Cycladic Archaeology and Research: New Approaches and Discoveries

by Erica Angliker (Editor), John Tully (Editor)

Cycladic Archaeology and New approaches and discoveries' reflects the present exciting times in Cycladic archaeology. New excavations are bringing to light sanctuaries unmentioned by literary sources and inscriptions (e.g., Kythnos, Despotiko); new theoretical approaches to insularity and networks are radically changing our views of the Cyclades as geographic and cultural unit(s). Furthermore, the restoration and restudy of older sites (e.g., Delos, Paros, Naxos) are challenging old truths, updating chronologies and contexts throughout the Mediterranean and beyond. This volume is intended to share these recent developments with a broader, international audience. The essays have been carefully selected as representing some of the most important recent work and include significant previously-unpublished material. Individually, they cover archaeological sites and materials from across the Cycladic islands, and illustrate the diversity of the islands’ material culture across the Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, and Late Antique periods. Together, they share common themes such as the importance of connectivity, and the role of each island’s individual landscape and its resources in shaping human activity. The work they represent attests the ongoing appeal of the islands and of the islanders in the collective imagination, and demonstrates the scope for still further innovative work in the years ahead.

Table of Contents

Preface by Christy Cycladic History and some thoughts.

Introduction by Erica. Angliker and John Tully

Bronze Age 1) Heleni Terracotta Statues from Ayia Irini, An Experimental Replication

2) Stephanie Abandoning Akrotiri (Thera): A comparative model approach to relocation strategies after volcanic eruptions

3) Jason Coming to Terms with Late Cycladic II. Questions of Style and Stratigraphy at Phylakopi, Melos

Archaic and Classical 4) Michael J. Knight and Lesley A. Water supply and climate change at Zagora on new approaches and perspectives on the Early Iron Age Cyclades

5) Aenne Ohnesor, Katarina The Sanctuary of Despotiko (Cyclades, Greece). The Building with Chanel and other Enigmatic Strutuctures

6) Alexandra The “Lady of Despotiko” Cult Image or Cult Utensil?

7) Dimitris The Import of Attic Black Figure Vases in the Cyclades

8) Robert Sutton, Yannos Kourayos, Kornillia Naxos, the largest Cycladic island with a single polis. A survey through ancient times

9) Yannos Kourayos, Erica Angliker, Kornillia Daifa and John The cult topography of 9th – 4th c. A Synthesis

Hellenistic and later 10) Anna Maria From the Hellenistic Sculpture of Seriphos and Siphnos

11) Gilberto da Silva Panathenaic amphorae in Delos and Rhenea in the Hellenistic period

12) Georgia Kokkorou-Alevras, Eir. Poupaki, D. Tambakopoulo and Υ. Parian Marble in Koan Statuary and Utilitarian Artifacts of the Hellenistic and Roman Period. Finds at the Sanctuary of Apollo at Kardamaina (Ancient Halasarna) on Cos

13) Rebecca Sweetman, Alice Devlin & Nefeli Piree The Cyclades in the Late Antique period Churches, networks and Christianization

Diachronic 14) F. Mavridis, Ž. Tankosić and A. The Irakleia Caves Exploration Project and the importance of cave research for the archaeology of the A brief note

15) Frederic Votive and Honorific Monument Practices in Delos.

16) Yannos Ancient The Evidence from the Rescue Excavations

17) Lydia Palaiokrassa New Evidence from the Agora of Ancient The City of Andros

18) Matteo Fulvio Sensory study of vision the panegyris of seeing the sacred landscape and sensing the god

19) Alexandra Naxos, the largest Cycladic island with a single polis. A survey through ancient times.

362 pages, Paperback

Published October 4, 2018