Edited by Nena Galanidou & Liv Helga Dommasnes Athens 2013

Μιλώντας στα παιδιά για το παρελθόν. Μια διεπιστημονική προσέγγιση (Talking to children about the past. A multidisciplinary approach) Στο πρώτο βιβλίο της σειράς "Δημόσια Αρχαιολογία" ανθρωπολόγοι, αρχαιολόγοι, μουσειολόγοι και ψυχολόγοι από διάφορες χώρες και διαφορετικές ακαδημαϊκές παραδόσεις ξεκινούν έναν διεπιστημονικό διάλογο σχετικά με την παρουσίαση του αρχαίου κόσμου στο παιδικό κοινό.

Syllabic Writing on Cyprus and its Context

Edited by Philippa M. Steele Cambridge/New York 2013

Syllabic Writing on Cyprus and its Context This volume offers a new and interdisciplinary treatment of syllabic writing in ancient Cyprus. A team of distinguished scholars tackles epigraphic, palaeographic, linguistic, archaeological, historical and terminological problems relating to the island's writing systems in the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age, from the appearance of writing around the fifteenth century down to the end of the first millennium BC.

INTERMEZZO. Intermediacy and Regeneration in Middle Minoan III Palatial Crete

Edited by Colin F. Macdonald & Carl Knappett London 2013

INTERMEZZO. Intermediacy and Regeneration in Middle Minoan III Palatial Crete The Middle Minoan III period on Crete was initially identified and studied in detail at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans. Subsequent scholarly attention focused on the preceding Old Palace period and the apparent floruit of the New Palaces at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age.

The Iconography of Aegean Seals

Janice L. Crowley Liège 2013

The Iconography of Aegean Seals The Iconography of Aegean Seals is a detailed analysis of the iconography of the images on the Aegean seals, signets and sealings, providing for the first time a comprehensive structured overview of these images and a presentation of the artistic rules governing the composition of their designs.

Ανασκαφές Μυκηνών. ΙΙΙ. Η νοτιοδυτική συνοικία

Spyros Iakovidis Athens 2013

Ανασκαφές Μυκηνών. ΙΙΙ. Η νοτιοδυτική συνοικία Ο παρών τόμος της σειράς των δημοσιεύσεων των ανασκαφών των Μυκηνών μετά το 1960 άφορα τις εργασίες στην περιοχή της λεγομένης Νοτιοδυτικής Συνοικίας της ακροπόλεως. Οι έρευνες στη συνοικία αυτή έγιναν υπό τη διεύθυνση του αείμνηστου καθηγητή Γ. Ε. Μυλωνά κατά τα έτη 1966, 1972, 1973, 1974, και του Σπύρου Ιακωβίδη κατά τα έτη 1988 και 1989.