Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Eddy.se AB. Opuscula Atheniensia. Annual of the Swedish Institute at Athens 31–32, 2006–2007 Contents Katie Demakopoulou, Nicoletta Divari-Valakou, Monica Nilsson & Ann-Louise –Schallin, ‘Excavations in Midea 2005’, pp. 7–29. Berit Wells, Arto Penttinen & Jenni Hjohlman, with contributions by Kristian Göransson, Arja Karivieri & Maria Daniela Trifirò, ‘The Kalaureia Excavation Project. The 2004 and 2005 seasons’, pp. 31–129. Mats Johnson, ‘Early farming in the land of springs. Settlement patterns and agriculture in Neolithic Greece’, pp. 131–170. Mercourios Georgiadis & Chrysanthi Gallou, ‘The cemeteries of the Argolid and the south-eastern Aegean during the Mycenaean period. A landscape and waterscape assessment’, pp. 171–182. Helène Whittaker, ‘Burnt animal sacrifice in Mycenaean cult. A review of the evidence’, pp. 183–190. David S. Reese, ‘Organic imports from Late Bronze Age Cyprus (with special reference to Hala Sultan Tekke)’, pp. 191–209. Helen Mangou, Michalis Petropoulos, Alexander Gasparatos, Elias Tsakmakis & Panayiotis V. Ioannou, ‘The temple of Artemis (F)aontia, at Rakita, Achaia, Greece. Chemical compositions of metal and glass votives’, pp. 211–220. Lena Sjögren, ‘The Eteocretans. Ancient traditions and modern constructions of ethnic identity’, pp. 221–230. Jesper Blid, ‘New research on Carian Labraunda in Late Antiquity’, pp. 231–255….
Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Greek sacrificial ritual, Olympian and Chthonian. Proceedings of the Sixth International Seminar on Ancient Greek Cult, organized by the Department of Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, Göteborg University, 25–27 April 1997 Edited by Robin Hägg & Brita Alroth Abstract A collection of eighteen papers, read or circulated at an international seminar in Göteborg, that deal with the ancient Greek sacrificial ritual, with special reference to the traditional dichotomy between the Olympian and the chthonian aspect, the relevance of which has been questioned in modern research. Among the special topics discussed are sacrifices to heroes and in the cult of the dead, magical sacrifice, sacrifice to the sea, pig sacrifice and the sacrifice of pregnant animals. Other aspects dealt with include the role of dedications in the cult and the practicalities of ruler-cult, as well as the priest’s role in Greek sacrifice. Several contributions discuss the implications of the recently published lex sacra from Selinous for the understanding of Greek sacrificial practice, reinterpreting previously known inscriptions in the light of the new evidence. Two papers deal with descriptions of sacrifice in Greek tragedy (Aeschylus, Oresteia; Sophocles, Trachiniae). There is a…
Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Opuscula Atheniensia 15 Contents Hjördis von Arbin, ‘The alabastron-shaped vases found in the “Throne Room” at Knossos’, pp. 7–16. Paul Åström, ‘Aegyptiaca at Hala Sultan Tekke’, pp. 17–24. Barbro Santillo Frizell, ‘The tholos tomb at Berbati’, pp. 25–44. Barbro Santillo Frizell & Raffaele Santillo, ‘The construction and structural behaviour of the Mycenaean tholos tomb’, pp. 45–52. Erik Holmberg & Alain Pasquier, ‘Four Corinthian vases in the Röhss Museum and some others’, pp. 53–66. Robin Hägg & Yvonne Lindau, ‘The Minoan “Snake Frame” reconsidered’, pp. 67–77. Kerstin Höghammar, ‘The dating of the Roman bath at Asine in Argolis’, pp. 79–106. Tullia Linders, ‘The kandys in Greece and Persia’, pp. 107–114. Nanno Marinatos, ‘The date-palm in Minoan iconography and religion’, pp. 115–122. Hugo Montgomery, ‘Silver, coins and the wealth of a city state’, pp. 123–133. P.A. Mountjoy, ‘The bronze greaves from Athens. A case for a LHIIIC date’, pp. 135–146. Bogdan Rutkowski, ‘Das Siedlungswesen von Amnissos in Neolithikum und Bronzezeit’, pp. 147–153. Charlotte Scheffer, ‘Aegean, bronze-age, spit supports with scalloped tops’, pp. 155–162. Johan Henrik Schreiner, ‘Historical methods, Hellanikos, and the era of Kimon’, pp. 163–171. Gisela Walberg, ‘The Tod Treasure…
Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Asine II. Results of the excavations east of the Acropolis 1970–1974 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. ISSN 0586-0539. ISBN 9789185086559 (softcover: 144 pp. + pls.) Alternative series title: Acta Instituti Atheniensis Regni Sueciae series in 4˚, XXIV:1 Fasc. 2. Søren Dietz 1980. The Middle Helladic cemetery, the Middle Helladic and Early Mycenaean deposits, Stockholm. ISSN 0586-0539. ISBN 9789185086245 (softcover: 144 pp.) Alternative series title: Acta Instituti Atheniensis Regni Sueciae series in 4˚, XXIV:2 Fasc. 3. Barbro Santillo Frizell 1986. The Late and Final Mycenaean periods, Stockholm. ISSN 0586-0539. ISBN 9789185086931 (softcover: 86 pp.) Alternative series title: Acta Instituti Atheniensis Regni Sueciae series in 4˚, XXIV:3 Fasc. 4. The Protogeometric period Part 1. Berit Wells 1976. The Tombs, Stockholm. ISSN 0586-0539. ISBN 9789185086115 (softcover: 31 pp.) Alternative series title: Acta Instituti Atheniensis Regni Sueciae series in 4˚, XXIV:4:1 Part 2. Berit Wells 1983, with an appendix by Birgitta Hulthén and Siv Olsson. An analysis of the settlement, Stockholm. ISSN 0586-0539. ISBN 9789185086566 (softcover: 148 pp.) Alternative series title:…
