⭐ Travel Guide for Island Crete ⛵, Greece - Armeni Necropolis
Systematic excavations started in 1969 and 231, including one tholos (domed grave), have been uncovered up to 2012. The main characteristic of the Armeni necropolis is that initially there was an overall plan for the cemetery, which included special areas designated for the wealthy noblemen and the poor ones. Vrysinas Peak Sanctuary. 3.2km
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The Peak Sanctuary of Vrysinas. A form of early amphictyony?
in the region that have clear Neopalatial periods of use: Vrysinas, Kophinas and Juktas. The peak sanctuary at Vrysinas, close to Rethymnon, was initially excavated by Costis Davaras (Davaras 1973; 1974; Davaras and Brice 1977). Work resumed in the …
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Pragmata Publications - A Society for the Human Sciences
Vrysinas II - The Pottery of the 1972-1973 excavation This volume is the second in the series of published archaeological material from the Vrysinas Peak Sanctuary, covering the pottery from the 1972-73 excavation. Apart from the basic presentation of the pottery via illustrations, photographs and descriptions, and of its chronological and
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(PDF) Some Particular Figurines from the Peak Sanctuary of
At Vrysinas in SOME PARTICULAR FIGURINES FROM THE PEAK SANCTUARY OF VRYSINAS 237 particular, the symbolic importance of the head Crete that are not yet published) follow a different can be seen among the figurines of bovines, where tradition in the miniature rendering of the human there is a considerable number of two-headed ani- figure.
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The systematic excavation at the Peak Sanctuary of …
Jan 26, 2015 · The archaeologists who attempted to make a selection from the huge mass of fragments of animal and human figurines discovered at the Vrysinas peak sanctuary, were faced with the task of sorting heads that could not be placed with the animals but were by no means definitely human.
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CURRICULUM VITAE Alexandra Karetsou
1993-1998 Systematic excavation of the Heraklion Archaeological Museum plot 1993 Rescue excavation at Koumasa, with A. Kanta 1990 Excavation of the Minoan peak sanctuary at Kophinas, with G. Rethemiotakis 1989-92 Excavation of Alonaki, Mt Juktas 1974-92 Systematic excavation of the Minoan peak sanctuary at Juktas, as member
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(PDF) Some Remarks on New Peak Sanctuaries in Crete
an etymology for the name Traostalos, the peak sanctuary north of Zakro; he suggests that it means 'enclosure' or 'sanctuary of goats'."1 Reference to the varying altitudes of peak sanctuaries can be misleading. It is better to speak of distance relative to the nearest settlements, as they display a remarkable consistency.
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Vrysinas II - The Pottery of the 1972-1973 excavation
Vrysinas II - The Pottery of the 1972-1973 excavation. Contribution to the history of the Vrysinas Peak Sanctuary. by Iris Tzachili. This volume is the second in the series of published archaeological material from the Vrysinas Peak Sanctuary, …
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UNIVERSITY OF THE PELOPONNESE
Systematic, intensive and extensive geoarchaeological reconnaissance along resumed excavation of the Minoan peak sanctuary at Ayios Yeoryios sto Vouno, unearthed by Y. Sakellarakis (1992- Peak Sanctuary of Vrysinas, Crete Establishing a statistical frame of …
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Religions | Free Full-Text | The Obstetric Connection
Nov 29, 2021 · The Minoan peak sanctuaries call for systematic comparative research as an island-bound phenomenon whose significance to the (pre)history of medicine far transcends the Cretan context: they yield clay anatomical offerings attesting to the earliest known healing cult in the Aegean. The peak sanctuary of Petsophas produced figurines of weasels, which are …
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The Oxford Handbook of Light in - Archaeology Blogs
Nov 18, 2013 · Recently, I signed a contract with Oxford University Press for an interdisciplinary volume entitled The Oxford Handbook of Light in Archaeology.This book, which will be edited by myself and Graeme Earl, is the only book to date dedicated to the concept of light in archaeology, since existing work in this area is either specifically related to forms of illumination, to isolated …
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Nikos Daskalakis | University of the - Academia.edu
""The total amount of pottery from K. Davaras' excavation at the Vrysinas Peak Sanctuary contained dozens of fragments of medium and large-sized vases with applied animal figures on their surfaces. The excavation also produced a number of small animal figurines which bear clear evidence that they are detached elements of appliqué vase
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Byzantine Gold Coins in the World of Late Antiquity
Dec 10, 2021 · Sven Günther, Li Qiang, Lin Ying, and Claudia Sode (eds.), JAC-Supplements 8: Byzantine Gold Coins in the World of Late Antiquity.Papers Read at the International Conference in Changchun, China, 23–26 June 2017, Changchun: The Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations, 2021; XI, 314 pp.; ISSN 1004-9371, Changchun: The Institute for
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Minoan religious influence in the Aegean: the case of
The large number of figurines from the peak sanctuary at Jouchtas (A. Karetsou) and especially the numerous examples from the peak sanctuaries excavated by K. Davaras (Vrysinas, Traostalos, Kophinas, etc.) remain unpublished; in themselves they could provide the material for a number of doctoral theses.
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The systematic excavation at the Peak Sanctuary of Vrysinas
Jan 13, 2016 · The systematic excavation at the Peak Sanctuary of Vrysinas «Sphragidocracy» in the period of the First Palaces; Victim of Vesuvius eruption unearthed at Herculaneum; The birth of the Greek State seen through maps
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Ceramicists, Apprentices or Part-Timers? On the Modelling
Petsophas: a Cretan peak sanctuary. Warsaw: Art and Archaeology. Shelmerdine, C., 2008. The Cambridge Companion to the Aegean Bronze Age. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Spiliotopoulou, A., 2019. A discussion on the construction method of anthropomorphic clay figurines from the peak sanctuary of Kophinas and its correlations.
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The Oxford Handbook of Light in Archaeology
Nov 18, 2013 · Recently, I signed a contract with Oxford University Press for an interdisciplinary volume entitled The Oxford Handbook of Light in Archaeology. This book, which will be edited by myself and Graeme Earl, is the only book to date dedicated to the concept of light in archaeology, since existing work in this area is either specifically related to forms of illumination, to isolated …
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The Peak Sanctuary of Vrysinas, south of Rethymnon
The large number of figurines from the peak sanctuary at Jouchtas (A. Karetsou) and especially the numerous examples from the peak sanctuaries excavated by K. Davaras (Vrysinas, Traostalos, Kophinas, etc.) remain unpublished; in themselves they could provide the material for a number of doctoral theses.
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A New Minoan-Type Peak Sanctuary on Stelida, Naxos
Sep 12, 2021 · A long-recognised characteristic of Crete's later Bronze Age [BA] state-level society – the 'Minoan civilization' of the 2nd millennium cal. BC – was the establishment of socio-economic connections with off-island populations. The nature of these relationships has been interpreted in various ways, from the establishment of overseas colonies to a more mutually …
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ARCHAEOLOGY IN GREECE 2014–2015 Recent …
Two MM I–II peak sanctuaries (c. 2100–1700 B.C.) were identified in that valley in the 1980s on the peaks of Atsipades Korakias and Spili Vorizi (fig. 2: nos. 2 and 3)13. The first site was subsequently excavated by Alan Peatfield and Christine Morris in 1989 and the final publication of the excavation is in progress.
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