Associate Professor of Greek Archaeology in the Department of Classical Studies of Tulane University. https://liberalarts.tulane.edu/classical-studies/people/emilia-oddo
Front Matter available. The volume features an introduction by M. Tsipopoulou and contributions b... more Front Matter available. The volume features an introduction by M. Tsipopoulou and contributions by L. Bonga, K. Chalikias, B. Erickson, T. Frangopoulou, S. Gallimore, T. Kalantzopoulou, C. Knappett, E. Nodarou, E. Oddo, L. Platon, C. Sofianou, C. Spencer, L. Vokotopoulos, T. Whitelaw.
This book brings together for the first time scholars working on the Bronze Age settlement patter... more This book brings together for the first time scholars working on the Bronze Age settlement patterns and material culture of the southern Ierapetra Isthmus, a region that actively participated in the coastal and maritime trade networks of East Crete. During the past few decades, while various archaeological projects focused on the northern isthmus, the Ierapetra area remained largely neglected and unknown, a terra incognita. Yet, new excavations at Gaidourophas, Anatoli Stavromenos, Chryssi Island, Bramiana, and the ongoing research at the site of Myrtos Pyrgos are showing that the coastal area of Ierapetra was a vibrant and thriving settlement landscape during the Bronze Age. Far from being simply on the periphery of the major Minoan centers, the southern Ierapetra Isthmus played important roles in the cultural dynamics of Crete. Aiming to be the first building block in the development of an archaeological understanding of the region of the southern Ierapetra Isthmus, this book presents the status of the discipline and indicates future research trajectories.
Contents: Frontmatter; 1. The Final Neolithic to Early Minoan I Transition in the Ierapetra Isthmus by Krzysztof Nowicki; 2. Aphrodite’s Kephali and the Initial Stages of the Minoan Period in the Isthmus of Ierapetra by Philip P. Betancourt; 3. Consuming in Style(s): Patterns of Intra-site Variability in Tableware at Neopalatial Myrtos Pyrgos by Emilia Oddo; 4. Evidence for the Settlement of Bramiana Vili Apostolakou, by Thomas M. Brogan, Eleni Nodarou, Florence S.C. Hsu, Amie Gluckman, Sydney R. Sarasin, Lily Bonga, and Philip P. Betancourt; 5. Minoan Land-Use Patterns and Landscape Transformation in the Mountains of the Ierapetra Area: The Building at Gaidourophas by Yiannis Papadatos and Konstantinos Chalikias; 6. A Bronze Age Fishing Village on Chryssi by Thomas M. Brogan, Dimitra Mylona, Vili Apostolakou, Philip P. Betancourt, and Chrysa Sofianou; 7. Death on the Isthmus: Late Minoan IIIA–IIIB Tombs of the Mirabello Bay and Ierapetra Areas by R. Angus K. Smith; 8. Conclusion: Exploring a Small Terra Incognita by Gerald Cadogan.
This study proposes a definition of a distinct region of Late Minoan (LM) IA Crete on the basis o... more This study proposes a definition of a distinct region of Late Minoan (LM) IA Crete on the basis of ceramic style and discusses its cultural meaning. A summary comparison of the stylistic features of Neopalatial, mainly LM IA, fine tableware from Myrtos-Pyrgos and other sites of southeastern Crete shows a distinct style, and I argue that the southeast should be considered a ceramic region. Current understandings of LM IA culture have emphasized homogeneity, echoed also in a perceived similarity of ceramic styles. A con- textual analysis of the fine tableware from Myrtos-Pyrgos associated with contemporary architecture shows that the consumption of two different ceramic styles coexisted in LM IA at this site, one local to southeastern Crete and the other characteristic of the north- central part of the island. The analysis indicates that contexts of power and display are associated with the use of nonlocal ceramic and architectural styles. As a result, I argue that different types of material culture reflect different social mechanisms, that regional- ism is, therefore, a multifaceted phenomenon that produced nonoverlapping regions in LM IA Crete, and that the southeast should be regarded as a distinct ceramic region.
This study proposes a definition of a distinct region of Late Minoan (LM) IA Crete on the basis o... more This study proposes a definition of a distinct region of Late Minoan (LM) IA Crete on the basis of ceramic style and discusses its cultural meaning. A summary comparison of the stylistic features of Neopalatial, mainly LM IA, fine tableware from Myrtos-Pyrgos and other sites of southeastern Crete shows a distinct style, and I argue that the southeast should be considered a ceramic region. Current understandings of LM IA culture have emphasized homogeneity, echoed also in a perceived similarity of ceramic styles. A contextual analysis of the fine tableware from Myrtos-Pyrgos associated with contemporary architecture shows that the consumption of two different ceramic styles coexisted in LM IA at this site, one local to southeastern Crete and the other characteristic of the north-central part of the island. The analysis indicates that contexts of power and display are associated with the use of nonlocal ceramic and architectural styles. As a result, I argue that different types of material culture reflect different social mechanisms, that regionalism is, therefore, a multifaceted phenomenon that produced nonoverlapping regions in LM IA Crete, and that the southeast should be regarded as a distinct ceramic region.
International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Cologne/Bonn, May 22-26, 2018, within the panel ... more International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Cologne/Bonn, May 22-26, 2018, within the panel "Production Beyond the Palaces: Technological and Organizational Aspects of Late Bronze Age Ceramic Manufacture"
A Colloquium to be held at the 117th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, S... more A Colloquium to be held at the 117th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, San Francisco (CA), January 2016
This paper compares and contrasts the tablewares consumed in two different contexts at the Neopal... more This paper compares and contrasts the tablewares consumed in two different contexts at the Neopalatial site of Myrtos Pyrgos (Southeast Crete). The assemblage from Cistern 2 is the largest concentration of fine patterned tableware from the settlement, whereas the equivalent material from the Tomb represents a unique Neopalatial funerary assemblage. By considering their context, we propose a stylistic comparison of the two assemblages, focusing on similarities and differences between shapes and decoration. The aim of our paper is to unravel the reasons behind such similarities and differences, and understand the patterns of consumption adopted at these diametrically different contexts.
Front Matter available. The volume features an introduction by M. Tsipopoulou and contributions b... more Front Matter available. The volume features an introduction by M. Tsipopoulou and contributions by L. Bonga, K. Chalikias, B. Erickson, T. Frangopoulou, S. Gallimore, T. Kalantzopoulou, C. Knappett, E. Nodarou, E. Oddo, L. Platon, C. Sofianou, C. Spencer, L. Vokotopoulos, T. Whitelaw.
This book brings together for the first time scholars working on the Bronze Age settlement patter... more This book brings together for the first time scholars working on the Bronze Age settlement patterns and material culture of the southern Ierapetra Isthmus, a region that actively participated in the coastal and maritime trade networks of East Crete. During the past few decades, while various archaeological projects focused on the northern isthmus, the Ierapetra area remained largely neglected and unknown, a terra incognita. Yet, new excavations at Gaidourophas, Anatoli Stavromenos, Chryssi Island, Bramiana, and the ongoing research at the site of Myrtos Pyrgos are showing that the coastal area of Ierapetra was a vibrant and thriving settlement landscape during the Bronze Age. Far from being simply on the periphery of the major Minoan centers, the southern Ierapetra Isthmus played important roles in the cultural dynamics of Crete. Aiming to be the first building block in the development of an archaeological understanding of the region of the southern Ierapetra Isthmus, this book presents the status of the discipline and indicates future research trajectories.
Contents: Frontmatter; 1. The Final Neolithic to Early Minoan I Transition in the Ierapetra Isthmus by Krzysztof Nowicki; 2. Aphrodite’s Kephali and the Initial Stages of the Minoan Period in the Isthmus of Ierapetra by Philip P. Betancourt; 3. Consuming in Style(s): Patterns of Intra-site Variability in Tableware at Neopalatial Myrtos Pyrgos by Emilia Oddo; 4. Evidence for the Settlement of Bramiana Vili Apostolakou, by Thomas M. Brogan, Eleni Nodarou, Florence S.C. Hsu, Amie Gluckman, Sydney R. Sarasin, Lily Bonga, and Philip P. Betancourt; 5. Minoan Land-Use Patterns and Landscape Transformation in the Mountains of the Ierapetra Area: The Building at Gaidourophas by Yiannis Papadatos and Konstantinos Chalikias; 6. A Bronze Age Fishing Village on Chryssi by Thomas M. Brogan, Dimitra Mylona, Vili Apostolakou, Philip P. Betancourt, and Chrysa Sofianou; 7. Death on the Isthmus: Late Minoan IIIA–IIIB Tombs of the Mirabello Bay and Ierapetra Areas by R. Angus K. Smith; 8. Conclusion: Exploring a Small Terra Incognita by Gerald Cadogan.
This study proposes a definition of a distinct region of Late Minoan (LM) IA Crete on the basis o... more This study proposes a definition of a distinct region of Late Minoan (LM) IA Crete on the basis of ceramic style and discusses its cultural meaning. A summary comparison of the stylistic features of Neopalatial, mainly LM IA, fine tableware from Myrtos-Pyrgos and other sites of southeastern Crete shows a distinct style, and I argue that the southeast should be considered a ceramic region. Current understandings of LM IA culture have emphasized homogeneity, echoed also in a perceived similarity of ceramic styles. A con- textual analysis of the fine tableware from Myrtos-Pyrgos associated with contemporary architecture shows that the consumption of two different ceramic styles coexisted in LM IA at this site, one local to southeastern Crete and the other characteristic of the north- central part of the island. The analysis indicates that contexts of power and display are associated with the use of nonlocal ceramic and architectural styles. As a result, I argue that different types of material culture reflect different social mechanisms, that regional- ism is, therefore, a multifaceted phenomenon that produced nonoverlapping regions in LM IA Crete, and that the southeast should be regarded as a distinct ceramic region.
This study proposes a definition of a distinct region of Late Minoan (LM) IA Crete on the basis o... more This study proposes a definition of a distinct region of Late Minoan (LM) IA Crete on the basis of ceramic style and discusses its cultural meaning. A summary comparison of the stylistic features of Neopalatial, mainly LM IA, fine tableware from Myrtos-Pyrgos and other sites of southeastern Crete shows a distinct style, and I argue that the southeast should be considered a ceramic region. Current understandings of LM IA culture have emphasized homogeneity, echoed also in a perceived similarity of ceramic styles. A contextual analysis of the fine tableware from Myrtos-Pyrgos associated with contemporary architecture shows that the consumption of two different ceramic styles coexisted in LM IA at this site, one local to southeastern Crete and the other characteristic of the north-central part of the island. The analysis indicates that contexts of power and display are associated with the use of nonlocal ceramic and architectural styles. As a result, I argue that different types of material culture reflect different social mechanisms, that regionalism is, therefore, a multifaceted phenomenon that produced nonoverlapping regions in LM IA Crete, and that the southeast should be regarded as a distinct ceramic region.
International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Cologne/Bonn, May 22-26, 2018, within the panel ... more International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Cologne/Bonn, May 22-26, 2018, within the panel "Production Beyond the Palaces: Technological and Organizational Aspects of Late Bronze Age Ceramic Manufacture"
A Colloquium to be held at the 117th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, S... more A Colloquium to be held at the 117th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, San Francisco (CA), January 2016
This paper compares and contrasts the tablewares consumed in two different contexts at the Neopal... more This paper compares and contrasts the tablewares consumed in two different contexts at the Neopalatial site of Myrtos Pyrgos (Southeast Crete). The assemblage from Cistern 2 is the largest concentration of fine patterned tableware from the settlement, whereas the equivalent material from the Tomb represents a unique Neopalatial funerary assemblage. By considering their context, we propose a stylistic comparison of the two assemblages, focusing on similarities and differences between shapes and decoration. The aim of our paper is to unravel the reasons behind such similarities and differences, and understand the patterns of consumption adopted at these diametrically different contexts.
Archaeologists often identify discrete cultural regions on the basis of ceramic styles and debate... more Archaeologists often identify discrete cultural regions on the basis of ceramic styles and debate the significance of these regions for historical developments. Ceramic regionalism has often been discussed in the archaeology of Bronze Age Crete, and specific macro-regions have been identified in the central and eastern part of the island, with Knossos and Malia as their respective centers. Although it has been demonstrated that palatial centers are not always the direct producers of ceramics (e.g. the work by Day and Wilson), it is maintained that they cover an important role as consumers and that, as such, they influence the production (but see Knappett for the opposite view, with the producer as an active source of influence over the consumer). From pots to culture, it is often assumed that the diffusion of ceramic styles represents the diffusion of palatial influence especially –though not necessarily exclusively- over the elites of smaller centers, which are then considered under the ideological, cultural, or even political, control of the palaces. In this paper I revisit this approach and the identification of stylistic regions in Minoan Crete, exploring their meaning in terms of possible cultural influence. As a case study, I consider the Neopalatial pottery assemblage from Myrtos-Pyrgos’ Cistern 2 within the ceramic context of the site’s immediate surrounding (including sites such as Makrigialos, Chrysi, Bramiana, and Gaidourofas). In the conclusions, I propose a more fine-grained regional distinction, identifying micro- and macro- stylistic regions and pondering the role of ceramic style as barometer of cultural affiliation.
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Contents: Frontmatter; 1. The Final Neolithic to Early Minoan I Transition in the Ierapetra Isthmus by Krzysztof Nowicki; 2. Aphrodite’s Kephali and the Initial Stages of the Minoan Period in the Isthmus of Ierapetra by Philip P. Betancourt; 3. Consuming in Style(s): Patterns of Intra-site Variability in Tableware at Neopalatial Myrtos Pyrgos by Emilia Oddo; 4. Evidence for the Settlement of Bramiana Vili Apostolakou, by Thomas M. Brogan, Eleni Nodarou, Florence S.C. Hsu, Amie Gluckman, Sydney R. Sarasin, Lily Bonga, and Philip P. Betancourt; 5. Minoan Land-Use Patterns and Landscape Transformation in the Mountains of the Ierapetra Area: The Building at Gaidourophas by Yiannis Papadatos and Konstantinos Chalikias; 6. A Bronze Age Fishing Village on Chryssi
by Thomas M. Brogan, Dimitra Mylona, Vili Apostolakou, Philip P. Betancourt, and Chrysa Sofianou; 7. Death on the Isthmus: Late Minoan IIIA–IIIB Tombs of the
Mirabello Bay and Ierapetra Areas by R. Angus K. Smith; 8. Conclusion: Exploring a Small Terra Incognita by Gerald Cadogan.
Contents: Frontmatter; 1. The Final Neolithic to Early Minoan I Transition in the Ierapetra Isthmus by Krzysztof Nowicki; 2. Aphrodite’s Kephali and the Initial Stages of the Minoan Period in the Isthmus of Ierapetra by Philip P. Betancourt; 3. Consuming in Style(s): Patterns of Intra-site Variability in Tableware at Neopalatial Myrtos Pyrgos by Emilia Oddo; 4. Evidence for the Settlement of Bramiana Vili Apostolakou, by Thomas M. Brogan, Eleni Nodarou, Florence S.C. Hsu, Amie Gluckman, Sydney R. Sarasin, Lily Bonga, and Philip P. Betancourt; 5. Minoan Land-Use Patterns and Landscape Transformation in the Mountains of the Ierapetra Area: The Building at Gaidourophas by Yiannis Papadatos and Konstantinos Chalikias; 6. A Bronze Age Fishing Village on Chryssi
by Thomas M. Brogan, Dimitra Mylona, Vili Apostolakou, Philip P. Betancourt, and Chrysa Sofianou; 7. Death on the Isthmus: Late Minoan IIIA–IIIB Tombs of the
Mirabello Bay and Ierapetra Areas by R. Angus K. Smith; 8. Conclusion: Exploring a Small Terra Incognita by Gerald Cadogan.