ActaAth-4°, 52: Pyrgouthi (2005)

Distributed by Astrom Editions. View record at WorldCat. Pyrgouthi. A rural site in the Berbati Valley from the Early Iron Age to Late Antiquity. Excavations by the Swedish Institute at Athens 1995 and 1997 By Jenni Hjohlman, Arto Penttinen & Berit Wells, with contributions by Yannis Bassiakos, Katie Theodorakopoulou, Hero Granger-Taylor, Sven Isaksson, Petros Lymberakis, Dimitra Mylona, Maria Ntinou, Anaya Sarpaki & George Syrides This volume presents the results of the excavations in 1995 and 1997 at Pyrgouthi in the Berbati Valley, Argolis, Greece. The toponym is the local denomination for a Hellenistic tower, which has always been a prominent in the landscape. In the surface survey of the valley in 1988–1990 the tower was perceived as part of a Classical farmstead and in the ensuing excavation project it was targeted as such. However, the excavations revealed that this interpretation corresponded to but a fraction of the truth. The tower had been built on a knoll in the center of the valley but the earliest human activities at the site can be dated to the end of the Early Iron Age or the eight century BC. At this point in time, Arto Penttinen argues, the archaeological record can be reconciled…

ActaAth-4°, 51: The Asea Valley Survey (2003)

Distributed by Astrom Editions. See record at WorldCat. The Asea Valley Survey. An Arcadian mountain valley from the Paleolithic period until modern times By Jeannette Forsén & Björn Forsén, with contributions by Michael Alram, Eva Alram-Stern, Tristan Carter, Fredrik Fahlander, Rune Frederiksen, Leslie Hammond, Arja Karivieri, Mika Lavento, Camilla MacKay, Jari Pakkanen, Ann-Louise Schallin, Kim S. Shelton, Eos Tsourti & Wendy Yielding This volume presents the finds of the Asea Valley Survey (AVS) carried out 1994–1996 in a mountain valley of Arcadia with the acropolis of Asea, the Palaeokastro, as its focal point. During these three seasons of archaeological surface survey 18.7 km2 of the valley were searched intensively in foot. Artefacts spanning from the Middle Palaeolithic period to the early 19th century were systematically collected and documented. Concurrently a geological team gathered data concerning the ever-changing landscape of the valley. By combining new archaeological and geological data with ancient, Byzantine, Ottoman and Venetian written sources the diachronic history of the Asea valley was reconstructed. Through the discovery of a Middle–Upper Palaeolithic site the regional history has been pushed back to about 50,000 BP. Furthermore, a handful of Early–Middle Neolithic lakeside sites, which produced nothing but chipped stone, may be…

ActaAth-8°, 17: New research on old material from Asine and Berbati (2002)

Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. New research on old material from Asine and Berbati in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Swedish Institute at Athens Edited by Berit Wells After an introductory paper on the creation of a Swedish Archaeological School at Athens, ten papers deal with subjects associated with material excavated at Asine and Berbati in the Argolid before the new wave of excavations in the 1970’s. The following subject matters are discussed in relation to Asine: the emergence of an élite in the Middle Helladic (MH) period; pre-firing marks on MH Aeginetan pottery; wooden boxes used as coffins for infants in MH times; MH child morbidity and child mortality; Asine as a case of economic interaction in the Argolid; the provenience and alloy compositions of metal objects diachronically; the source of iron during the Geometric period; bridging the gap in settlement between 700 and 300 BC. Two papers are concerned with Berbati: one underlines the continuity of the Mastos settlement from Early Helladic II into EH III; and one lays out the possibilities for a detailed study of the provenience of the local Mycenaean ceramics. Contents Preface (p. 7) Berit Wells,…

ActaAth-4°, 47: The Greek-Swedish excavations at the Agia Aikaterini Square, Kastelli, Khania (1997– )

List of published volumes From the Geometric to the Modern Greek Period The Late Minoan IIIC settlement The Late Minoan IIIB:2 settlement The Late Minoan IIIB:1 and IIIA:2 Settlements The Late Minoan IIIA:1 and II Settlements Vol. 1, fasc. 1: The Greek-Swedish Excavations at the Agia Aikaterini Square, Kastelli, Khania 1970–1987. From the Geometric to the Modern Greek Period. Text Edited by Erik Hallager & Birgitta P. Hallager. Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. This volume is the first in a series of seven, presenting the results of the Greek-Swedish Excavations in the Agia Aikaterini Square close to the harbour in the modern town of Khania, western Crete. The excavations, directed by Dr. Yannis Tzedakis and Dr. Carl-Gustaf Styrenius, were conducted during the years 1970-1987. With the exception of approximately 400 years during the Iron Age, the site at the Agia Aikaterini Square presents a continuous history of the town of Khania over a period of c. 5,000 years from the Final Neolithic period until modern times. The present volume deals with the most recent 3,000 years, i.e., the entire period after the Bronze Age. The layers, architecture and finds are presented as they were…

ActaRom-4°, 54: Carthage (2002–2017)

Carthage Carthage I. Results of the Swedish excavations 1979–1983. A Roman bath in Carthage Now available for purchase at Astrom Editions, Amazon.com, and Amazon.de. By Cathrine Gerner Hansen. With foreword by Birgitta Sander and Carl-Gustaf Styrenius and contributions by Serge Lancel and Gudrun Anselm This volume contains the architectural descriptions and analyses of the ruin found by the Swedish Mission to Carthage, SMC, during 1979–1980 within the Unesco programme Pour Sauver Carthage. An archaeological report will follow. The main plot, Site A, which was placed at the disposition of the SMC is located at the foot of the northern incline of Byrsa in the triangle between avenue de la Republique (now avenue de I’ Amphitheatre) and rue Mendes France. Since the excavations were established on the highest point of the saddle between the two Carthaginian heights Byrsa and Juno it was entirely unexpected when the remains of a Roman bath complex were revealed. The finds essentially confirm Saumagne’s theories regarding the layout of Roman Carthage. The main and best preserved remains, labelled Complex II, were part of lnsula 101 E making up the corner between the Cardo I E and Decumanus I N. Approximately 620 m2 of the building, hypothetically…

ActaAth-4°, 45: Asine III. Supplementary studies in the Swedish excavations 1922–1930 (1996– )

Asine 3. Supplementary studies in the Swedish excavations 1922–1930 Fasc. 1. Supplementary studies in the Swedish excavations 1922–1930 Edited by Robin Hägg, Gullög C. Nordquist & Berit Wells Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. This is a collection of eleven papers inaugurating a new series of supplementary studies on the material from the old Swedish excavations at Asine. The first is a summary of the work undertaken between 1922 and 1930 and is intended to help in the study of the published reports and of the unpublished documentation. In further papers additional information is given on the Middle Helladic graves of the Lower Town, the Late Mycenaean terracotta head called “The Lord of Asine” is re-studied, and pottery and small finds from Mycenaean chamber tombs are discussed, including some technical aspects, such as the use of tin foil on pots. A group of Mycenaean vases from the village of Zafer Aga is published for the first time. Another paper deals with the animal bones from the Lower town of Asine. Finally, a concordance of the numbers of the graves and skeletons found at Asine is given as a tool for scholars who wish to work…

ActaAth-4°, 44: The Berbati-Limnes Archaeological Survey 1988–1990 (1996)

Distributed by Astrom Editions. View record at WorldCat. The Berbati-Limnes Archaeological Survey 1988–1990 By Berit Wells & Curtis Runnels (eds.) This volume presents the results of the surface survey carried out in the Berbati Valley and on the Limnes plateau for three seasons between 1988 and 1990. Both in ancient and modern times the two areas differ considerably both economically and politically, which in part is due to the natural environment, Prosímni (Berbati) lying in a fertile valley and Limnes in a mountainous district. The introductory chapter gives a general background to the project, introducing the two villages involved, presenting the objectives and setting out the methods employed in the field. For much of its history the Berbati-Limnes area depended upon external economic systems and powers. Thus the Final Neolithic–Early Helladic pastoral economy can be explained as part of the developments in the Balkans called the Secondary Products Revolution. These changes resulted in the catastrophic soil erosions which more or less depopulated the area at the end of the EH. The recovery was slow. Only towards the end of Middle Helladic does there seem to be a new beginning, which heralds intensive use of the area in the Late Bronze…

ActaRom-4°, 38: Acquarossa (1981– )

Acquarossa. Results of excavations conducted by the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies at Rome and the Soprintendenza alle Antichità dell’Etruria Meridionale Published by the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome. Volumes published 2007 and earlier distributed by Astrom Editions. Volumes published 2008 and later distributed by Eddy.se AB. Vol. 1. The painted architectural terracottas Fasc. 1. Charlotte Wikander 1982. Catalogue and architectural context Fasc. 2. Charlotte Wikander 1988. Typological and decorative analysis Vol. 2. Cooking and cooking stands Fasc. 1. Charlotte Scheffer 1981. Cooking and cooking stands in Italy 1400–400 B.C. Fasc. 2. Charlotte Scheffer 1982. The cooking stands Vol. 3. Maja-Brita Lundgren & Leni Wendt 1982. Zone A Vol. 4. Eva Rystedt 1983. Early Etruscan akroteria from Acquarossa and Poggio Civitate (Murlo) Vol. 5. The head antefixes and relief plaques Fasc. 1. Margareta Strandberg Olofsson 1984. A reconstruction of a terracotta decoration and its architectural setting Vol. 6. The roof-tiles Fasc. 1. Örjan Wikander 1986. Catalogue and architectural context Fasc. 2. Örjan Wikander 1993. Typology and technical features Vol. 7. Leni Wendt, Maja-Brita Lundgren, Paavo Roos, Eva Rystedt, Margareta Strandberg Olofsson & Claes B. Persson 1994. Trial trenches, tombs and surface finds  

ActaAth-4°, 24: Asine II (1976–1994)

Asine II. Results of the excavations east of the Acropolis 1970–1974 Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Fasc. 1. Søren Dietz 1982, with preface by Carl-Gustaf Styrenius and contributions by J. Lawrence Angel, Anders Hellström and David Reese. General stratigraphic analysis and architectural remains, Stockholm. ISBN 9789185086559 (softcover: 144 pp. + pls.) Fasc. 2. Søren Dietz 1980. The Middle Helladic cemetery, the Middle Helladic and Early Mycenaean deposits, Stockholm. ISBN 9789185086245 (softcover: 144 pp.) Fasc. 3. Barbro Santillo Frizell 1986. The Late and Final Mycenaean periods, Stockholm. ISBN 9789185086931 (softcover: 86 pp.) Fasc. 4. The Protogeometric period Part 1. Berit Wells 1976. The Tombs, Stockholm. ISBN 9789185086115 (softcover: 31 pp.) Part 2. Berit Wells 1983, with an appendix by Birgitta Hulthén and Siv Olsson. An analysis of the settlement, Stockholm. ISBN 9789185086566 (softcover: 148 pp.) Part 3. Berit Wells 1983. Catalogue of pottery and other artefacts, Stockholm. ISBN 9789185086573 (softcover: 297 pp.) Fasc. 5 not yet published. Fasc. 6. The Post-Geometric periods Part 1. Birgitte Rafn 1979. The graves of the early fifth century B.C., Stockholm. ISBN 9789185086238 (softcover: 30 pp.) Part 2. Erik Poulsen 1994. The Post-Geometric settlement material and tombs of the Hellenistic period,…