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Vol. 5 (2020). A. Vasileiou, Byzantine Glazed Pottery from Argos (10th – first half of the 13th century)
Full text linkΣτην παρούσα δίτομη μονογραφία αντικείμενο μελέτης αποτελεί η εφυαλωμένη κεραμική του Άργους που χρονολογείται από τη μεσοβυζαντινή εποχή έως και τις πρώτες δεκαετίες της φραγκοκρατίας (περ. 10ος – α΄ μισό 13ου αι.). Η συγκεκριμένη κεραμική προέρχεται από σωστικές ανασκαφές της Αρχαιολογικής Υπηρεσίας, κυρίως μεταξύ των ετών 1983–1998, και είναι στην πλειονότητά της αδημοσίευτη.Ο πρώτος τόμος απαρτίζεται από δύο μέρη. Στο πρώτο μέρος γίνεται η παρουσίαση του υλικού, το οποίο διακρίνεται σε κεραμική από λευκό και κεραμική από ερυθρό πηλό, που συνιστά και τη συντριπτική πλειονότητα. Στο δεύτερο μέρος επιχειρείται η συνθετική εξέταση του υλικού βάσει του σχήματος, της χρήσης, του επιχρίσματος, της εφυάλωσης, της διακόσμησης και του πηλού του. Τα συμπεράσματα κινούνται σε δύο κύριους άξονες: στη μαρτυρία που προσφέρει το εξεταζόμενο υλικό αφενός στην ευρύτερη έρευνα της μεσοβυζαντινής εφυαλωμένης κεραμικής αφετέρου στην έρευνα του εν πολλοίς άγνωστου μεσοβυζαντινού Άργους. Ακολουθούν δύο παραρτήματα: το πρώτο με τις κατά καιρούς προτεινόμενες ταξινομήσεις της μεσοβυζαντινής εφυαλωμένης κεραμικής και το δεύτερο με στοιχεία για τα οικόπεδα από τα οποία προέρχεται η εξετασθείσα κεραμική.Στον δεύτερο τόμο παρουσιάζεται αναλυτικός κατάλογος επιλεγμένων δειγμάτων με τα «στοιχεία ταυτότητάς» τους (προέλευση, πηλός, σχήμα, επίχρισμα, εφυάλωση, διακόσμηση, προτεινόμενη χρονολόγηση), τυχόν παράλληλα, φωτογραφίες και σχέδια.Η παρούσα έρευνα επιβεβαιώνει την πρόσφατη καθιέρωση της βυζαντινής κεραμικής και εν γένει του υλικού πολιτισμού ως μιας πολύτιμης μαρτυρίας για τα ιστορικά και κοινωνιολογικά δεδομένα της εποχής. Μέσα από το εξετασθέν υλικό ανιχνεύεται μια ζωντανή και δραστήρια κοινωνία που παρότι βρισκόταν στην περιφέρεια, ήταν συνδεδεμένη με τις κρατούσες τάσεις της εποχής.ISBN (έντυπη έκδοση): 978-960-466-237-1ISBN (ψηφιακή έκδοση): 978-960-466-238-8This monograph focuses on the glazed pottery from Argos, dating from the Middle Byzantine to the first decades of the Frankish period (c. 10th – first half of the 13th century). This pottery was found in rescue excavations by the Hellenic Archaeological Service mainly in the 1980s and 1990s and has remained for the most part unpublished.The first volume consists of two parts. The first part contains the presentation of the material, which is divided into Glazed White Wares and Glazed Red Wares; the latter make up by far the majority of the material. The second part contains the data analysis based on the ceramics’ shape, use, slip, glaze, decoration and fabric. Conclusions are drawn in two main directions: firstly the new evidence which the Argive material contributes to the general research into Middle Byzantine glazed pottery and secondly what it tells us about Middle Byzantine Argos, of which we know little from the sources. There are also two appendices: the first deals with the main classifications in Middle Byzantine glazed pottery and the second gives data on the excavated plots in which the pottery in question was found.In the second volume there is a detailed catalogue of selected specimens with their ‘identity’ (findspot, fabric, shape, slip, glaze, decoration, proposed dating), any parallels, photos and drawings.This research confirms the important role of Byzantine pottery and material culture in general in providing valuable evidence on the historical and sociological conditions of the time. This ceramic material documents the existence of a vibrant society, which – though located in the periphery – was in touch with the main trends of the period. ISBN (print edition): 978-960-466-237-1ISBN (digital edition): 978-960-466-238-
Αn unknown Late Byzantine fortress: The castle of Vatika in Laconia
Full text linkThe castle of Vatika in Laconia occupies a rocky cliff not far from the modern coastal town of Neapolis. The castle’s small courtyard is surrounded by buildings attached to the high external wall, including a barrel-vaulted chapel and some one or two-storey houses. A rectangular tower with a cistern is built at the highest point. A circuit wall surrounds the castle at a small distance. The castle developed in several phases. Although it was constructed as a military fort, houses were later attached to the external walls, significantly reducing the size of the inner courtyard. A small church of the single-nave, cross-in-square type has survived in ruins on the south side. The castle of Vatika should be dated to the Late Byzantine period, after the recapture of Monemvasia in 1262 and before the fall of the Despotate of the Morea to the Ottomans. The strong resemblance of its houses to those of Mystra, but also the common features it shares with numerous churches of the cape Malea peninsula that are dated to this period, justify this assumption. The addition of bastions at the circuit wall could possibly be dated to the short period of Venetian rule in the fifteenth century
Sherds from around the Church: Pottery from the Panayia Church at Chonika, Argolis
Full text linkLately, attention has been drawn to the glazed pottery of the two main Argolic centers, Argos and Nauplio. However, our knowledge of the material culture of the rest of Argolis remains seriously limited. This paper aims to narrow that gap by examining the unpublished pottery dating from as early as the 10th century right up to the 19th, found in the area around the Byzantine church of Chonika
An archaeobotanical study of Alepotrypa Cave
Full text linkThis presentation is centred in the study of the few samples of archaeobotanical material which have beenstudied from the Neolithic Cave site of Alepotrypa in 1980. There is a need to incorporate this materialin the up-to-date archaeobotanical debate, which has come to light in Alepotrypa itself, as seen in therecent monograph (Margaritis 2018), but, further, a dialogue which would include the Peloponnese butalso beyond it
Κ. Καρακαση, Οι Αρχαϊκες Κορες (εκδοσεις Αγρα, Αθηνα 2017)
No full textΒιβλιοκρισία "Κ. Καρακαση, Οι Αρχαϊκες Κορες (εκδοσεις Αγρα, Αθηνα 2017)"Book Review "Κ. Καρακαση, Οι Αρχαϊκες Κορες (εκδοσεις Αγρα, Αθηνα 2017)
Εxotic offerings in the archaic Rhodian sanctuaries. A critical synthesis of the Egyptian and Egyptianizing votives
Full text linkDuring the Iron Age, especially between the 8th and the 6th century BC, Egyptian and Egyptianizing artifacts were spread within the Mediterranean world through various trade and cultural networks. The largest assemblage of the Aegyptiaca in the Aegean derives from the three sanctuaries of Athena at Lindos, Camirus and Ialysus, on the island of Rhodes. The aim of this paper is to present a critical synthesis of the most representative religious artifacts, which were imported or locally made, and to trace their multiple connotations and functionality within the specific archaeological context. By analyzing the material in relation to the special cultural interaction between Egypt and the Aegean during the 26th Dynasty, we will attempt to trace modes of interaction, perception and creative reinterpretation of Egyptian symbols and ideas within the religious milieu of the archaic Dodecanese. This paper is part of the Aegyptiaca Project: Ecumene and Economy in the Horizon of Religion, an international collaborative project of the University of the Aegean (Department of Mediterranean Studies) and the University of Bonn (Institute of Egyptology), which focuses on the systematic study of the Egyptian and Egyptianizing objects in Archaic Greece
N. Dimakis και T. M. Dijkstra (eds), Mortuary Variability and Social Diversity in Ancient Greece: Studies on Ancient Greek Death and Burial
No full textΒιβλιοκρισία "N. Dimakis και T. M. Dijkstra (eds), Mortuary Variability and Social Diversity in Ancient Greece: Studies on Ancient Greek Death and Burial"Book Review "N. Dimakis και T. M. Dijkstra (eds), Mortuary Variability and Social Diversity in Ancient Greece: Studies on Ancient Greek Death and Burial
The Architecture of the ‘Pantheon’ in Athens. Recent Discoveries
Full text linkIn the decade of the 1960’s the remains of a large building were discovered, 65 m southeast of the Library of Hadrian in Athens. The temple-like construction with dimensions 87 m and 39 m was identified with the Pantheon built under Hadrian. Recent research in the Library of Hadrian discovered a number of architectural features that match the colossal size of the building. Column bases and drums, as well as fragments from the superstructure, mostly incorporated in second use in the Tetraconch building, allow for the reconstruction of the outer and interior orders and their association with the in situ remains. The raised panels in the ashlars of the masonry, together with the octastyle prostyle plan which was used only during Hadrian’s years confirm the suggested chronology. As the cella corresponds to the 8 columns of the facade, the interior width equals 32 m, making the ‘Pantheon’ of Athens the broadest known cella, appropriate for the worship of all gods. The article includes stylistic comparisons with other works of the Hadrianic repertoire and views the ‘Pantheon’ as the Athenian response to the Pantheon in Rome
