Aegean archaeology has mainly concentrated on Prehistoric and Greco-Roman times and has provided relatively little information on human activity and material culture in the medieval period.... Show moreAegean archaeology has mainly concentrated on Prehistoric and Greco-Roman times and has provided relatively little information on human activity and material culture in the medieval period. Historical research concerning the medieval era is sufficiently developed but archaeological research on the medieval Aegean has mainly focused on matters of art and architecture. In fact, we have an overall picture of the medieval and post-medieval periods for only a few islands of the Aegean. This ASLU volume fills this gap. It uses the ancient past as background for examining the continuity and change that the island of Skyros experienced from the Late Roman period onwards. It brings together two different archaeological __schools__, that of long-term survey research (based mainly on material culture) and that of __traditional__ Byzantine and Post-Byzantine archaeology (focused on art and architecture), offering new perspectives on settlement patterns, art and architecture, and the material culture of Skyros from Late Roman to Early Modern times. The combination of archaeological data and information from historical sources reconstructs the regional history of Skyros during that time span, which is ultimately the main purpose of this study. Show less
In this thesis, a collection of papers is put together dealing with various quantitative aspects of predictive modelling and archaeological prospection. Among the issues covered are the effects of... Show moreIn this thesis, a collection of papers is put together dealing with various quantitative aspects of predictive modelling and archaeological prospection. Among the issues covered are the effects of survey bias on the archaeological data used for predictive modelling, and the complexities of testing predictive models using both old and new archaeological data. Furthermore, an attempt is made to reconcile the worlds of expert judgment and quantitative analysis by means of multicriteria decision making techniques and Bayesian statistics. The thesis also offers some alternative approaches to predictive modelling, like using prehistoric land use reconstructions, and the integrating of social and cultural factors into the models. It also giv es an up to date review of the international and Dutch state of affairs in archaeological predictive modeling.. Show less
Despite elaborate scholarly attention, the necropolis of Assiut, capital of the 13th Upper Egyptian Nome, has never been properly surveyed. Several of the major excavations, mainly undertaken in... Show moreDespite elaborate scholarly attention, the necropolis of Assiut, capital of the 13th Upper Egyptian Nome, has never been properly surveyed. Several of the major excavations, mainly undertaken in the first decades of the last century, still await publication or more detailed edition. These not only include the French excavations by Chassinat and Palanque (1903-1904), but also the work led by Hogarth for the British Museum (1906-1907), and the digs conducted by Schiaparelli (1905, 1908, 1910, 1911-1913). Whereas the historical significance of Assiut during the First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom, and its distinct local style of coffin decoration have long been recognised, the basic requirements for a systematic study of this important site are still absent. The aim of this study is to generate a framework for the social, spatial and chronological development of the necropolis of Assiut, concentrating on the times from the Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdom. Mainly based on hitherto unpublished material, the available funerary remains are carefully scrutinised to establish a chronological ordering. The approach is multifaceted, among other things using tomb architecture, the morphology of pottery, stone vases, seals, coffin decoration (choice of decoration patterns, textual content, epigraphic and palaeographic features), and their spatial distribution. Their combined analysis results in four distinct (chronological) phases in the funerary culture at Assiut: Late Old Kingdom, First Intermediate Period, Early Middle Kingdom and Advanced - Late Middle Kingdom. The remains and features of each of these phases are discussed, and used as a means to put the history of Assiut into better perspective.A brief survey of contents:Chapter 1 - Introduction, Aims and methodsChapter 2 - Compiles a map of the Necropolis and the tombs of its mayors/nomarchs. With regard to the latter, 7 new candidates are put forward, resulting in a reconsideration of the chronology of the Siutian mayors and nomarchs.Chapter 3 - A full survey of the excavations conducted, their location(s) in the field, results, and problems in analysing the available material and reports.Chapter 4 - Survey of Late Old Kingdom burial grounds identified at AssiutChapter 5 - Survey of First Intermediate Period burial grounds identified at AssiutChapter 6 - Survey of Early Middle Kingdom burial grounds identified at Assiut (I)Chapter 7 - Survey of Early Middle Kingdom burial grounds identified at Assiut (II)Chapter 8 - Survey of Advanced - Late Middle Kingdom burial grounds identified at AssiutChapter 9 - Conclusions Show less
