Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Eddy.se AB. Mycenaeans up to date. The archaeology of the northeastern Peloponnese—current concepts and new directions Edited by Ann-Louise Schallin & Iphiyenia Tournavitou Abstract This volume contains the proceedings of the conference Mycenaeans up to date: The archaeology of the north-eastern Peloponnese—current concepts and new directions, which was held 10–16 November 2010, under the auspices of the Swedish Institute at Athens. The published papers reveal the latest news in the field of Mycenaean archaeology in the Argolid and the surrounding areas. Ongoing fieldwork, as well as new interpretations of the extant archaeological material is presented and discussed in detail. The first part of the volume consists of papers dealing with new, unpublished evidence regarding many of the well-known Argive sites, including Mycenae, Tiryns, Argos, Midea, and the Nemea Valley, among others. The second part is devoted to in-depth studies on a number of major themes, such as Mycenaean architecture, administration, mortuary practices and religion. Contents Ann-Louise Schallin & Iphiyenia Tournavitou, ‘Introduction’ The Argolid Mycenae Elizabeth French, ‘Tending the past, ensuring the future’ Kim Shelton, ‘Pottery and Petsas House: Recent research on LH IIIA2 Mycenae’ Iphiyenia Tournavitou, ‘The East House in the…

Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Pictorial pursuits. Figurative painting on Mycenaean and Geometric pottery. Papers from two seminars at the Swedish Institute at Athens in 1999 and 2001 Edited by Eva Rystedt & Berit Wells Contents Berit Wells, ‘Preface’, p. 7 Eva Rystedt, ‘Introduction’, pp. 9–11 Part I Joost Crouvel, ‘Late Mycenaean pictorial pottery, A brief review’, pp. 15–22 Fanouria Dakoronia, ‘Mycenaean pictorial style at Kynos, east Lokris’, pp. 23–29 Katie Demakopoulou, ‘Mycenaean pictorial pottery from Midea’, pp. 31–43 Elisabeth French, ‘The functional contexts of pictorial pottery at Mycenae with a note on a recent join by Kim Shelton nd Diana Wardle and a note on a recent find by Kim Shelton’, pp. 45–50 Wolfgang Güntner, ‘Mycenaean pictorial vase-painters: a view from Tiryns’, pp. 51–61 Stefan Hiller, ‘The rise of the pictorial style and the art of Amarna’, pp. 63–71 Stefan Hiller, ‘Keramik mit Pictorial Style-Dekor aus Ägina Kolonna’, pp. 73–82 Nicolle Hirschfeld, ‘Vases marked for exchange: the not-so-special case of pictorial pottery’, pp. 83–96 Christine Morris, ‘Design element analysis of Mycenaean chariot kraters: style complexity and significance’, pp. 97–106 P.A. Mountjoy, ‘Mycenaean pictorial pottery from Anatolia in the transitional LH IIIB2–LH IIIIC Early…

Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Opuscula Atheniensia. Annual of the Swedish Institute at Athens 22–23, 1997–1998 Contents Marie-Françoise Billot, ‘Sanctuaire et cultes d’Athéna à Argos’, pp. 7–52. Hélène Borrman, Mascot Fjaestad-Seger, E. Urban Engström & Paul Åström, ‘A dental radiographic examination of a Late Bronze Age skull from Kition’, pp. 53–56. Katie Demakopoulou, Nicoletta Divari-Valakou, Paul Åström & Gisela Walberg, ‘Excavations in Midea 1995–1996’, pp. 57–90. Johan Flemberg, ‘An Anadyomene in the Milles Collection’, pp. 91–101. Barbro Santillo Frizell, ‘Monumental building at Mycenae. Its function and audience’, pp. 103–116. Jane F. Lloyd, ‘The Minoan hall system and the problem of an entrance to the South House at Knossos’, pp. 117–140. G.H.R. Wright, ‘Puer aeternus in prehistoric Cyprus’, pp. 141–146 Miscellanea Göran Henriksson & Mary Blomberg, ‘Petsophas and the summer solstice’, pp. 147–151. Penelope A. Mountjoy, ‘An octopus stirrup jar from Kalymnos’, pp. 152–154 In memoriam Alfred Westholm (written by Paul Åström), p. 155. Erik Holmberg (written by Paul Åström), p. 156. Book reviews Henrik Gerding, ‘Review of P. James et al., Centuries of darkness. A challenge to the conventional chronology of Old World archaeology’, pp. 157–160. Gunnel Ekroth, ‘Review of C.M. Antonaccio, An archaeology…

Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions and Eddy.se AB. 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 Abstract 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…