Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2016
Abstract:The Molyvoti, Thrace, Archaeological Project (MTAP) investigates the settlement inconclu... more Abstract:The Molyvoti, Thrace, Archaeological Project (MTAP) investigates the settlement inconclusively identified as ancient Stryme in its evolving regional, political, economic, and cultural contexts. This article outlines the project goals, summarizes prior archaeological activity at the site, and presents the results of the first season. Geophysical survey provided new data on the city's grid plan, while excavation uncovered Classical roads and structures, an enigmatic circular feature, and a 20th-century war trench. Late Roman structures were identified at the site for the first time. This article proposes a new chronology for the city, examines the changing scope of its economic activity, and discusses its decline and later reoccupation. Preliminary catalogues of amphoras and coins accompany the report.
Page 1. American Journal of Archaeology 112 (2008) 685711 685 Inconspicuous Consumption: The Six... more Page 1. American Journal of Archaeology 112 (2008) 685711 685 Inconspicuous Consumption: The Sixth-Century BCE Shipwreck at Pabuç Burnu, Turkey ELIZABETH S. GREENE, MARK L. LAWALL, AND MARK E. POLZER ...
This book’s organization is neither intuitive nor straightforward. Hellenistic Rhodian sherd no. ... more This book’s organization is neither intuitive nor straightforward. Hellenistic Rhodian sherd no. 501 is not discussed, as one might expect, just past the midpoint of the 871-item catalogue, but instead just 10 pages into the chapter on amphora types (where the running head indicates only that this is Type 1; one must flip back to the start of the chapter to discover that it is the Rhodian Type). Readers should study the Introduction, which offers some explanation, very closely: for the Late Hellenistic and Early Imperial periods, the E Mediterranean types are treated first, in chronological order, followed by the W Mediterranean ones, but then come the Middle and Late Roman types, seemingly without the same eastern to western sequence. Catalogue numbers are arranged by site: thus, all of the pieces from Ephesus’ Tetragonos Agora are numbered sequentially, and all the pieces from Terrace House 2 are numbered sequentially from the last number used for the Tetragonos Agora. In this way, the pieces from each area are illustrated as a coherent group, but, since the text is organized according to type, the catalogued items do not appear in sequential order in the text, and the order of the illustrations is at odds with the structure of the text. From the Introduction one becomes aware not to expect a sequential list of catalogue numbers in the text, and one knows to use the various indices and the table of contents in order to find the page where a particular illustrated profile is actually discussed.1
... could hold water was a candidate for well-duty. A CHIMNEY POT FROM THE NORTH SLOPE OF THE ACR... more ... could hold water was a candidate for well-duty. A CHIMNEY POT FROM THE NORTH SLOPE OF THE ACROPOLIS BARBARA TSAKIRGIS In 1938, a unique terracotta object (Agora inv. A 958) was recovered from a well on ...
... Dis-cussions with Aileen Ajootian, John Camp, Catherine Keesling, Carol Lawton, Susan Rotroff... more ... Dis-cussions with Aileen Ajootian, John Camp, Catherine Keesling, Carol Lawton, Susan Rotroff, Lea Stirling, and Chavdar Tzochev encouraged me to pursue this point of interest and were helpful in clarifying the final result. All translations are my own. Page 2. mark l. lawall ...
... Audrey Jawando studied the pigments found on the amphora frag-ments and supplied the followin... more ... Audrey Jawando studied the pigments found on the amphora frag-ments and supplied the following report: The test for an iron base in the red pigment was based on the fact that an iron (III)-containing compound combined with hydrochloric acid ... Habermann 1986; Lawall 2001 ...
Research on transport amphorae in the Aegean and the Black Sea regions during the past decade has... more Research on transport amphorae in the Aegean and the Black Sea regions during the past decade has progressed significantly, both accumulating, synthesizing and interpreting new and old data, and increasing attention given to previously neglected areas and periods. Much work has been done on identifying places of production, defining typological development and refining chronologies. Greece and Turkey are achieving greater prominence in the field, as is attention to the Early Iron Age. Old debates – such as on the purposes and the meanings of amphora stamps – have been reignited with new ideas and the roles of transport amphorae in socio-economic systems continue to draw attention. Another emerging trend is the effort to consider amphorae in the longue durée. As material grows and the field becomes more cosmopolitan, amphora studies increasingly face the challenge of aggregating and synthesizing data in a way that can encourage participation in the broader dialogues of economic historians.
Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2016
Abstract:The Molyvoti, Thrace, Archaeological Project (MTAP) investigates the settlement inconclu... more Abstract:The Molyvoti, Thrace, Archaeological Project (MTAP) investigates the settlement inconclusively identified as ancient Stryme in its evolving regional, political, economic, and cultural contexts. This article outlines the project goals, summarizes prior archaeological activity at the site, and presents the results of the first season. Geophysical survey provided new data on the city's grid plan, while excavation uncovered Classical roads and structures, an enigmatic circular feature, and a 20th-century war trench. Late Roman structures were identified at the site for the first time. This article proposes a new chronology for the city, examines the changing scope of its economic activity, and discusses its decline and later reoccupation. Preliminary catalogues of amphoras and coins accompany the report.
Page 1. American Journal of Archaeology 112 (2008) 685711 685 Inconspicuous Consumption: The Six... more Page 1. American Journal of Archaeology 112 (2008) 685711 685 Inconspicuous Consumption: The Sixth-Century BCE Shipwreck at Pabuç Burnu, Turkey ELIZABETH S. GREENE, MARK L. LAWALL, AND MARK E. POLZER ...
This book’s organization is neither intuitive nor straightforward. Hellenistic Rhodian sherd no. ... more This book’s organization is neither intuitive nor straightforward. Hellenistic Rhodian sherd no. 501 is not discussed, as one might expect, just past the midpoint of the 871-item catalogue, but instead just 10 pages into the chapter on amphora types (where the running head indicates only that this is Type 1; one must flip back to the start of the chapter to discover that it is the Rhodian Type). Readers should study the Introduction, which offers some explanation, very closely: for the Late Hellenistic and Early Imperial periods, the E Mediterranean types are treated first, in chronological order, followed by the W Mediterranean ones, but then come the Middle and Late Roman types, seemingly without the same eastern to western sequence. Catalogue numbers are arranged by site: thus, all of the pieces from Ephesus’ Tetragonos Agora are numbered sequentially, and all the pieces from Terrace House 2 are numbered sequentially from the last number used for the Tetragonos Agora. In this way, the pieces from each area are illustrated as a coherent group, but, since the text is organized according to type, the catalogued items do not appear in sequential order in the text, and the order of the illustrations is at odds with the structure of the text. From the Introduction one becomes aware not to expect a sequential list of catalogue numbers in the text, and one knows to use the various indices and the table of contents in order to find the page where a particular illustrated profile is actually discussed.1
... could hold water was a candidate for well-duty. A CHIMNEY POT FROM THE NORTH SLOPE OF THE ACR... more ... could hold water was a candidate for well-duty. A CHIMNEY POT FROM THE NORTH SLOPE OF THE ACROPOLIS BARBARA TSAKIRGIS In 1938, a unique terracotta object (Agora inv. A 958) was recovered from a well on ...
... Dis-cussions with Aileen Ajootian, John Camp, Catherine Keesling, Carol Lawton, Susan Rotroff... more ... Dis-cussions with Aileen Ajootian, John Camp, Catherine Keesling, Carol Lawton, Susan Rotroff, Lea Stirling, and Chavdar Tzochev encouraged me to pursue this point of interest and were helpful in clarifying the final result. All translations are my own. Page 2. mark l. lawall ...
... Audrey Jawando studied the pigments found on the amphora frag-ments and supplied the followin... more ... Audrey Jawando studied the pigments found on the amphora frag-ments and supplied the following report: The test for an iron base in the red pigment was based on the fact that an iron (III)-containing compound combined with hydrochloric acid ... Habermann 1986; Lawall 2001 ...
Research on transport amphorae in the Aegean and the Black Sea regions during the past decade has... more Research on transport amphorae in the Aegean and the Black Sea regions during the past decade has progressed significantly, both accumulating, synthesizing and interpreting new and old data, and increasing attention given to previously neglected areas and periods. Much work has been done on identifying places of production, defining typological development and refining chronologies. Greece and Turkey are achieving greater prominence in the field, as is attention to the Early Iron Age. Old debates – such as on the purposes and the meanings of amphora stamps – have been reignited with new ideas and the roles of transport amphorae in socio-economic systems continue to draw attention. Another emerging trend is the effort to consider amphorae in the longue durée. As material grows and the field becomes more cosmopolitan, amphora studies increasingly face the challenge of aggregating and synthesizing data in a way that can encourage participation in the broader dialogues of economic historians.
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