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Charalambidou, Xénia; Morgan, Catherine

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“…Less happily, however, the notion of consumption, intrinsic to Early Iron Age cult practice, has been freely transmuted into discussions of feasting, Cf. the role of pottery for example in papers on early Greek religion delivered at the Swedish Institute conferences of 1981 and 1986 (Hägg 1983;Hägg et al 1988) with that of 1994 (Hägg 2002), also noting the dominance of pottery among the 7 th -cent. evidence presented in Charalambidou -Morgan 2017. in which pottery may equip and support activities at them. It is not the case during our period that we read pottery within a fully understood concept of ›shrine‹.…”

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Interpreting the Pottery Record from Geometric and Archaic Sanctuaries in the Northwestern Peloponnese

2024

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The northwestern Peloponnese played an important role in Greece during the Geometric and Archaic periods. This has only become clear with the research of the last three decades. The sanctuaries of Achaia and northern Arkadia made significant contributions to early temple architecture. Their range of finds attests to both supra-regional connections and regional specificities. The 17 papers in this symposium provide an overview of the state of research on Early Greek sanctuaries in the northwestern Peloponnese and neighbouring areas. Well-studied sanctuaries are discussed alongside lesser-known ones in order to provide as complete a picture as possible. Sanctuaries of supra-regional importance such as Ano Mazaraki, Lousoi and Nikoleika are discussed, as well as local cult sites in caves that are difficult to access (Tria Goupata, Drakaina). The focus is on the interpretation of ceramic assemblages. The functional analysis of the pottery allows conclusions to be drawn about ritual and profane activities in the temene. Together with the votive offerings, it also provides information about the composition of the cult communities and their concerns for the worshipped deity. The origin of the pottery provides information on the connectivity of the sanctuary. Special emphasis is placed on archaeometric analyses of pottery and the function of miniature vessels. Other papers deal with early sacred architecture and the design of sacred precincts.

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Interpreting the Pottery Record from Geometric and Archaic Sanctuaries in the Northwestern Peloponnese

2024

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“…Two conferences on Greek art in general, one held in Edinburgh in 2017 and dedicated to the memory of François Lissarrague who co-organized the event, and the other held at the ASCSA looking specifically at architecture, sculpture, and vase-painting in Athens during the second half of the fifth century, bring to light a range of subjects and approaches (Barringer and Lissarrague 2022; Neils and Palagia 2022). A conference investigating the seventh century was held at the BSA in 2011 and its proceedings include no shortage of essays of relevance here (Charalambidou and Morgan 2017). The occasion of John Boardman’s 90th birthday was marked with an international congress in Lisbon, resulting unsurprisingly in a substantial publication mirroring his own wide-ranging contributions to the field (i.e.…”

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8 Greek art: recent developments and current trends

Smith

2023

Arch. Rep.

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This review essay focuses on recent developments and trends in the study of ancient Greek art. The publications covered date primarily to the period beginning in 2017–2018, though selected earlier works have been included where considered to be of particular merit or importance. Examples have been chosen to span and represent the long Archaic to Hellenistic phases (eighth–first century BC), and a full range of artistic categories and media have been featured in the discussions. In order to structure the large quantity of bibliography available, the presentation is divided into several broad categories according to themes (e.g. sites, reports, guides; exhibitions, conferences, Festschriften) or materials (e.g. sculpture and terracottas; metals, coins, gems, and jewellery). Where possible, digital resources applicable to the discipline have also been mentioned and cited. By way of conclusion, some general observations are made about the subjects of Greek art that seem not only to be the most prevalent in recent scholarship, but also transcend artistic medium, style, and scale – among them the body and adornment, senses and emotion, aesthetics and beauty, religion and performance, and archaeological contexts and intercultural connections.

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“…Towards the end of the eighth century and in the seventh, shifts in the locations of some settlements in the Cyclades have been explained in relation to the rise of poleis and by the phenomenon of synoecism (Gounaris 1999, 104–5; Schilardi 2002, 240–1; Palaiokrassa-Kopitsa 2007, 16; Mazarakis Ainian 2017, 174; see also Charalambidou 2017b, 148; 2017c, 95). The largest of the Cycladic islands – Naxos, Paros, Andros and Melos – are held to have founded a single polis each, whereas some other islands had more than one city-state (Lambrinoudakis 2004, 68; Gounaris 2005, 20; Mazarakis Ainian and Leventi 2013, 214, 220).…”

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Iron Age Mortuary Practices and Material Culture at the Inland Cemetery of Tsikalario on Naxos: Differentiation and Connectivity

Charalambidou

2018

Annu. Br. Sch. Athens

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Naxos, the largest of the Cycladic islands, offers a nuanced insight into Iron Age funerary behaviour in the Cyclades and relations between social groups as reflected in the archaeological record. The focus of this paper is the cemetery of Tsikalario in the hinterland of the island, with emphasis on two burial contexts which exhibit a range of activities related to funerary ceremonies and the consumption of grave-offerings. The grave-tumuli found in the Tsikalario cemetery comprise a mortuary ‘phenomenon’ not found otherwise on Naxos during the Early Iron Age. Such a differentiation in mortuary practice can be interpreted as a strategy used by the people of inland Naxos to distinguish their funerary habits from the more typical Naxian practices of, for example, the inhabitants of the coastal Naxos harbour town. This distinctive funerary practice can speak in favour of an attempt by the kinship group(s) that buried their deceased in the cemetery of Tsikalario to articulate status and identity. Beyond these tumuli, evidence from a different type of grave context at Tsikalario – Cist Grave 11 and its vicinity (Burial Context 11) – offers an additional example of a well-thought-out staging of funerary beliefs in the inland region of Naxos. Not only does it illustrate the coexistence of other types of burials in the cemetery, but, alongside the tumuli and their finds, it also demonstrates, through the symbolic package of the grave-offerings and the multifaceted network of interactions they reveal, that inland Naxos participated in the intra- and supra-island circulation of wares and ideas.

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Interpreting the Pottery Record from Geometric and Archaic Sanctuaries in the Northwestern Peloponnese

Interpreting the Pottery Record from Geometric and Archaic Sanctuaries in the Northwestern Peloponnese

8 Greek art: recent developments and current trends

Iron Age Mortuary Practices and Material Culture at the Inland Cemetery of Tsikalario on Naxos: Differentiation and Connectivity

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