• Birgitta Eder – Michaela Zavadil (eds.)

(Social) Place and Space in
Early Mycenaean Greece

International Discussions in Mycenaean Archaeology
October 5–8, 2016, Athens

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Birgitta Eder
is head of the Austrian Archaeological Institute, Athens Branch, at the Austrian Academy of Sciences

Michaela Zavadil
is research associate at the Institute of Oriental and European Archaeology at the Austrian Academy of Sciences


Die mykenische Kultur Griechenlands (ca. 1700–Mitte des 11. Jahrhunderts v. Chr.) hat ein herausragendes materielles Erbe in Form von Gebäuden und Artefakten hinterlassen. Lange konzentrierte sich ihre Erforschung auf Paläste und Grabmonumente. In den letzten Jahren hat sich dies jedoch erheblich geändert, was ein besseres Verständnis der Entstehung der mykenischen Kultur im 17. bis 15. Jahrhundert v. Chr. ermöglicht. Die Beiträge in diesem Band liefern neue Informationen, entweder Erkenntnisse aus neueren Feldforschungen, oder solche, die auf der neuerlichen Analyse zentraler Fundgruppen basieren bzw. umfassende vergleichende Studien darstellen, die durch die Untersuchung von Siedlungen und Gräbern neue Perspektiven auf die Entstehung einer neuen Gesellschaftsordnung eröffnen.

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The Mycenaean culture of Greece (ca. 1700–mid-11th century BC) has left an outstanding material legacy in terms of buildings and artefacts. For a long time, its exploration has focused on palaces and funerary monuments. However, in recent years the state of research has changed significantly, opening up new perspectives for a broader understanding of the emergence of Mycenaean culture in the 17th to 15th centuries B.C. The contributions in this volume provide new information, either insights from recent fieldwork, the fresh analysis of key assemblages, or more comprehensive comparative studies that, by examining settlements and tombs alike, open up new perspectives on the emergence of a new social order.

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Early Mycenaean Arkadia: Space and Place(s) of an Inland and Mountainous Region

    Eleni Salavoura

(Social) Place and Space in Early Mycenaean Greece, pp. 403-420, 2021/05/26

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Abstract

The concept of space is an abstract and sometimes a conventional term, but places – where people dwell,(inter)act and gain experiences – contribute decisively to the formation of the main characteristics and the identity ofits residents. Arkadia, in the heart of the Peloponnese, is a landlocked country with small valleys and basins surroundedby high mountains, which, according to the ancient literature, offered to its inhabitants a hard and laborious life. Itsrough terrain made Arkadia always a less attractive area for archaeological investigation. However, due to its positionin the centre of the Peloponnese, Arkadia is an inevitable passage for anyone moving along or across the peninsula. Thelong life of small and medium-sized agrarian communities undoubtedly owes more to their foundation at crossroadsconnecting the inland with the Peloponnesian coast, than to their potential for economic growth based on the resourcesof the land. However, sites such as Analipsis, on its east-southeastern borders, the cemetery at Palaiokastro and the ashaltar on Mount Lykaion, both in the southwest part of Arkadia, indicate that the area had a Bronze Age past, and raisemany new questions. In this paper, I discuss the role of Arkadia in early Mycenaean times based on settlement patternsand excavation data, and I investigate the relation of these inland communities with high-ranking central places. Inother words, this is an attempt to set place(s) into space, supporting the idea that the central region of the Peloponnesewas a separated, but not isolated part of it, comprising regions that are also diversified among themselves.

Keywords: Arkadia, Analipsis, Mount Lykaion, ash altar, Palaiokastro, mountainous habitation, hybrid tholos-chamber tombs