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AUTOCHTHON: Papers presented to O.T.P.K. Dickinson on the occasion of his retirement

Anastasia Dakouri-Hild and Sue Sherratt 2005 © BAR Publishing
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This tribute volume to Oliver Dickinson marks the occasion of his retirement from his post at the University of Durham. It is a tribute by only a few (unavoidably) of his friends, colleagues and former students, marking the formal cessation of Oliver's teaching responsibilities. Oliver's ongoing participation in major projects (e.g. Lefkandi, Argolid) makes it clear that his contributions to Aegean Bronze Age studies will not end with his retirement. This Festschrift was assembled merely as a token of its contributors' appreciation of his achievements hitherto, and in anticipation of many more still to come. The title of the volume, Autochthon, highlights the central notion in his classic synthesis, namely that "[...] the history of Mycenaean development can be understood as that of progressive assimilation of the mainland societies to the earlier Aegean civilisations, artistically and politically". Indeed, one of Oliver's main contributions in Aegean prehistory has been to depict the emergence of Mycenaean 'civilisation' as a multi–linear and dynamic process, associated with Cretan influence yet not entirely dependent on it; it was also informed, he has suggested, by indigenous Helladic cultures and heralded by the emergence of MH 'shadowy aristocracies' in various regions of the mainland.
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  • 9781841718682 (paperback)
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  • S1432
Subject
  • Neolithic / Chalcolithic
  • Death / Burial / Cemeteries / Tombs
  • Trade / Exchange / Travel / Economy
  • Archaeometry / Scientific Dating
  • Rock-Art / Semiotics
  • Ceramics and Pottery Studies
  • Metal Objects
  • Architecture / Domestic and Urban Buildings and Space / Urbanism
  • Ritual / Religion / Temples
  • Lithics / Stone Tools
  • Greece, Aegean, Crete and Black Sea
  • Festschrifte / Presentation Volumes
  • Archaeobotany / Environment and Climate
  • Ethnoarchaeology / Anthropology
  • Bronze Age and Iron Age
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  • From Juktas to Thera:
    • People and their Environment in Middle and Late Minoan Crete
    • Stuart Dunn*
    • References
      • ‘Drought and the Decline of Mycenae’ Updated
      • Jennifer Moody*
      • I. Modern Weather Correlations
      • II. Palaeo–Environmental Data
      • III. Archaeological Data
      • IV. Tectonics, Climate, and the Decline of Mycenae
      • Conclusion
      • References
      • Social and Cultural Change in the Middle Helladic Period:
      • Presentation of a New Project
      • Sofia Voutsaki*
      • I. Introduction
      • II. the Aims of the Project
      • III. the Problem: Social and Cultural Change During the MH P
      • A. Social Structure and Social Change During the MH Period
      • B. Political Change and Site Hierarchy in the Argive Plain
      • C. the Causes of Change: Towards a New Approach
      • Conclusion
      • References
      • Parallels and Contrasts:
      • Early Mycenaean Mortuary Traditions in Messenia and Laconia
      • John Bennet & Ioannis Galanakis*
      • I. Introduction
      • II. the Messenian Funerary Landscape in the Late MH–LH II Pe
      • III. the Laconian Funerary Landscape in the Late MH–LH II Pe
      • IV. Proposition 4 Revisited
      • Conclusion
      • References
      • Live Hard, Die Young:
      • Mortuary Remains of Middle and Early Late Helladic
      • Children from the Argolid in Social Context
      • GÜllog Nordquist & Anne Ingvarsson–SundstrÖm*
      • I. Introduction
      • II. the Material
      • III. Grave Types and Furnishings Associated With Children
      • A. Grave Types
      • B. Furnishings
        • Children’s items
          • Pottery
            • Weapons and tools
              • Jewellery
              • Faunal remains
      • IV. Location of Children’s Graves
      • A. Asine
      • B. Lerna
      • C. Argos
      • V. Children and Adults
      • VI. Disease, Mortality and Diet
      • Conclusion
      • References
      • Early Palatial Mycenae
      • Elizabeth French & Kim Shelton*
      • I. the Site (e.b.f.)
      • A. Palace/‘Maison de Chef’
      • B. Other Areas Within the Acropolis
      • C. Settlement Outside the Acropolis [Fig. 3]
      • II. the Tombs (k.s.s.)
      • A. the Prehistoric Cemetery and the Grave Circles
      • B. Chamber Tombs
      • C. Tholos Tombs [Fig. 3]
      • D. Tomb Ρ
      • Conclusion
      • References
      • Some Similarities in Mycenaean Palace Plans
      • John Younger*
      • I. Pylos
      • II. Tiryns
      • References
      • Offsets in Mycenaean Architecture
      • James Wright*
      • References
    • the World According to Perimos:
    • a Mycenaean Bureaucrat Talks Back
    • Cynthia W. Shelmerdine*
    • Aq 64
    • Na 361
      • Breaking the Mould?
      • Production and Economy in the Theban State
      • Anastasia Dakouri–Hild*
      • I. Introduction
      • II. the Theban State
      • III. the Production Evidence
      • A. MH III/LH I–LH IIIA1 Period
      • C. Later LH IIIB1 Period
      • D. LH IIIB2–Early LH IIIC Period
      • E. Later LH IIIC Period
      • IV. Discussion and Conclusion
      • References
      • Ground Stone Implements from Crete:
      • an Overview of Research
      • Heidi Dierckx*
      • References
      • Arthur Evans and the First of the Priest–Kings
      • Sue Sherratt*
      • References
      • Nurturing the Natural:
      • a Cognitive Approach in the Study of the Xeste 3 Aquatic Ima
      • Marika Zeimbeki*
      • I. Methodological and Hermeneutic Considerations
      • II. a Cognitive Approach in the Interpretation of the Wall–p
      • III. Analysis and Interpretation
      • Conclusion
      • References
      • to Have and to Hoard:
      • a Gold Disc from the Palace of Thebes
      • Vassilis Aravantinos*
      • I. the Excavation
      • II. the Gold Disc: Find–Spot and Description
      • III. Interpretation
      • IV. Symbolic Significance
      • Conclusion
      • References
      • the Spiral as a Symbol of Sovereignty and Power
      • Stefan Hiller*
      • I. Introduction
      • II. the Minoan Ambit
      • III. the Greek Mainland
      • IV. the Near East
      • Conclusion
      • References
      • the ‘Sphinx’ Head from the Cult Centre at Mycenae
      • Paul Rehak †*
      • I. Description
      • II. Comparanda
      • References
      • a Mycenaean Ritual Vase from Trachones, Attica
      • Katie Demakopoulou*
      • I. Description
      • II. Discussion
      • Conclusion
      • References
    • Ceramic Stands in the Late Bronze Age Aegean:
    • Form and Function with Special Reference to a Stand from the
    • Vlachopoulo Tholos Tomb in Messenia
    • Elena Kountouri*
    • I. the Vlachopoulo Stand
    • A. General Description
    • B. Shape and Decoration
    • A. Typology and Date
    • B. Use
    • References
      • Horse–Harness
      • and the Origins of the Mycenaean Civilisation
      • Anthony Harding*
      • References
      • Amber and Some Other travellers
      • in the Bronze Age Aegean and Europe
      • Helen Hughes–Brock*
      • References
      • Amenhotep III and Mycenae:
      • New Evidence
      • Jacke Phillips & Eric Cline*
      • I. Introduction
      • III. Description of the New Mylonas Fragment
      • IV. Discussion
      • A. Find–spot
      • B. Fabric
      • C. Edges
      • D. Thickness
      • E. Textual Overlap, Orientation, and Palaeography (Hand)
      • F. Text Compatibility and Positioning
      • G. Additional Considerations
      • V. Ramifications and Further Discussion
      • Conclusion
      • References
      • a Near Eastern Group of Mycenaean IIIC Pottery
      • P.A. Mountjoy*
      • References
      • Oliver Thomas Pilkington Kirwan Dickinson:
      • Bibliography of Oliver Dickinson to Date
      • Appendix A
      • ‘Pot–Shed Blues’
      • Appendix B
      • ‘How to Begin Your Article/Thesis/Book’
      • Table of Contents
      • Parallels and Contrasts
      • in the Settlement Patterns of Prehistoric Greece
      • John Bintliff*
      • References
      • Reflections on Neolithic Laconia
      • William Cavanagh & Christopher Mee*
      • References
      • a Tale of Three Cities:
      • Chronology and Minoanisation at Phylakopi in Melos
      • Todd Whitelaw*
      • I. Introduction
      • II. the Phylakopi Sequence
      • A. Defining the Sequence of Occupation at Phylakopi
      • B. Dawkins’ and Droop’s Excavation of 1911
      • C. Generalising the Phylakopi Sequence
      • D. Redefining the Stratigraphy and Chronology: the 1974–1977
      • Was there a general site–wide destruction, corresponding to
      • What was the date of the City II destruction?
      • III. Dating Specific Contexts
      • A. the Fortification Wall
      • B. the Pillar Rooms
      • IV. the Pillar Rooms Complex at Phylakopi
      • A. Distinctive Characteristics of the Pillar Rooms Complex
      • B. What Does the Pillar Rooms Complex Represent?
      • C. Was the Pillar Rooms Complex the Community Focus in Later
      • D. What does the destruction of the Pillar Rooms Complex rep
      • Conclusion: Minoanisation at Phylakopi
      • References
      • from Pharaoh’s Feet to the Slave–women of Pylos?
      • the History and Cultural Dynamics of Kythera
      • in the Third Palace Period
      • Cyprian Broodbank, Evangelia Kiriatzi & Jeremy Rutter*
      • I. Islands In or Out of the ‘Mycenaean’ Stream?
      • II. Kastri: the Distribution of Third Palace Period Material
      • III. Kastri: a Restudy of the Pottery from the 1960s Excavat
      • A. the Chronology of Occupation at Third Palace Period Kastr
      • B. the Cultural Affiliations of the Local and Imported Potte
      • IV. ‘Mycenaean’ Kythera, Rich in…Mica: Pottery Fabric and Te
      • V. the Settlement and Ritual Landscapes of Third Palace Peri
      • Conclusion
      • References
      • Simulation and the Thera Eruption:
      • Outlining What We Do and Do Not Know from Radiocarbon
      • Sturt Manning*
      • I. Introduction
      • II. Great Expectations
      • IV. Radiocarbon Ages Required for the Conventional (or Aegea
      • V. Reality Check
      • Conclusion: Beyond Ambiguity
      • References
  • Front Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Opening Quotation
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE ORIGINS OF OLIVER DICKINSON
  • OLIVER, A VIEW FROM THE FIELD
  • OLIVER, THE TEACHER
  • PARALLELS AND CONTRASTS IN THE SETTLEMENT PATTERNS OF PREHISTORIC GREECE
  • REFLECTIONS ON NEOLITHIC LACONIA
  • A TALE OF THREE CITIES: CHRONOLOGY AND MINOANISATION AT PHYLAKOPI IN MELOS
  • FROM PHARAOH’S FEET TO THE SLAVE–WOMEN OF PYLOS? THE HISTORY AND CULTURAL DYNAMICS OF KYTHERA IN THE THIRD PALACE PERIOD
  • SIMULATION AND THE THERA ERUPTION: OUTLINING WHAT WE DO AND DO NOT KNOW FROM RADIOCARBON
  • FROM JUKTAS TO THERA: PEOPLE AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT IN MIDDLE AND LATE MINOAN CRETE
  • ‘DROUGHT AND THE DECLINE OF MYCENAE’ UPDATED
  • SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE HELLADIC PERIOD: PRESENTATION OF A NEW PROJECT
  • PARALLELS AND CONTRASTS: EARLY MYCENAEAN MORTUARY TRADITIONS IN MESSENIA AND LACONIA
  • LIVE HARD, DIE YOUNG: MORTUARY REMAINS OF MIDDLE AND EARLY LATE HELLADIC CHILDREN FROM THE ARGOLID IN SOCIAL CONTEXT
  • EARLY PALATIAL MYCENAE
  • SOME SIMILARITIES IN MYCENAEAN PALACE PLANS
  • OFFSETS IN MYCENAEAN ARCHITECTURE
  • THE WORLD ACCORDING TO PERIMOS: A MYCENAEAN BUREAUCRAT TALKS BACK
  • BREAKING THE MOULD? PRODUCTION AND ECONOMY IN THE THEBAN STATE
  • GROUND STONE IMPLEMENTS FROM CRETE: AN OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH
  • ARTHUR EVANS AND THE FIRST OF THE PRIEST–KINGS
  • NURTURING THE NATURAL: A COGNITIVE APPROACH IN THE STUDY OF THE XESTE 3 AQUATIC IMAGERY
  • TO HAVE AND TO HOARD: A GOLD DISC FROM THE PALACE OF THEBES
  • THE SPIRAL AS A SYMBOL OF SOVEREIGNTY AND POWER
  • THE ‘SPHINX’ HEAD FROM THE CULT CENTRE AT MYCENAE
  • A MYCENAEAN RITUAL VASE FROM TRACHONES, ATTICA
  • CERAMIC STANDS IN THE LATE BRONZE AGE AEGEAN: FORM AND FUNCTION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO A STAND FROM THE VLACHOPOULO THOLOS TOMB IN MESSENIA
  • HORSE–HARNESS AND THE ORIGINS OF THE MYCENAEAN CIVILISATION
  • AMBER AND SOME OTHER TRAVELLERS IN THE BRONZE AGE AEGEAN AND EUROPE
  • AMENHOTEP III AND MYCENAE: NEW EVIDENCE
  • A NEAR EASTERN GROUP OF MYCENAEAN IIIC POTTERY
  • OLIVER THOMAS PILKINGTON KIRWAN DICKINSON: A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY OF OLIVER DICKINSON TO DATE
  • APPENDIX A ‘POT–SHED BLUES’
  • APPENDIX B ‘HOW TO BEGIN YOUR ARTICLE/THESIS/BOOK’
  • PLATES
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