Naxos and the Byzantine Aegean: Insular Responses to Regional Changes, 2018
During the period from the 7th to 9th centuries – the period of the transformation of the Eastern... more During the period from the 7th to 9th centuries – the period of the transformation of the Eastern Roman Empire into the Byzantine state – important changes to the Empire’s frontiers and thus size occurred. This is particularly evident in the East – mostly in Syria, Palestine and Egypt, the sources of the best part of Byzantine agricultural production, when these fell to the Arabs in the 640s. The appearance of the Arabs in the Mediterranean – and in the Aegean region in particular – created changes in several important sectors of Byzantine administration: in defence, in commerce and in the securing of communication routes. As written sources shed little light on this span of years in Byzantine history, archaeology plays a crucial role. In this paper I will explore to what extent the material evidence assists a better comprehension of this period of turbulence. Concerning currency, I will mention only a few of the numismatic and sealing evidence, for further information see the article by V. Penna in this volume. I will examine to what extent the archaeological evidence, corroborated by written sources, can help us reconstruct activity in the Aegean between the 7th and 9th centuries. For the purpose of this presentation, I will address two major island groups, the Dodecanese and the Cyclades, as well as two islands in the eastern Aegean, namely Samos and Chios.
Dans le cimetière paléochrétien de Samos, à Tigani, C. Tsakos a trouvé au cours des fouilles de 1... more Dans le cimetière paléochrétien de Samos, à Tigani, C. Tsakos a trouvé au cours des fouilles de 1969/72, quelque 400 lampes entières qui datent du IVe au VIIe s. ap. J.-C. La plupart des lampes appartiennent au type des lampes dites « d'Asie Mineure ». L'existence d'un atelier de lampes de ce type à Samos est très possible. Elles datent du IVe au VIIe s. ap. J.-C. Un groupe de 23 lampes a été importé d'Athènes. Elles datent du IIIe au VIe s. ap. J.-C. Trois lampes proviennent de Chypre, dont deux appartiennent à l'atelier d'EYTYXHTΟΣ, florissant au cours du IVe s. Une lampe intacte ainsi que les fragments de deux autres sont des produits des ateliers d'Afrique du Nord. Elles appartiennent au Type A II de J. W. Hayes et datent du Ve s. ap. J.-C.
In 1995, during a rescue excavation in the east of the village of Kardamaina (Kos Island) in the ... more In 1995, during a rescue excavation in the east of the village of Kardamaina (Kos Island) in the site of “Tsoukalaria” or “Kaminia”, a pottery kiln was excavated. This paper presents the products of the kiln, amphorae of two types (imitation of LR1 amphora and globular “Byzantine” amphora). Their production in the same center is of a great interest; namely, the study of the globular “Byzantine” amphora, a common transport vessel during the 7th and the 8th century in the Aegean, will help us understand commercial exchanges within this region during the transitional period of Byzantium.
Although only a few pieces of pottery from the Byzantine and later periods are present at Chrysok... more Although only a few pieces of pottery from the Byzantine and later periods are present at Chrysokamino, they are interesting for the information they provide about the region during these periods (Figs. Jl, J.2). No signs of a permanent settlement are present, and no spot has a ...
L'etude et la classification du materiel ceramique de Pseira permet de conclure qu'il s&#... more L'etude et la classification du materiel ceramique de Pseira permet de conclure qu'il s'agissait d'une communaute peu nombreuse qui pouvait vivre, si necessaire, en autarcie. Le taux de la ceramique locale est beaucoup plus eleve que celui de la ceramique importee. On peut soutenir que Pseira est un port ou les navires faisaient tres souvent escale. La presence de la coupe a decor peint geometrique revele une expansion de la production cretoise au cours des VI e -VIII e siecles. Le monastere de Pseira semble dater du debut du VII e siecle et son existence ne s'est pas prolongee apres la fin du VIII e siecle
Naxos and the Byzantine Aegean: Insular Responses to Regional Changes, 2018
During the period from the 7th to 9th centuries – the period of the transformation of the Eastern... more During the period from the 7th to 9th centuries – the period of the transformation of the Eastern Roman Empire into the Byzantine state – important changes to the Empire’s frontiers and thus size occurred. This is particularly evident in the East – mostly in Syria, Palestine and Egypt, the sources of the best part of Byzantine agricultural production, when these fell to the Arabs in the 640s. The appearance of the Arabs in the Mediterranean – and in the Aegean region in particular – created changes in several important sectors of Byzantine administration: in defence, in commerce and in the securing of communication routes. As written sources shed little light on this span of years in Byzantine history, archaeology plays a crucial role. In this paper I will explore to what extent the material evidence assists a better comprehension of this period of turbulence. Concerning currency, I will mention only a few of the numismatic and sealing evidence, for further information see the article by V. Penna in this volume. I will examine to what extent the archaeological evidence, corroborated by written sources, can help us reconstruct activity in the Aegean between the 7th and 9th centuries. For the purpose of this presentation, I will address two major island groups, the Dodecanese and the Cyclades, as well as two islands in the eastern Aegean, namely Samos and Chios.
Dans le cimetière paléochrétien de Samos, à Tigani, C. Tsakos a trouvé au cours des fouilles de 1... more Dans le cimetière paléochrétien de Samos, à Tigani, C. Tsakos a trouvé au cours des fouilles de 1969/72, quelque 400 lampes entières qui datent du IVe au VIIe s. ap. J.-C. La plupart des lampes appartiennent au type des lampes dites « d'Asie Mineure ». L'existence d'un atelier de lampes de ce type à Samos est très possible. Elles datent du IVe au VIIe s. ap. J.-C. Un groupe de 23 lampes a été importé d'Athènes. Elles datent du IIIe au VIe s. ap. J.-C. Trois lampes proviennent de Chypre, dont deux appartiennent à l'atelier d'EYTYXHTΟΣ, florissant au cours du IVe s. Une lampe intacte ainsi que les fragments de deux autres sont des produits des ateliers d'Afrique du Nord. Elles appartiennent au Type A II de J. W. Hayes et datent du Ve s. ap. J.-C.
In 1995, during a rescue excavation in the east of the village of Kardamaina (Kos Island) in the ... more In 1995, during a rescue excavation in the east of the village of Kardamaina (Kos Island) in the site of “Tsoukalaria” or “Kaminia”, a pottery kiln was excavated. This paper presents the products of the kiln, amphorae of two types (imitation of LR1 amphora and globular “Byzantine” amphora). Their production in the same center is of a great interest; namely, the study of the globular “Byzantine” amphora, a common transport vessel during the 7th and the 8th century in the Aegean, will help us understand commercial exchanges within this region during the transitional period of Byzantium.
Although only a few pieces of pottery from the Byzantine and later periods are present at Chrysok... more Although only a few pieces of pottery from the Byzantine and later periods are present at Chrysokamino, they are interesting for the information they provide about the region during these periods (Figs. Jl, J.2). No signs of a permanent settlement are present, and no spot has a ...
L'etude et la classification du materiel ceramique de Pseira permet de conclure qu'il s&#... more L'etude et la classification du materiel ceramique de Pseira permet de conclure qu'il s'agissait d'une communaute peu nombreuse qui pouvait vivre, si necessaire, en autarcie. Le taux de la ceramique locale est beaucoup plus eleve que celui de la ceramique importee. On peut soutenir que Pseira est un port ou les navires faisaient tres souvent escale. La presence de la coupe a decor peint geometrique revele une expansion de la production cretoise au cours des VI e -VIII e siecles. Le monastere de Pseira semble dater du debut du VII e siecle et son existence ne s'est pas prolongee apres la fin du VIII e siecle
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by V. Penna in this volume. I will examine to what extent the archaeological evidence, corroborated by written sources, can help us reconstruct activity in the Aegean between the 7th and 9th centuries.
For the purpose of this presentation, I will address two major island groups, the Dodecanese and the Cyclades, as well as two islands in the eastern Aegean, namely Samos and Chios.
by V. Penna in this volume. I will examine to what extent the archaeological evidence, corroborated by written sources, can help us reconstruct activity in the Aegean between the 7th and 9th centuries.
For the purpose of this presentation, I will address two major island groups, the Dodecanese and the Cyclades, as well as two islands in the eastern Aegean, namely Samos and Chios.