Papers by Diana P. Doncheva
in preparation (expected September 2019)
IDM Info Europe 2017/2018, 2017
http://www.idm.at/…/inf…/item/architektur-und-identit%C3%A4t
The present study aims to deal with a territory, which has never been considered as a part of Myc... more The present study aims to deal with a territory, which has never been considered as a part of Mycenaean world. The circulation of elite products, negotiation of status, and value regimes as evidence for power relations in the transitional period with regards to the mainland are the central question of this text. Status symbols and value exchange are highlighted and set against the known record and at the same time are compared against the data from Mycenaean core and periphery with regards to status of power. I will search for answers in new archeological finds, but it will also re-evaluate old and well-known data.
Die römische Zivilstadt Vindobona ist eine Poster-Ausstellung mit ausgewähltem begleitendem Gegen... more Die römische Zivilstadt Vindobona ist eine Poster-Ausstellung mit ausgewähltem begleitendem Gegenstande aus dem Besitz des Bezirksmuseums Landstraße - von September 2016 bis Januar 2017 in des museums in den ersten Ausstellungsraum zu sehen. Die Ausstellung folgt und präsentiert das Alltagsleben in römische Vindobona.
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This paper explores the issue of copper metal flow to the north i.e. to the region of Thrace and ... more This paper explores the issue of copper metal flow to the north i.e. to the region of Thrace and also concerns the possible contribution to an interregional metal exchange and particularity the ingots distributed in the north. The local lines of communication and natural resources are treated as means of support for contact and exchange. Over the past few decades a considerable number of copper ingot finds have been reported from the area between the North Aegean coast and the Lower Danube basin. Their presence and density has become a matter of interest but also a subject of debate and controversy over the last decades. It is curious that the region has produced such a large corpus of unused ingots from a period when there was a great demand and shortage of copper for bronze manufacturing. The ingot finds from the ‘north’, in fact, resemble the assortment of copper ingots that were in circulation in the Mediterranean region during the late Bronze Age. The find spots of the ingots under study are diverse but associated with the regional lines of com¬munication and suggest a link to nautical travel. Since the archaeological record is not sufficient, little attention has been paid to the relationship between find-spots and distribution, and much is expected by provenance studies. Here I would like to bring some contextual data into considera¬tion and highlight issues with regard to interregional travel and trade.
This article aims to throw new light upon the issues of the potential power relations, contacts, ... more This article aims to throw new light upon the issues of the potential power relations, contacts, communication and exchange between the inhabitants of the palatial centres in central Greece and their northern neighbours who lived in the area beyond their accustomed reach, e.g. in the area beyond the northern Aegean coast. This land had not been included and/or associated with the Mycenaean world, although it was possibly linked (to an extent and during certain time) with the distribution of some valuable sources and items of high demand. A selection of archaeological artefacts is discussed with the aim to reconsider the involvement of the ›northern people‹ with the trade dynamics at the end of the Bronze Age and if so, to what extent the local contribution could have been recognised and acknowledged. The main challenge, however, is whether the corpus of Mycenaean pottery as well as the other distinct finds (such as swords, ingots and ceremonial scepters) from the territory located between the Aegean coast and the Danube is indicative for a performance of contacts and exchange dynamics between the Mycenaean centres and the local communities or if they are, primarily, a manifestation of sporadic involvement and access.
Talks by Diana P. Doncheva
(http://extras.ha.uth.gr/aethse4/en/paper.asp?paper=454).
This presentation aims to throw new light upon the issues of the potential power relations, conta... more This presentation aims to throw new light upon the issues of the potential power relations, contacts, communication and exchange between the inhabitants of the palatial centres in central Greece and their northern neighbours who lived in the area beyond their accustomed reach, e.g. in the area beyond the northern Aegean coast through selected material data. This land had not been included and/or associated with the Mycenaean world, although it was possibly linked (to an extent and during certain time) with the distribution of some valuable sources and items of high demand. A selection of archaeological artefacts is discussed with the aim to reconsider the involvement of the ›northern people‹ with the trade dynamics at the end of the Bronze Age and if so, to what extent the local contribution could have been recognised and acknowledged. The main challenge, however, is whether the corpus of Mycenaean pottery as well as the other distinct finds (such as swords, ingots and ceremonial scepters) from the territory located between the Aegean coast and the Danube is indicative for a performance of contacts and exchange dynamics between the Mycenaean centres and the local communities or if they are, primarily, a manifestation of sporadic involvement and access.
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Papers by Diana P. Doncheva
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