{"title":"Greek Epigraphical Index","authors":"M. Lippman, L. Kallet, Monika Trümper","doi":"10.2972/hesp.2002.71.4.435","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2972/hesp.2002.71.4.435","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:In the absence of archaeological or epigraphic evidence, most scholars have taken Strabo's short passage on Pleuron as proof that Old Pleuron was sacked by Demetrios II and that, as a result, New Pleuron was rebuilt on higher and more secure ground. A close examination of the historical context and the language of Strabo suggests, however, that Old Pleuron was never sacked. New Pleuron was planned and built from a position of strength as a preventative measure to withstand an anticipated period of warfare. The communities formerly surrounding the low-lying city of Old Pleuron then synoecized around the fortified urban center of New Pleuron.","PeriodicalId":44554,"journal":{"name":"Annual of the British School at Athens","volume":"2 1","pages":"465 - 496 - 497 - 512 - 513 - 598 - 599 - 600"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87856811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Off-Site Scatters and the Manuring Hypothesis in Greek Survey Archaeology: An Ethnographic Approach","authors":"H. Forbes","doi":"10.2972/HESPERIA.82.4.0551","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2972/HESPERIA.82.4.0551","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:This article addresses the debate over the origin(s) of “background” artifacts found between archaeological sites in Greek survey projects, within the general context of refuse disposal practices. Ethnographic and practical data on manure formation and deposition, combined with archaeological and ethnoarchaeological studies, indicate that both the definition of refuse and its disposal are governed by complex, culturally determined rules. In antiquity these rules meant that the wholesale disposal of artifact trash into organic waste used as fertilizer was not the norm. Quantified models demonstrate that despite this fact, the high levels of “background” found in some survey projects are best interpreted as resulting from low levels of artifacts inadvertently incorporated in manure.","PeriodicalId":44554,"journal":{"name":"Annual of the British School at Athens","volume":"82 1","pages":"551 - 594"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75429460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Combat Agate from the Grave of the Griffin Warrior at Pylos","authors":"Sharon R. Stocker, Jack L. Davis","doi":"10.2972/HESPERIA.86.4.0583","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2972/HESPERIA.86.4.0583","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:The Pylos Combat Agate, in our view a Cretan work of Late Minoan I, may be the finest example of glyptic art yet discovered in a Minoan or Mycenaean context. It was found in 2015 in the grave of the so-called Griffin Warrior at Pylos. The face of the sealstone bears a representation of combat that draws on an iconography of battle scenes known from the Shaft-Grave period mainland and Neopalatial Crete. The level of detail in the representation of weapons and clothing, like the attention given to the physiognomy of the human bodies, is without parallel. We argue that the scene had special significance for the warrior and those who arranged his interment.","PeriodicalId":44554,"journal":{"name":"Annual of the British School at Athens","volume":"55 1","pages":"583 - 605"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74580902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Tsokas, A. V. D. Moortel, P. Tsourlos, A. Stampolidis, G. Vargemezis, E. Zahou
{"title":"GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY AS AN AID TO EXCAVATION AT MITROU: A Preliminary Report","authors":"G. Tsokas, A. V. D. Moortel, P. Tsourlos, A. Stampolidis, G. Vargemezis, E. Zahou","doi":"10.2972/HESPERIA.81.3.0383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2972/HESPERIA.81.3.0383","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:ABSTRACTVarious geophysical methods were used to explore the subsurface of the prehistoric site of Mitrou. Geophysical research was essential for selecting significant areas for excavation as well as for guiding archaeological fieldwork and complementing its results. Resistivity mapping and differential magnetometry detected patterns of well-structured anomalies, suggesting that a regularly laid-out urban complex covered most of the site; electrical resistivity tomographies yielded three-dimensional views of buried structures and indicated promising areas for further exploration. Subsequent excavation uncovered the targeted parts of this complex. The results of this combined research provide new information about crucial periods of change in Greek prehistory.","PeriodicalId":44554,"journal":{"name":"Annual of the British School at Athens","volume":"9 1","pages":"383 - 432"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81608883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ayia Irini II–III, Kea: The Phasing and Relative Chronology of the Early Bronze Age II Settlement","authors":"David E. Wilson","doi":"10.2972/HESPERIA.82.3.0385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2972/HESPERIA.82.3.0385","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:This article revisits the Ayia Irini II–III pottery sequence to consider further the phasing and relative chronology of the Early Bronze Age (EBA) II settlement. A synopsis of the four main building phases of EBA II Ayia Irini provides a diachronic context for examining possible evidence of ceramic development within Periods II and III. A comparison of Ayia Irini II–III with the relative chronologies of settlement sequences in the Cyclades and the south-central Greek mainland clearly situates the site in the developed and late phases of the EBA II west Aegean and the period of the corridor houses on the mainland.","PeriodicalId":44554,"journal":{"name":"Annual of the British School at Athens","volume":"25 1","pages":"385 - 434"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84579918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bronze Statuettes from the Athenian Agora: Evidence for Domestic Cults in Roman Greece","authors":"Heather Sharpe","doi":"10.2972/HESPERIA.83.1.0143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2972/HESPERIA.83.1.0143","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:This study presents two deposits of bronze statuettes discovered in the Athenian Agora. Both groups were found with material associated with the Herulian sack of a.d. 267/8. The author proposes that these statuettes were used in the service of domestic cults. The Greek, Roman, and Egyptian deities represented illustrate the diversity of domestic cult activities current in Athens during the mid-3rd century a.d. While the deposits provide some evidence for Roman domestic cult practices in Athens, it is clear that Greek cult practices remained the dominant tradition.","PeriodicalId":44554,"journal":{"name":"Annual of the British School at Athens","volume":"33 1","pages":"143 - 187"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89703422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flights of Archaeology: Peschke's Acrocorinth","authors":"Kostis Kourelis","doi":"10.2972/hesperia.86.4.0723","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2972/hesperia.86.4.0723","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:Georg Vinko von Peschke (1900–1959) was a celebrated artist in 1930s Greece and a staff member of the American School excavations in Corinth, Isthmia, and Olynthos. His large work Acrocorinth (1932), painted while carrying out the castle's architectural survey, provides insights into the creative dimensions behind the School's scholarly identity. Peschke brought archaeological practices into a direct conversation with modernist poetics that sought to incorporate old historical landscapes with new and radical conceptions of the self. Through Peschke, American archaeologists turned Corinth into an interdisciplinary laboratory that explored the interface of digging, dwelling, and thinking.","PeriodicalId":44554,"journal":{"name":"Annual of the British School at Athens","volume":"136 1","pages":"723 - 782"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89759346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strabo 10.2.4 and the Synoecism of \"Newer\" Pleuron","authors":"M. Lippman","doi":"10.2972/HESP.2004.73.4.497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2972/HESP.2004.73.4.497","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:In the absence of archaeological or epigraphic evidence, most scholars have taken Strabo's short passage on Pleuron as proof that Old Pleuron was sacked by Demetrios II and that, as a result, New Pleuron was rebuilt on higher and more secure ground. A close examination of the historical context and the language of Strabo suggests, however, that Old Pleuron was never sacked. New Pleuron was planned and built from a position of strength as a preventative measure to withstand an anticipated period of warfare. The communities formerly surrounding the low-lying city of Old Pleuron then synoecized around the fortified urban center of New Pleuron.","PeriodicalId":44554,"journal":{"name":"Annual of the British School at Athens","volume":"42 1","pages":"497 - 512"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74060175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE PYLOS CAMPAIGN AND THUCYDIDES’ LITERARY THEMES","authors":"M. Sears","doi":"10.2972/HESP.80.1.0157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2972/HESP.80.1.0157","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:Thucydides’ account of the Spartan defeat at Pylos in 425 b.c. has long been plagued by supposed topographical errors for which there is no agreed-upon explanation. A comparison of the Pylos episode in Book 4 with the description of Phormion’s sea battles in Book 2 suggests that certain literary themes, namely, the respective characterizations of the Athenians and Spartans, might have led the historian to alter several topographical details in order to support his attributions of motive to the Athenians and Spartans at Pylos.","PeriodicalId":44554,"journal":{"name":"Annual of the British School at Athens","volume":"55 5","pages":"157 - 168"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72621890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Middle Helladic Fine Gray Burnished (Gray Minyan) Sequence at Mitrou, East Lokris","authors":"C. Hale","doi":"10.2972/HESPERIA.85.2.0243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2972/HESPERIA.85.2.0243","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:A preliminary, seven-phase Fine Gray Burnished (Gray Minyan) ceramic sequence has been developed at Mitrou, East Lokris, spanning the whole of the Middle Helladic period. Grounded in detailed stratigraphy from two different excavation areas, this ceramic sequence provides the first pottery chronology of its kind for Middle Helladic central Greece. By using quantitative analysis, the frequency of individual feature types has been determined for significant deposits, and distinct patterns of development over time can be observed. This sequence significantly increases our understanding of Fine Gray Burnished development within this important region and greatly improves the accuracy of relative dating methods in the immediate area.","PeriodicalId":44554,"journal":{"name":"Annual of the British School at Athens","volume":"458 1","pages":"243 - 295"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79644369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}