André Lemaire
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780197265895
- eISBN:
- 9780191772023
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- British Academy
- DOI:
- 10.5871/bacad/9780197265895.001.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
Since 1980, epigraphic discoveries and researches have thrown new light on the Levant during the Achaemenid period (533-332 BCE). As an epigrapher who published many new Phoenician, Aramaic and ...
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Since 1980, epigraphic discoveries and researches have thrown new light on the Levant during the Achaemenid period (533-332 BCE). As an epigrapher who published many new Phoenician, Aramaic and Hebrew inscriptions André Lemaire shows how these inscriptions illuminate the history and daily life of the Persian period Phoenicians, Israelites and Idumeans. Thanks to them, it is now possible to know more precisely the history of the four Phoenician kingdoms (Aradus, Byblos, Sidon and Tyre) and of the Cisjordan provinces (Samaria, Judaea and Idumaea) as well as the way of life of Judean groups in the Diaspora (Babylonia, Egypt, Cyprus); they also provide new light on several aspects of the Biblical literary tradition. Profusely illustrated, the book shows how important these various inscriptions are for Biblical Studies and historical researches on the Levant during a period still too often qualified as ‘obscure’ but more and more illuminated now by contemporary documentsLess
Since 1980, epigraphic discoveries and researches have thrown new light on the Levant during the Achaemenid period (533-332 BCE). As an epigrapher who published many new Phoenician, Aramaic and Hebrew inscriptions André Lemaire shows how these inscriptions illuminate the history and daily life of the Persian period Phoenicians, Israelites and Idumeans. Thanks to them, it is now possible to know more precisely the history of the four Phoenician kingdoms (Aradus, Byblos, Sidon and Tyre) and of the Cisjordan provinces (Samaria, Judaea and Idumaea) as well as the way of life of Judean groups in the Diaspora (Babylonia, Egypt, Cyprus); they also provide new light on several aspects of the Biblical literary tradition. Profusely illustrated, the book shows how important these various inscriptions are for Biblical Studies and historical researches on the Levant during a period still too often qualified as ‘obscure’ but more and more illuminated now by contemporary documents
André Lemaire
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780197265895
- eISBN:
- 9780191772023
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- British Academy
- DOI:
- 10.5871/bacad/9780197265895.003.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
Our knowledge of Phoenicia during the Achaemenid period has made important progresses during the last thirty-five years thanks to new epigraphic discoveries and researches: the succession of several ...
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Our knowledge of Phoenicia during the Achaemenid period has made important progresses during the last thirty-five years thanks to new epigraphic discoveries and researches: the succession of several kings has been précised as well as the chronology of their reigns and the extent of their kingdoms. Although all of them used the Phoenician language and writing in their administration, each kingdom kept its originality within the huge Achaemenid empire with various orientations of their political, economic and religious spheres. Their political, economic and cultural influence was very strong on Persian period Cisjordan, especially in Galilee, the Sharon plain and Ashkalon.Less
Our knowledge of Phoenicia during the Achaemenid period has made important progresses during the last thirty-five years thanks to new epigraphic discoveries and researches: the succession of several kings has been précised as well as the chronology of their reigns and the extent of their kingdoms. Although all of them used the Phoenician language and writing in their administration, each kingdom kept its originality within the huge Achaemenid empire with various orientations of their political, economic and religious spheres. Their political, economic and cultural influence was very strong on Persian period Cisjordan, especially in Galilee, the Sharon plain and Ashkalon.
Christopher S. Beekman (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- May 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780813066103
- eISBN:
- 9780813058276
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813066103.001.0001
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology
Migrations in Late Mesoamerica gathers scholars from different disciplines to address the role of migration during the most tumultuous centuries of Mesoamerican prehistory (A.D. 500–1500). ...
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Migrations in Late Mesoamerica gathers scholars from different disciplines to address the role of migration during the most tumultuous centuries of Mesoamerican prehistory (A.D. 500–1500). Ethnohistoric, linguistic, biological, and archaeological data coupled with visual imagery and hieroglyphic texts associate the final millennium of Mesoamerican prehistory with the political, economic, and social changes that often unmoored populations from ancestral lands. Independent investigations into these topics have repeatedly discerned the movement of social groups at their core, but migration itself has rarely been the central focus of theoretical analysis. The ongoing rehabilitation of migration as a subject for study now allows prehistorians to re-examine its relationship to other areas of social life. An introductory chapter isolates characteristics of migration that distinguish it from other forms of human mobility, and it argues that migration must be analyzed in conjunction with the other social processes in which it is embedded. Select representatives from archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistics, ethnohistory, epigraphy, and art history present contributions on migration dynamics, causes and impacts, indigenous perceptions of migration, and the methods and assumptions we use when identifying or analyzing our specific cases.Less
Migrations in Late Mesoamerica gathers scholars from different disciplines to address the role of migration during the most tumultuous centuries of Mesoamerican prehistory (A.D. 500–1500). Ethnohistoric, linguistic, biological, and archaeological data coupled with visual imagery and hieroglyphic texts associate the final millennium of Mesoamerican prehistory with the political, economic, and social changes that often unmoored populations from ancestral lands. Independent investigations into these topics have repeatedly discerned the movement of social groups at their core, but migration itself has rarely been the central focus of theoretical analysis. The ongoing rehabilitation of migration as a subject for study now allows prehistorians to re-examine its relationship to other areas of social life. An introductory chapter isolates characteristics of migration that distinguish it from other forms of human mobility, and it argues that migration must be analyzed in conjunction with the other social processes in which it is embedded. Select representatives from archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistics, ethnohistory, epigraphy, and art history present contributions on migration dynamics, causes and impacts, indigenous perceptions of migration, and the methods and assumptions we use when identifying or analyzing our specific cases.
Rachel Mairs
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- May 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780520281271
- eISBN:
- 9780520959545
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520281271.001.0001
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Asian and Middle Eastern History: BCE to 500CE
This book explores the archaeological and epigraphic evidence for Greek colonies in Central Asia in the Hellenistic period, in the aftermath of the campaigns of Alexander the Great. In communities ...
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This book explores the archaeological and epigraphic evidence for Greek colonies in Central Asia in the Hellenistic period, in the aftermath of the campaigns of Alexander the Great. In communities such as the Graeco-Bactrian city of Ai Khanoum, the descendents of colonists interacted with their neighbours, and created dynamic new cultures and identities. Utilising a wide range of sources – documentary texts, inscriptions, archaeological remains, coins, Chinese and Greek historical writings - this work arguesLess
This book explores the archaeological and epigraphic evidence for Greek colonies in Central Asia in the Hellenistic period, in the aftermath of the campaigns of Alexander the Great. In communities such as the Graeco-Bactrian city of Ai Khanoum, the descendents of colonists interacted with their neighbours, and created dynamic new cultures and identities. Utilising a wide range of sources – documentary texts, inscriptions, archaeological remains, coins, Chinese and Greek historical writings - this work argues
Michael D. Carrasco and Robert F. Wald
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780813056067
- eISBN:
- 9780813053820
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813056067.003.0007
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology
Ceramic texts and imagery have been critically important tools in the study of Maya iconography and epigraphy. However, how these narratives coordinate with those in other media as coherent, ...
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Ceramic texts and imagery have been critically important tools in the study of Maya iconography and epigraphy. However, how these narratives coordinate with those in other media as coherent, media-specific compositions has been little explored. This chapter presents a single case study to address issues of intertextuality. In particular, it focuses on the iconography and textual composition of the Regal Rabbit Vase (K1398) with the imagery found on Naranjo Stela 22. That the royal house of Naranjo commissioned both objects makes this a useful comparison, because it provides historical links between the vessel and the stela. Taking advantage of this fortuitous pairing of contemporaneous objects, we look to the visual rhetoric through which K’ahk Tiliw Chan Chahk’s (688–726? A.D.) military and youth rites were presented in each medium. Then, these rites are placed in conversation with the extensive iconographic and textual record at Palenque to contextualize the pan-Maya significance of youth rites involving the deity B’olon Okte’ K’uh and their mythological underpinnings. Through this example, we explore why ceramics were a preferred medium for the presentation of certain genres of imagery (e.g. mythological narratives) that are rarely presented in the monuments and how this choice is itself meaningful.Less
Ceramic texts and imagery have been critically important tools in the study of Maya iconography and epigraphy. However, how these narratives coordinate with those in other media as coherent, media-specific compositions has been little explored. This chapter presents a single case study to address issues of intertextuality. In particular, it focuses on the iconography and textual composition of the Regal Rabbit Vase (K1398) with the imagery found on Naranjo Stela 22. That the royal house of Naranjo commissioned both objects makes this a useful comparison, because it provides historical links between the vessel and the stela. Taking advantage of this fortuitous pairing of contemporaneous objects, we look to the visual rhetoric through which K’ahk Tiliw Chan Chahk’s (688–726? A.D.) military and youth rites were presented in each medium. Then, these rites are placed in conversation with the extensive iconographic and textual record at Palenque to contextualize the pan-Maya significance of youth rites involving the deity B’olon Okte’ K’uh and their mythological underpinnings. Through this example, we explore why ceramics were a preferred medium for the presentation of certain genres of imagery (e.g. mythological narratives) that are rarely presented in the monuments and how this choice is itself meaningful.
Paraskevi Martzavou and Nikolaos Papazarkadas (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- January 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199652143
- eISBN:
- 9780191745935
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199652143.001.0001
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, European History: BCE to 500CE, Archaeology: Classical
This volume illustrates the multiple ways in which epigraphy enables historical analysis of the postclassical polis (city-state) across a world of geographically dispersed poleis: from the Black Sea ...
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This volume illustrates the multiple ways in which epigraphy enables historical analysis of the postclassical polis (city-state) across a world of geographically dispersed poleis: from the Black Sea and Asia Minor to Sicily via the Aegean and mainland Greece. The book looks at themes such as the modes of interaction between polis and ruling powers, the construction of ethnic and social identity, interstate and civil conflict and its resolution, social economics, institutional processes and privileges, polis representations, ethics, and, not least, religious phenomena. The chapters range from ‘hard epigraphy’ to sophisticated conceptual studies of aspects of the postclassical polis, and approach the inscriptions both as textual objects and as artefacts. The aim of this volume is to identify the postclassical polis both as a reality and as a constructed concept, not only a monolithic block, but a result of tension in the exercise of different kinds of powers. The chapters in this collective volume show that the postclassical polis, both as a reality and as a representation, is the result of negotiations, ancient and modern; and they also illustrate how much of our understanding of the polis is built on patient, painstaking work on the inscriptions.Less
This volume illustrates the multiple ways in which epigraphy enables historical analysis of the postclassical polis (city-state) across a world of geographically dispersed poleis: from the Black Sea and Asia Minor to Sicily via the Aegean and mainland Greece. The book looks at themes such as the modes of interaction between polis and ruling powers, the construction of ethnic and social identity, interstate and civil conflict and its resolution, social economics, institutional processes and privileges, polis representations, ethics, and, not least, religious phenomena. The chapters range from ‘hard epigraphy’ to sophisticated conceptual studies of aspects of the postclassical polis, and approach the inscriptions both as textual objects and as artefacts. The aim of this volume is to identify the postclassical polis both as a reality and as a constructed concept, not only a monolithic block, but a result of tension in the exercise of different kinds of powers. The chapters in this collective volume show that the postclassical polis, both as a reality and as a representation, is the result of negotiations, ancient and modern; and they also illustrate how much of our understanding of the polis is built on patient, painstaking work on the inscriptions.
Danielle L. Kellogg
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199645794
- eISBN:
- 9780191755828
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199645794.001.0001
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Archaeology: Classical
Situated at an important crossroads location in Attica, Acharnai was the largest of the 139 demes of the Kleisthenic democracy and is one of the most well-known from the ancient sources, most notably ...
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Situated at an important crossroads location in Attica, Acharnai was the largest of the 139 demes of the Kleisthenic democracy and is one of the most well-known from the ancient sources, most notably Thucydides and Aristophanes’ comedy Acharnians. This work is the first to comprehensively investigate the history of this important locale. By integrating archaeological, historical, literary, topographic, and epigraphic evidence, the volume examines Acharnai in isolation as well as in its role as a significant part of the larger Athenian polis. In so doing, this study sheds new light on important aspects of religious, social, economic, and political life in rural Attica during antiquity. In addition, the volume investigates questions of settlement patterns, Attic demography, and the construction of sub-polis identities. It thus provides an important alternative viewpoint to centralized approaches to the demes, highlighting the diversity and flexibility of the Athenian sociopolitical system.Less
Situated at an important crossroads location in Attica, Acharnai was the largest of the 139 demes of the Kleisthenic democracy and is one of the most well-known from the ancient sources, most notably Thucydides and Aristophanes’ comedy Acharnians. This work is the first to comprehensively investigate the history of this important locale. By integrating archaeological, historical, literary, topographic, and epigraphic evidence, the volume examines Acharnai in isolation as well as in its role as a significant part of the larger Athenian polis. In so doing, this study sheds new light on important aspects of religious, social, economic, and political life in rural Attica during antiquity. In addition, the volume investigates questions of settlement patterns, Attic demography, and the construction of sub-polis identities. It thus provides an important alternative viewpoint to centralized approaches to the demes, highlighting the diversity and flexibility of the Athenian sociopolitical system.
Lina Girdvainyte
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- July 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780198844082
- eISBN:
- 9780191879739
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198844082.003.0012
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, European History: BCE to 500CE
This chapter addresses the interrelated topics of law and citizenship in Roman Achaia. The epigraphic evidence for cohabitation of Greek and resident Roman communities since the second century BCE, ...
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This chapter addresses the interrelated topics of law and citizenship in Roman Achaia. The epigraphic evidence for cohabitation of Greek and resident Roman communities since the second century BCE, as well as the consequences of Roman military involvement—namely the creation of citizen colonies, administrative and political restructuring, transfers of land, and displacement of populations—inevitably raise questions of juridical gradation between and within the communities of mainland Greece. The spread of Roman citizenship on the one hand, and the persistence of the importance of local citizenships on the other, are directly relevant to the questions of jurisdiction and legal development in the province. Among the most discernible changes in juridical matters of the region is the decline of interstate arbitration and judicial capacities of territorial leagues. The institution of foreign judges, although still mentioned in epigraphic sources of the mid-second century CE, likely lost its original functionality too. Inter-community disputes fell under the complete jurisdiction of Roman authorities by the early first century CE, and the development of territorial dispute resolution under Rome reveals various points of interaction between Hellenistic arbitral practices and the procedural framework of Roman civil law. That said, the governor’s court, whether operating on an assize system or not, could not have been easily accessible, and private law matters within a polis were often dealt with by local judiciaries.Less
This chapter addresses the interrelated topics of law and citizenship in Roman Achaia. The epigraphic evidence for cohabitation of Greek and resident Roman communities since the second century BCE, as well as the consequences of Roman military involvement—namely the creation of citizen colonies, administrative and political restructuring, transfers of land, and displacement of populations—inevitably raise questions of juridical gradation between and within the communities of mainland Greece. The spread of Roman citizenship on the one hand, and the persistence of the importance of local citizenships on the other, are directly relevant to the questions of jurisdiction and legal development in the province. Among the most discernible changes in juridical matters of the region is the decline of interstate arbitration and judicial capacities of territorial leagues. The institution of foreign judges, although still mentioned in epigraphic sources of the mid-second century CE, likely lost its original functionality too. Inter-community disputes fell under the complete jurisdiction of Roman authorities by the early first century CE, and the development of territorial dispute resolution under Rome reveals various points of interaction between Hellenistic arbitral practices and the procedural framework of Roman civil law. That said, the governor’s court, whether operating on an assize system or not, could not have been easily accessible, and private law matters within a polis were often dealt with by local judiciaries.
Mary M. Schaefer
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199977628
- eISBN:
- 9780199369935
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199977628.003.0004
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
3–5 sentences, or around 120 words and no more than 200 words Published accounts by Fioravante Martinelli in 1655 and the prior of S. Prassede, Dom Benigno Davanzati in 1725 ...
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3–5 sentences, or around 120 words and no more than 200 words Published accounts by Fioravante Martinelli in 1655 and the prior of S. Prassede, Dom Benigno Davanzati in 1725 regarding the ministries of Praxedes and Pudentiana, introduce this chapter. Circumstantial evidence from epigraphy, texts, and works of art is studied in detail and historiographically to develop a picture of women's officially deputed pastoral offices in Rome, a church which traditionally has been thought to have had no women in official pastoral office. These offices paralleled those already found in the previous chapter on women's ministries outside Rome.Less
3–5 sentences, or around 120 words and no more than 200 words Published accounts by Fioravante Martinelli in 1655 and the prior of S. Prassede, Dom Benigno Davanzati in 1725 regarding the ministries of Praxedes and Pudentiana, introduce this chapter. Circumstantial evidence from epigraphy, texts, and works of art is studied in detail and historiographically to develop a picture of women's officially deputed pastoral offices in Rome, a church which traditionally has been thought to have had no women in official pastoral office. These offices paralleled those already found in the previous chapter on women's ministries outside Rome.
Eduardo Pérez de Heredia and Péter Bíró
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780813054964
- eISBN:
- 9780813053417
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813054964.003.0003
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology
This chapter integrates ceramics, stratigraphy, epigraphy, and careful readings of ethnohistoric sources to propose a historical reconstruction of Chichen Itza, focused particularly on the ninth ...
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This chapter integrates ceramics, stratigraphy, epigraphy, and careful readings of ethnohistoric sources to propose a historical reconstruction of Chichen Itza, focused particularly on the ninth century. The authors reject the partial and total overlap models for Chichen Itza construction and settlement and argue for the sequential construction of architecture in the Late Classic, Puuc, and International styles. Focusing on the individual named K’ak’ Upakal, the authors reconstruct the activities of this early ruler, his relatives and his court and the rituals at the core of Chichen’s ceremonial life.Less
This chapter integrates ceramics, stratigraphy, epigraphy, and careful readings of ethnohistoric sources to propose a historical reconstruction of Chichen Itza, focused particularly on the ninth century. The authors reject the partial and total overlap models for Chichen Itza construction and settlement and argue for the sequential construction of architecture in the Late Classic, Puuc, and International styles. Focusing on the individual named K’ak’ Upakal, the authors reconstruct the activities of this early ruler, his relatives and his court and the rituals at the core of Chichen’s ceremonial life.
Suzanna C. Yorgey and Matthew D. Moriarty
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- January 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780813041902
- eISBN:
- 9780813043425
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813041902.003.0009
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology
Excavations and mapping of the small site of Akte, located 7.2 km northwest of Motul de San José, near the confluence of the Rio Akte and the Rio K'ante't'u'ul, documented an extensive occupational ...
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Excavations and mapping of the small site of Akte, located 7.2 km northwest of Motul de San José, near the confluence of the Rio Akte and the Rio K'ante't'u'ul, documented an extensive occupational history, seven stela monuments, and several features suggesting that the site played a complex role in regional sociopolitical interactions. This chapter by Suzanna C. Yorgey and Matthew D. Moriarty summarizes the results of the research, pointing to both site planning and ceramic differences and similarities between Akte and Motul, in order to contextualize the nature of the role of minor sites in the Motul de San José polity and on the larger Central Peten geopolitical scene.Less
Excavations and mapping of the small site of Akte, located 7.2 km northwest of Motul de San José, near the confluence of the Rio Akte and the Rio K'ante't'u'ul, documented an extensive occupational history, seven stela monuments, and several features suggesting that the site played a complex role in regional sociopolitical interactions. This chapter by Suzanna C. Yorgey and Matthew D. Moriarty summarizes the results of the research, pointing to both site planning and ceramic differences and similarities between Akte and Motul, in order to contextualize the nature of the role of minor sites in the Motul de San José polity and on the larger Central Peten geopolitical scene.
James Clackson
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- September 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781474443968
- eISBN:
- 9781474480635
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9781474443968.003.0002
- Subject:
- Law, Legal History
This chapter considers what can be learnt about the origins of Roman law by the examination of texts from the Italian peninsula in languages other than Latin. Through a survey of all the attested ...
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This chapter considers what can be learnt about the origins of Roman law by the examination of texts from the Italian peninsula in languages other than Latin. Through a survey of all the attested legal documents with an Italian provenance (i.e. those written in a language of the Sabellian family, in Etruscan and in other languages including Messapic) the chapter traces commonalities and differences in the language of laws, in the format of their presentation, and in the media on which they are inscribed. Although there is shown to be no single ‘origin’ of Roman law, the chapter shows that the influence of Greek law and Greek traditions of writing law have a continual influence across all the different Italian traditions.Less
This chapter considers what can be learnt about the origins of Roman law by the examination of texts from the Italian peninsula in languages other than Latin. Through a survey of all the attested legal documents with an Italian provenance (i.e. those written in a language of the Sabellian family, in Etruscan and in other languages including Messapic) the chapter traces commonalities and differences in the language of laws, in the format of their presentation, and in the media on which they are inscribed. Although there is shown to be no single ‘origin’ of Roman law, the chapter shows that the influence of Greek law and Greek traditions of writing law have a continual influence across all the different Italian traditions.
Eric A. Ivison
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- April 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780190610463
- eISBN:
- 9780190610487
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190610463.003.0013
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Archaeology: Classical, European History: BCE to 500CE
This chapter offers an introduction to the study of the funerary archaeology of Byzantine Anatolia from ca. AD 400 to 1100. After introducing the sources and taking account of the history of ...
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This chapter offers an introduction to the study of the funerary archaeology of Byzantine Anatolia from ca. AD 400 to 1100. After introducing the sources and taking account of the history of research, theoretical approaches and dating criteria are considered. This is followed by a chronological overview drawing upon key sites and publications that seeks to trace major developments in cemetery and tomb typologies, as well as the social and religious dimensions of tomb locations, burial styles, and objects. The chapter concludes with some general observations on the development of burial practices between the sixth and eleventh centuries and argues that funerary archaeology is an essential source for the study of Byzantine Anatolia.Less
This chapter offers an introduction to the study of the funerary archaeology of Byzantine Anatolia from ca. AD 400 to 1100. After introducing the sources and taking account of the history of research, theoretical approaches and dating criteria are considered. This is followed by a chronological overview drawing upon key sites and publications that seeks to trace major developments in cemetery and tomb typologies, as well as the social and religious dimensions of tomb locations, burial styles, and objects. The chapter concludes with some general observations on the development of burial practices between the sixth and eleventh centuries and argues that funerary archaeology is an essential source for the study of Byzantine Anatolia.
Mark P. C. Jackson
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- April 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780190610463
- eISBN:
- 9780190610487
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190610463.003.0029
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Archaeology: Classical, European History: BCE to 500CE
Binbirkilise means thousand and one churches in Turkish and includes various sites on the slopes of Mount Karadağ, an ancient volcano ca. 29 km north of Karaman, in south-central Anatolia. The ...
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Binbirkilise means thousand and one churches in Turkish and includes various sites on the slopes of Mount Karadağ, an ancient volcano ca. 29 km north of Karaman, in south-central Anatolia. The mountain is littered with stone buildings including ca. 40 churches as well as fortresses, houses, and cisterns. The available data were generated mostly over a century ago when fieldwork prioritized monumental architecture and epigraphy. In spite of evidence for collapse and repair in some early basilicas, the evidence may suggest continuous occupation at Madenşehir from late antiquity into the second millennium. At Değle, located high in the mountain, large building complexes that may have been monastic or elite houses, developed mostly after the early Byzantine period. Numerous small chapels and associated structures on the hilltops seem to have had a memorial function.Less
Binbirkilise means thousand and one churches in Turkish and includes various sites on the slopes of Mount Karadağ, an ancient volcano ca. 29 km north of Karaman, in south-central Anatolia. The mountain is littered with stone buildings including ca. 40 churches as well as fortresses, houses, and cisterns. The available data were generated mostly over a century ago when fieldwork prioritized monumental architecture and epigraphy. In spite of evidence for collapse and repair in some early basilicas, the evidence may suggest continuous occupation at Madenşehir from late antiquity into the second millennium. At Değle, located high in the mountain, large building complexes that may have been monastic or elite houses, developed mostly after the early Byzantine period. Numerous small chapels and associated structures on the hilltops seem to have had a memorial function.
Philipp Niewöhner
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- April 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780190610463
- eISBN:
- 9780190610487
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190610463.003.0033
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Archaeology: Classical, European History: BCE to 500CE
Germia was famous for its thermal springs and a church dedicated to the archangel Michael. There were several other churches and monasteries, but little space for ordinary residential buildings. The ...
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Germia was famous for its thermal springs and a church dedicated to the archangel Michael. There were several other churches and monasteries, but little space for ordinary residential buildings. The Christians seem to have established their healing shrine half way between two pre-existing Roman poleis of Mantalos and Goeleon, because Mantalos was already the centre of a pagan cult and Goeleon lacks thermal springs. Otherwise, there was no need for an additional, third polis, and Germia never developed into a sizable settlement, although it became an autocephalous archbishopric and metropolis. The case of Germia confirms that in the Byzantine period the status of polis and metropolis as well as that of diocese and archdiocese were not necessarily indicative of any degree of urbanization. The site is also outstanding for surviving the Invasion Period without fortifications and for continuing throughout the middle Byzantine period without any apparent sign of decline.Less
Germia was famous for its thermal springs and a church dedicated to the archangel Michael. There were several other churches and monasteries, but little space for ordinary residential buildings. The Christians seem to have established their healing shrine half way between two pre-existing Roman poleis of Mantalos and Goeleon, because Mantalos was already the centre of a pagan cult and Goeleon lacks thermal springs. Otherwise, there was no need for an additional, third polis, and Germia never developed into a sizable settlement, although it became an autocephalous archbishopric and metropolis. The case of Germia confirms that in the Byzantine period the status of polis and metropolis as well as that of diocese and archdiocese were not necessarily indicative of any degree of urbanization. The site is also outstanding for surviving the Invasion Period without fortifications and for continuing throughout the middle Byzantine period without any apparent sign of decline.
Dorie Reents-Budet and Ronald L. Bishop
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- January 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780813066295
- eISBN:
- 9780813058436
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813066295.003.0019
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology
Ethnohistorical accounts of tribute among the Yukatek Maya provide an impressive list of materials and products in circulation at the time of Spanish contact while also affording a glimpse of the ...
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Ethnohistorical accounts of tribute among the Yukatek Maya provide an impressive list of materials and products in circulation at the time of Spanish contact while also affording a glimpse of the interwoven layers of socioeconomic relationships underlying these acts of exchange, tribute, and taxation. This chapter compares the 16th-century Yukatekan configurations with patterns of production and distribution of Classic period decorated ceramics that also link prime cotton-producing regions to major centers of political power. The data intimate that cotton and cloth were crucial components of Classic period exchange networks underlying political power. The study employs a multidisciplinary approach combining investigations of artistic style, ceramic paste chemical analysis, epigraphy, and archaeology.Less
Ethnohistorical accounts of tribute among the Yukatek Maya provide an impressive list of materials and products in circulation at the time of Spanish contact while also affording a glimpse of the interwoven layers of socioeconomic relationships underlying these acts of exchange, tribute, and taxation. This chapter compares the 16th-century Yukatekan configurations with patterns of production and distribution of Classic period decorated ceramics that also link prime cotton-producing regions to major centers of political power. The data intimate that cotton and cloth were crucial components of Classic period exchange networks underlying political power. The study employs a multidisciplinary approach combining investigations of artistic style, ceramic paste chemical analysis, epigraphy, and archaeology.