Midea: The Megaron Complex and Shrine Area

by Gisela Walberg

This volume presents the 1994-1997 excavation of the Lower Terraces of the Mycenaean citadel of Midea in the Argolid Plain of Greece. It compliments the author's previous volume on the Lower Terraces of Midea, which was published in 1998. A shrine and megaron were discovered on Terraces 9 and 10. The stratigraphy, architecture, pottery, lithics, small finds, and human and faunal remains dating from the Final Neolithic through Byzantine periods are discussed and catalogued. Additionally, the continuous sequence of LH IIIB-LH IIIC strata on the Lower Terraces revealed the ground plan and expansion of the megaron complex.

Table of Contents

Introduction, G. Walberg ; I. The Stratigraphy, G. Walberg ; II. The Architecture, G. Walberg, R. Fitzsimmons, E. Markou ; III. The Pottery, M. Baumann, S. Fisher, K. Giering, J. Kramer, M. Johnson, M. Lindblom, J. Verstraete, G. Walberg ; IV. The Small Finds, G. Walberg, A. Ostenso ; V. The Post–Bronze Age Period, E. Kosmetatou ; VI. Summary, G. Walberg ; VII. Catalog; VIII. Pottery Statistics; App. A. Faunal Remains, D. Reese ; App. B. Human Remains, A. Ingvarsson-Sundström ; App. C. The Fingerprints, J. Hruby ; App. D. The Chipped Stone, J. Newhard .

550 pages, Hardcover

First published April 30, 2007