Aegean Prehistory (Archaeology)
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It was a February afternoon in 2009, in the prehistoric antiquities room of the Archaeological Museum of Naxos, when I first talked with Colin Renfrew about the publication of all the Early Cycladic figurines found in excavations. Our... more
During the Minoan Neopalatial period (ca. 1700-1450 BCE) female figures are depicted in visual art sitting on rocks and stepped cult structures, both of which may be symbolic representations of mountains. Trees are also depicted in... more
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Luvian is the language of Anatolian hieroglyphic inscriptions and a close relative of Hittite. This book explores the Luvian ethnic history through sociolinguistic methods, with an emphasis on the interpretation of contacts between Luvian... more
The end of the Early Bronze Age, in other words the EBA III, is one of the significant turning points in the cultural history of the Anatolian Peninsula. Metal objects that indicate social class differences, advancements in architecture,... more
Caria, located in the southwest of Anatolia, is a partly neglected region in terms of prehistoric studies. However, it is possible to make some general evaluations about the Early Bronze Age by compiling the current archaeological data.... more
Forthcoming April 2017 http://upers.kuleuven.be/en/book/9789462701052 Chapters by: Simon Jusseret (The University of Texas at Austin, Université catholique de Louvain) Manuel Sintubin (KU Leuven) Jan Driessen (Université catholique de... more
The institution of feasting in the Bronze Age Aegean, as in much of the world, has been the subject of considerable recent scholarship, with a broad consensus that feasts provided a locus for the negotiation and performance of... more
During the Aegean Bronze Age (ca. 3,200-1,100 B.C.), blue pigments are rendered from a myriad of different sources across distinct media: from naturally-occurring minerals such as riebeckite and lapis lazuli to man-made compounds like... more
Wanax was derived from Hattic title of a god as a lord of land. Guasileus was a result of the steppe influence in pre-Mycenaean time. The king name ki-nu-ra from Mycenaean Pylos reflects the name of Spartan king Kinortas
This is a very accessible introduction to understanding the function of the Minoan palaces aimed at students and interested lay persons, based on my book, Minoan Architecture: A Contextual Analysis.
The Neolithic period in the Aegean has not yielded any textile remains. Thus, we know very little about textile production itself and even less about the identities of the earliest Aegean weavers. Some related information derives from... more
In this article the view is advocated that archaeologists should focus less on a three-dimensional reconstruction of architecture. Instead, we ought to think more about the reasons why buildings are shaped and organized the way they are.... more
Ein neues Buch des Althistorikers Frank Kolb rollt den denkwürdigen Gelehrtenstreit um die Stadt an den Dardanellen auf. - Besprechung von Frank Kolb, «Tatort ‹Troia›», Verlag F. Schoeningh.
The performance of funerary ritual is one of the hallmarks of the Mycenaean period. The materiality and performative aspects have often been lost in typologies and classificatory approaches concerned with the identity and status of the... more
The objective of this book is the reconsideration of the practices of personal adornment during the Neolithic period in Greece, through the assemblage, extensive bibliographic documentation, and critical evaluation of all the available... more
This paper discusses symbolic referencing of the landscape for purposes of ideology in the Minoan palaces.
Annual report of Liman Tepe Excavations 1992 (The first excavation season)
The author's many years of research has led to two main conclusions: Firstly, in Keros was worshiped a pair of gods, the great Goddess of the earth and the wild beasts, who, depending on the people that arrived to the island, took the... more
Damnoni cave is a Mesolithic site located on the southwest side of Crete, in the Rethymnon district. The site was found by a targeted survey method used with success in the Kandia region of the East Peloponnese. In this method,... more
Kotsonas, A. 2015. Showcasing new Trojan Wars: Archaeological exhibitions and the politics of appropriation of ancient Troy, Z. Theodoropoulou Polychroniadis and D. Evely (eds), Aegis: Essays in Mediterranean Archaeology presented to... more
"Ex oriente nigri: "Captain of the Blacks" and the Fabrication of the Minoan Culture The fabrication of the Minoan culture is the specifically modern phenomenon, closely linked to the imperial and colonial conquest and appropriation of... more