Reading the Landscape: Survey Archaeology and the Hellenistic
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Alcock, Susan E.; Gates, Jennifer E.; Rempel, Jane

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“…As we have explained elsewhere [20], the term 'sacred landscapes' has been chosen in acknowledgement of the inspiration provided by the published work of Susan Alcock [116][117][118]. By using this term in her examination of the Hellenistic and Roman sacred landscapes of the Greek world, Alcock shows that the relationship between religion, politics, identity and memory was more intimate and more involved than has often been assumed [118][119][120]. She regards sacred landscapes emerging: " .…”

Section: Sacred Landscapesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Central Place Theory Reloaded and Revised: Political Economy and Landscape Dynamics in the Longue Durée

Vionis

Papantoniou

2019

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Section: Sacred Landscapesmentioning

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Central Place Theory Reloaded and Revised: Political Economy and Landscape Dynamics in the Longue Durée

Vionis

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2019

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“…The term 'sacred landscapes' has been chosen in acknowledgement of the inspiration provided by Susan Alcock's work; by using this term in her examination of the Hellenistic and Roman sacred landscapes of the Greek world, Alcock shows that the relationship between religion, politics, identity and memory was more intimate and more involved than has often been assumed [14][15][16][17][18]. She regards sacred landscapes emerging: " .…”

Section: Trends In Landscape Archaeology and Sacred Landscapesmentioning

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Landscape Archaeology and Sacred Space in the Eastern Mediterranean: A Glimpse from Cyprus

Papantoniou

Vionis

2017

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Abstract:This article aims to raise issues for discussion about the change in the use and concept of sacred landscapes, which were originally constructed in the era of the Cypriot kings (the basileis), but then continued to function in a new imperial environment, that of the rule of the Ptolemaic strategos and later of the Roman proconsul and the various Christian bishops. Our archaeological survey project in the Xeros river valley, titled 'Settled and Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus', reveals that these new politico-economic structures were also supported by the construction of symbolically charged sacred landscapes. Thus, while outlining the long history of the island as manifested from the diachronic study of Cypriot sacred landscapes, we identify three pivotal phases: first, the consolidation of the Cypriot polities and the establishment of a 'full' sacred landscape; second, the transition from segmented to unitary administration under the Ptolemaic and Roman imperial rule and the consolidation of a more 'unified sacred landscape'; and finally, the establishment of a number of Christian bishoprics on the island and the movement back to a 'full' sacred landscape. Moving beyond the discipline of Cypriot archaeology, this contribution aims to serve as a paradigm for the implications that the employment of the 'sacred landscapes' concept may have when addressing issues of socio-political and socio-economic transformations. While it is very difficult to define or capture the concept of landscape in a pre-modern world, it offers a useful means by which to assess changing local conditions. We have also attempted to situate the term in archaeological thought, in order to allow the concept to become a more powerful investigative tool for approaching the past.

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Reading the Landscape: Survey Archaeology and the Hellenistic Oikoumene

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Central Place Theory Reloaded and Revised: Political Economy and Landscape Dynamics in the Longue Durée

Central Place Theory Reloaded and Revised: Political Economy and Landscape Dynamics in the Longue Durée

Landscape Archaeology and Sacred Space in the Eastern Mediterranean: A Glimpse from Cyprus

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