Unpublished Middle Minoan and Late Minoan I material from the 1962–3 excavations at Palaikastro, East Crete (PK VIII)

Knappett, Carl; Collar, Anna

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“…The category of handleless cups, the precursor of the later conical cups, is here divided into two distinct subtypes: broad and tall (cf. Hood 1996; Knappett, Mathioudaki and Macdonald 2013, 14) 7 . The handleless cups found in the deposit are characteristic of the early MM IIIA phase.…”

Section: The Pottery Assemblagementioning

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The Pottery Deposit From the Houses of the Fallen Blocks and the Sacrificed Oxen at the South-Eastern Corner of the Palace of Knossos

Mathioudaki

2018

Annu. Br. Sch. Athens

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This contribution focuses on a study of the pottery assemblage deposited in the space occupied by the House of the Fallen Blocks and the House of the Sacrificed Oxen at the south-eastern corner of the Palace of Knossos. This deposit was crucial for Arthur Evans’ definition of the ‘Great Earthquake’ destruction at Knossos, because, together with fallen blocks, it was considered to be the consequence of a massive destruction. From the outset, the deposit associated with this event has played a de facto role in the definition of the New Palace era, and, in this respect, it is very important with regards to the history of the Palace of Knossos. There is no sign of stratification above the floor levels of the houses, with the material of the deposit usually interpreted as a post-destruction fill. The abundance of ceramic material and the broad representation of forms prompted Evans to call this deposit a storehouse of Middle Minoan (MM) III domestic pottery. Here, the nature of the deposit will be examined, taking into consideration information from the excavation notebooks and a detailed study of the retained pottery. The main conclusion is that the material is not MM IIIB as ascribed by Evans, but can be dated to an earlier part of the period, i.e. MM IIIA. This is significant because it might contribute to a critical reassessment of the destruction horizon generally attributed to MM IIIB. The large quantities of pottery from these houses also provide a fuller picture of what types and styles were prevalent in MM IIIA, given that there are not many published deposits of this date from the palace or town of Knossos.

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“…This subtype is a hallmark of the MM IIIA period, especially its earlier part (Knappett, Mathioudaki and Macdonald 2013, 15–16). It is not actually that common and nor is it characterised as a handleless cup beyond Knossos.…”

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The Pottery Deposit From the Houses of the Fallen Blocks and the Sacrificed Oxen at the South-Eastern Corner of the Palace of Knossos

Mathioudaki

2018

Annu. Br. Sch. Athens

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“…Parallels appear at Katalimata and Palaikastro in painted and unpainted Middle Minoan II handled cups (Nowicki 2008a, figs. 65, 70; Knappett and Collar 2007, figs. 23:107, 18:91, 92). 01532.15 Flat base; angular join of walls to base (Fig.…”

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“…This belongs to the class of ‘tasses/gobelets tronconiques’ at Quartier Mu, with parallels at Katalimata and Palaikastro (Nowicki 2008a, fig. 57:KP345; Knappett and Collar 2007, fig. 18). 01542.7 Flat base; angular join of walls to base (Fig.…”

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Surviving Crisis: Insights From New Excavation at Karphi, 2008

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Mylona

2012

Annu. Br. Sch. Athens

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Seventy years after its first investigation, Karphi (Karfi) on Crete was the subject of a new pilot excavation in 2008. The main aim was to provide the first up-to-date detailed contextual records for the site across a representative area, thus filling in interpretative gaps left by the original extensive excavation. This paper presents and analyses these records with the aim of investigating the likely complexity of social systems at one of the largest new communities founded in Crete after the collapse of Bronze Age states c.1200 bc. Recent research has tended to focus on small villages, or on sites which later developed into poleis, meaning that crisis-period remains are poorly preserved. Occupied only between the crisis horizon of c.1200 bc and an important nucleation of Cretan communities at large ‘proto-polis’ settlements occurring in the early tenth century, the large Karphi site offers insight into the special challenges of creating large, potentially diverse new communities in crisis circumstances. It has one of the most dramatic of the new settlement locations, on steep-sided peaks 1100 m above sea level in an area which had never previously been settled. The social and economic adjustments needed here were particularly sharp and urgent, and the paper examines the structures which enabled them, using preliminary analyses of bioarchaeological data from the new project to assist reconstruction of the economy. The site has had other, highly specialised uses in its history, on which the new excavation has thrown light. The results highlight not only the resonance of this landscape in ancient consciousness, but also the ways in which such resonance could be exploited, both in the socially volatile post-collapse period and in the context of enhanced social and economic complexity as polis states started to come into being. Finally, a first set of radiocarbon dates from the new excavation is presented and assessed with regard to the dating of the Cretan Bronze to Iron Age transition and its wider ramifications.

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Unpublished Middle Minoan and Late Minoan I material from the 1962–3 excavations at Palaikastro, East Crete (PK VIII)

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The Pottery Deposit From the Houses of the Fallen Blocks and the Sacrificed Oxen at the South-Eastern Corner of the Palace of Knossos

The Pottery Deposit From the Houses of the Fallen Blocks and the Sacrificed Oxen at the South-Eastern Corner of the Palace of Knossos

Surviving Crisis: Insights From New Excavation at Karphi, 2008

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