ΑΡΘΡΑ | 2011
Archaeomagnetic directional determinations on various archaeological materials from the Late Minoan destruction site at Malia, Crete
The Mediterranean Archaeology & Archaeometry 11.1 (2011): 21-23.
An archaeomagnetic directional study of Late Minoan archaeological materials, (burnt mud brick, a clay/ash horizon and hearth material), was carried out at locations within the archaeological complex at Malia, Crete. The study aimed to establish the suitability of materials for archaeomagnetic sampling and to obtain archaeomagnetic directions for comparison with other Late Minoan “fired” sites on Crete.Anatomy of archaeological wood charcoals from Yenibademli mound (Imbros), western Turkey
The Mediterranean Archaeology & Archaeometry 11.1 (2011): 33-39.
In this study, the qualitative and quantitative anatomy of six wood charcoals from an early Bronze Age settlement in the island Imbros (Gökçeada) were presented. Taxonomic identification on the basis of wood anatomy showed that two of them belong to the genus Quercus (section Ilex and cf Quercus), and four of them belong to the genus Pinus.The Prehistory of Asia Minor. From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies
Cambridge
The evidence from Knossos on the Minoan calendar
The Mediterranean Archaeology & Archaeometry 11.1 (2011): 59-68.
From the early results of our archaeoastronomical investigations at the peak sanctuaries on Petsophas and Mt Juktas, we inferred that the Minoans had a lunisolar calendar that began at a particular phase of the moon on or following the autumn equinox. We used classical archaeoastronomical methods: a digital theodolite with observations of the sun to determine the orientation of the coordinate system, measuring the orientations of foundations to celestial bodies, and determining the positions of celestial bodies at the appropriate times in the past using our own programs.Some evidence on the first known residents of Katakekaumene (Burned Lands)
The Mediterranean Archaeology & Archaeometry 11.1 (2011): 69-74.
During the surface researches which we initiated to identify the Prehistoric and Protohistoric cultures in the geography of the city of Manisa located at a highly strategic point in the Western Anatolia, examinations were carried out also in the volcanic area known as “Katakekaumene” in the Ancient Age.CROCUSES IN CONTEXT: A diachronic survey of the crocus motif in the Aegean Bronze Age
Hesperia 80.3 (2011): 337-379.
Floral imagery plays a major role in Minoan art, and the crocus has long been recognized as an important motif. Previous studies, however, have been narrowly focused on specific materials or interpretations, thereby obscuring the richness of crocus iconography and its meanings.A deposit of Late Helladic IIIA2 pottery from Tsoungiza
Hesperia 80.2 (2011): 171-228.
Although Arne Furumark distinguished between early and late phases of Late Helladic IIIA2, few deposits from the former have ever been published. Presented here is a chronologically homogeneous settlement deposit of more than 10,000 sherds from Tsoungiza in the northeast Peloponnese, some from vessels probably employed in feasting.Systematic 14C dating of a unique Early and Middle Bronze Age cemetery at Xeropigado Koiladas, west Macedonia, Greece
Radiocarbon 53.3 (2011): 461-478.
Systematic radiocarbon dating was performed on a unique EBA-MBA cemetery at Xeropigado Koiladas situated at the edge of the Kitrini Limni basin in the Kozani area, northwest Greece. It was found that this cemetery had a particularly long period of use of ~700 yr (between about 2420 and 1730 BC), which is especially pronounced if compared with the relatively small number of burials totaling 222.Archéologie du territoire, de l’Égée au Sahara
Paris
14C dating of a Final Neolithic-Early Bronze Age transition period settlement at Aghios Ioannis on Thassos (North Aegean)
Radiocarbon 53.1 (2011): 21-37.
The transitional period known as the Final Neolithic-Early Bronze Age in Greece, falling in terms of absolute dates within the 4th millennium BC, is an obscure and enigmatic period. Few sites in northern Greece or the southern Balkans have produced evidence of 4th millennium BC occupation, and the sites that do are mainly concentrated in the last third of the 4th millennium toward the beginning of the EBA.Reflections of Ancient Anatolian Society in Archaeology from Neolithic Village Communities to EBA Towns and Polities
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