{"title":"Gods, Goddesses, and Mortals for the 21st Century: The Reinstallation of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts Collection of Ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art","authors":"B. Kellum","doi":"10.1086/724559","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/724559","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7745,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Archaeology","volume":"127 1","pages":"293 - 301"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44305127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"R. Ross Holloway, 1934–2022","authors":"S. H. Allen","doi":"10.1086/724557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/724557","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7745,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Archaeology","volume":"127 1","pages":"303 - 307"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45919409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"List of Books Received","authors":"","doi":"10.1086/724488","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/724488","url":null,"abstract":"Previous article FreeList of Books ReceivedPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmailPrint SectionsMoreAndrews, Brian N., and Danielle A. MacDonald, eds. More Than Shelter from the Storm: Hunter-Gatherer Houses and the Built Environment. Gainesville: University Press of Florida 2022. Pp. 296. ISBN 9780813069371 (hardcover) $90.Arnoux-Farnoux, Lucile, and Alexandre Farnoux, eds. À l’ombre du Lycabette: l’École française et la ville d’Athènes (Sources and Documents 1). Athens: École française d’Athènes 2022. Pp. 330. ISBN 978-2-86958-579-9 (hardcover) €39.Badalyan, Ruben, Christine Chataigner, and Armine Harutyunyan, eds. The Neolithic Settlement of Aknashen (Ararat Valley, Armenia): Excavation Seasons 2004–2015. Oxford: Archaeopress 2022. Pp. 314. ISBN 9781803270029 (paperback) £50.Biehl, Peter F., and Eva Rosenstock, eds. 6000 BC: Transformation and Change in the Near East and Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2022. Pp. 436. ISBN 9781107042957 (hardcover) $120.Bobou, Olympia, Amy C. Miranda, Rubina Raja, and Jean-Baptiste Yon. The Ingholt Archive: The Palmyrene Material, Transcribed with Commentary and Bibliography, 4 vols. (Archive Archaeology 2). Turnhout: Brepols 2022. Pp. 1954. ISBN 978-2-503-59822-2 (hardcover) €300.Bobou, Olympia, Amy C. Miranda, and Rubina Raja, eds. Archival Historiographies: The Impact of Twentieth-Century Legacy Data on Archaeological Investigations (Archive Archaeology 3). Turnhout: Brepols 2022. Pp. 179. ISBN 978-2-503-60018-5 (paperback) €75.Boyer, David Donald. Water Management in Gerasa and Its Hinterland: From the Romans to AD 750 (Jerash Papers 10). Turnhout: Brepols 2022. Pp. 522. ISBN 978-2-503-59862-8 (paperback) €125.Brier, Bob. Tutankhamun and the Tomb That Changed the World. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2022. Pp. 272. ISBN 9780197635056 (hardcover) £21.99.Claridge, Amanda, and Eloisa Dodero. Sarcophagi and Other Reliefs, 4 vols. (The Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Series A: Antiquities and Architecture 3). Turnhout: Brepols 2022. Pp. 1832. ISBN 978-1-912554-56-0 (hardcover) €235.Copat, Valentina. Il sito della Rocca di Orantino: Dieci anni di ricerche. Un’area funzionale all’aperto nell’età del Bronzo. Oxford: Archaeopress 2022. Pp. 368. ISBN 9781803272955 (paperback) £58; ISBN 9781803272962 (ebook) £16, personal use, or £58, institutional use.Davis, Jack L. A Greek State in Formation: The Origins of Civilization in Mycenaean Pylos. Oakland: University of California Press 2022. Pp. 91. ISBN 978-0-520-38725-6 (ebook) open access.Der Manuelian, Peter. Walking Among Pharaohs: George Reisner and the Dawn of Modern Egyptology. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2022. Pp. 1008. £25.99. ISBN 9780197628935 (hardcover; also available as ebook).Dumser, Elisha Ann, and Dorian Borbonus. Building the Classical World: Bauforschung as a Contemporary Approach. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2022. Pp. 352. ISBN 9780190","PeriodicalId":7745,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Archaeology","volume":"111 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135018478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":":<i>Preserving Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age: Sending Out an S.O.S.</i>","authors":"Damian Koropeckyj","doi":"10.1086/724680","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/724680","url":null,"abstract":"Previous articleNext article FreeBook ReviewPreserving Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age: Sending Out an S.O.S. Edited by Nicola Lercari, Willeke Wendrich, Benjamin W. Porter, Margie M. Burton, and Thomas E. Levy. Sheffield: Equinox 2022. Pp. 250. ISBN 9781800501263 (paperback) $115.Damian KoropeckyjDamian KoropeckyjIndependent scholar Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmailPrint SectionsMoreThis book presents a collection of case studies and lessons learned mainly from the University of California’s (UC) At-Risk Cultural Heritage and the Digital Humanities project, combining contributions from professors and staff at partner UC institutions plus a member of an additional international institution: the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). The introduction describes violence on cultural heritage workers and the destruction of cultural heritage in conflict and then pivots attention to the “more insidious loss of knowledge” attributable to improper recording, retention, and publication of data by archaeologists as they conduct research, along with the loss of sites accompanying global development (3). Despite the comparison, it is difficult to accept executions of cultural heritage practitioners and a lack of archaeological publications as equivalent. The aim of the book is to provide theories and methodologies for the use of digital tools in practicing digital preservation and “cyber-archaeology,” defined as a “digital process in which a virtual world is generated through interactions and interconnections” (4), with the intention of not only implementing proper technique but also maximizing the ability of these tools to engage with local communities (10). The 11 chapters are arranged in three sections ordered to provide a workflow akin to the practice expected: “Data Collection,” “Data Analysis and Presentation,” and “Data Curation and Dissemination.” It is worth considering how the organization of the book’s three sections aligns with the stated objectives of the book and the workflows described in the provided case studies.Opening the “Data Collection” section is a chapter by Wendrich seeking to contextualize the destruction of heritage occurring in evolving landscapes and the increased ease of public engagement with affected communities made possible through digital practices (ch. 1). Guillem and Lercari follow with an effort to set the theoretical framework for the cases and methodologies presented (ch. 2). Notably, Guillem and Lercari use the second chapter to confront the attitudes treating these new approaches as “digital solutionism” (26), and they further attempt to fit answers to several other important questions that deserve more space in a larger forum. The chapter draws parallels with other preservation workflows in practice today, while putting the onus on archaeologists to begin implementi","PeriodicalId":7745,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Archaeology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135018479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sacrificial Ritual and the Palace of Nestor: A Reanalysis of the Ta Tablets","authors":"J. Morton, Nicholas G. Blackwell, Kyle W. Mahoney","doi":"10.1086/723242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/723242","url":null,"abstract":"The Ta tablets are a series of Linear B documents from the Palace of Nestor at Pylos that inventory vessels, fire implements, slaughtering paraphernalia, and furniture. This article argues that all the equipment documented on the Ta tablets pertains to a single large-scale ritual cattle sacrifice and was not equipment for the banquet that would have followed the sacrifice. The argument is rooted in a reanalysis of the tables listed on the Ta tablets that concludes that they were used for the slaughter and butchery of sacrificial cattle. Discussion proceeds from there to the sacrificial ritual use of the other items listed on the Ta tablets. Finally, speculative conclusions are drawn about the political ceremony that employed these objects and a possible smaller event taking place within the larger ceremony. This study draws on a wide range of sources, including other materials found in the same archival room, relevant iconography, archaeological comparanda, experimental archaeology, and a study of comparative butchery techniques.1","PeriodicalId":7745,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Archaeology","volume":"127 1","pages":"167 - 187"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44295715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coming to Light: Illuminating the House of the Greek Epigrams in Pompeii","authors":"D. Campanaro","doi":"10.1086/723393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/723393","url":null,"abstract":"In recent decades, studies of Roman domestic space have proliferated. The result is a rich but impenetrable picture, with scholars often favoring the use of ancient sources on one hand and finds from excavated houses or material remains on the other. Studies have emphasized how light can be approached to investigate space and its social meaning. At the same time, in the field of digital technologies applied to archaeological investigation, light simulation and analysis have proven to be advantageous tools. Based on the concept of light as a powerful social agent, this study presents new insights into social and spatial behavior in the Roman house through simulation of natural and artificial light on a digital 3D reconstruction of the House of the Greek Epigrams (V.1.18) in Pompeii.1","PeriodicalId":7745,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Archaeology","volume":"127 1","pages":"263 - 292"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42690914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":":La villa dopo la villa 2: Trasformazione di un sistema insediativo ed economico nell’Italia centrale tra tarda Antichità e Medioevo","authors":"A. Sebastiani","doi":"10.1086/724678","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/724678","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7745,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Archaeology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44754340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":":Hunde in der römischen Antike: Rassen/Typen - Zucht - Haltung und Verwendung","authors":"Catalin Pavel","doi":"10.1086/724679","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/724679","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7745,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Archaeology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46039218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":":Architecture in Ancient Central Italy: Connections in Etruscan and Early Roman Building","authors":"Niccolò Mugnai","doi":"10.1086/724675","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/724675","url":null,"abstract":"Architecture in Ancient Central Italy takes studies of individual elements and sites as a starting point to reconstruct amuch larger picture of architecture in western central Italy as an industry, and to position the result in space (in the Mediterranean world and beyond) and time (from the second millennium bc to Late Antiquity). This volume demonstrates that buildings in pre-Roman Italy have close connections with Bronze Age and Roman architecture, with practices in local and distant societies, and with the natural world and the cosmos. It also argues that buildings serve as windows into the minds and lives of those who made and used them, revealing the concerns and character of communities in early Etruria, Rome, and Latium. Architecture consequently emerges as a valuable historical source, and moreover a part of life that shaped society as much as reflected it.","PeriodicalId":7745,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Archaeology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42149892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}