Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens

Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens

Author: Nicolai Mariegaard

Publisher: Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens

Published: 2019-06

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 9788771848182

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Proceedings of the well-esteemed Danish Institute in Athens conducting several archaeological excavations in Greece. This is the ninth volume of the journal. It includes articles on archaeology, art history, ancient and modern Greek history, philology and literature.


The Undeciphered Signs of Linear B

The Undeciphered Signs of Linear B

Author: Anna P. Judson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-09-24

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 1108849350

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Decades after Michael Ventris deciphered Linear B and showed that its language was Greek, nearly one-sixth of its syllabic signs' sound-values are still unknown. This book offers a new approach to establishing these undeciphered signs' possible values. Analysis of Linear B's structure and usage not only establishes these signs' most likely sound-values – providing the best possible basis for future decipherments – but also sheds light on the writing system as a whole. The undeciphered signs are also used to explore the evidence provided by palaeography for the chronology of the Linear B documents and the activities of the Mycenaean scribes. The conclusions presented in this book therefore deepen our understanding not only of the undeciphered signs but also of the Linear B writing system as a whole, the texts it was used to write, and the insight these documents bring us into the world of the Mycenaean palaces. A colour version of figures 5.1-5.4 of chapter 5 can be found under the 'Resources' tab.


Children, Death and Burial

Children, Death and Burial

Author: Eileen Murphy

Publisher: Oxbow Books

Published: 2017-08-31

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1785707159

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Children, Death and Burials assembles a panorama of studies with a focus on juvenile burials; the 16 papers have a wide geographic and temporal breadth and represent a range of methodological approaches. All have a similar objective in mind, however, namely to understand how children were treated in death by different cultures in the past; to gain insights concerning the roles of children of different ages in their respective societies and to find evidence of the nature of past adult–child relationships and interactions across the life course. The contextualisation and integration of the data collected, both in the field and in the laboratory, enables more nuanced understandings to be gained in relation to the experiences of the young in the past. A broad range of issues are addressed within the volume, including the inclusion/exclusion of children in particular burial environments and the impact of age in relation to the place of children in society. Child burials clearly embody identity and ‘the domestic child’, ‘the vulnerable child’, ‘the high status child’, ‘the cherished child’, ‘the potential child’, ‘the ritual child’ and the ‘political child’, and combinations thereof, are evident throughout the narratives. Investigation of the burial practices afforded to children is pivotal to enlightenment in relation to key facets of past life, including the emotional responses shown towards children during life and in death, as well as an understanding of their place within the social strata and ritual activities of their societies. An important new collection of papers by leading researchers in funerary archaeology, examining the particular treatment of juvenile burials in the past. In particular focuses on the expression of varying status and identity of children in the funerary archaeological record as a key to understanding the place of children in different societies.


Kleronomia

Kleronomia

Author: Jerolyn E. Morrison

Publisher: INSTAP Academic Press

Published: 2022-12-31

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1623034337

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The 27 papers in this volume harken to the themes that Jeffrey Soles has influenced during his illustrious career in Aegean Bronze Age archaeology: ancestry, burial customs, religion, trade, jewelry, the development of the Minoan settlement of Mochlos in eastern Crete, and the rise and fall of the Minoan civilization.


The Greek World After Alexander 323–30 BC

The Greek World After Alexander 323–30 BC

Author: Graham Shipley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-03-18

Total Pages: 435

ISBN-13: 1134065388

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The Greek World After Alexander 323–30 BC examines social changes in the old and new cities of the Greek world and in the new post-Alexandrian kingdoms. An appraisal of the momentous military and political changes after the era of Alexander, this book considers developments in literature, religion, philosophy, and science, and establishes how far they are presented as radical departures from the culture of Classical Greece or were continuous developments from it. Graham Shipley explores the culture of the Hellenistic world in the context of the social divisions between an educated elite and a general population at once more mobile and less involved in the political life of the Greek city.


Time's Up! Dating the Minoan Eruption of Santorini

Time's Up! Dating the Minoan Eruption of Santorini

Author: David A Warburton

Publisher: Aarhus Universitetsforlag

Published: 2009-12-31

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 8779346529

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Papers by natural scientists, archaeologists, egyptologists and classicists discussing the newest evidence of the Santorini eruption. The papers fall into two sections. I: Evidence, geology, archaeology & chronology; II: Debate: typology, chronology, methodology. Contributors include: Walter L. Friedrich & Jan Heinemeier, Philip P. Betancourt, Max Bichler, Thomas M. Brogan, Peter M. Fischer, Karen Polinger Foster, Hermann Hunger, Felix Hoflmayer,Rolf Krauss, Bernd Kromer, Alexander R. McBirney, Floyd W. McCoy, J. Alexander MacGillivray, Sturt W. Manning, Robert Merrillees, Raimund Muscheler, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Nikolaos Sigalas, Chrysa Sofianou, Jeffrey S. Soles, Georg Steinhauser, Johannes H. Sterba, Annette Hen Sensen,Peter Warren, Malcolm H. Wiener.


Gournes, Pediada

Gournes, Pediada

Author: Calliope E. Galanaki

Publisher: INSTAP Academic Press

Published: 2021-12-31

Total Pages: 477

ISBN-13: 1623034272

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An Early Bronze Age cemetery with 37 tombs shows strong relations with the Cyclades during the time of the Kampos Cultural Group, as exemplified by distinctive pottery, obsidian, and metal items. A dense social network included the Cycladic islands and contacts with distant areas of Crete.


Human-Animal Relations in Bronze Age Crete

Human-Animal Relations in Bronze Age Crete

Author: Andrew Shapland

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2022-05-12

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1009151541

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Reassesses the animal depictions of Bronze Age Crete in terms of human-animal relations rather than a love of nature.