Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(ARCH927) -  Vassilis Petrakis

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

The course focuses on the material culture of the Bronze Age Greek Mainland, with special emphasis placed on the Late Bronze Age (termed the Late Helladic or Mycenaean period, c. 1600-1050 BCE). Following a brief survey of the Early and Middle Bronze Age on the Greek Mainland (c. 3000-1600 BCE), in our meetings we will comprehensively overview key aspects of the Mycenaean material culture: domestic and funerary architecture, topography of key sites, including Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos and Thebes, mortuary practices, arts and crafts, palatial administration, religion, and evidence for contact with regions beyond the Aegean with special emphasis on the relations with Egypt and Anatolia. Focus will be placed on the significance of textual evidence (in the form of palatial clay records bearing inscriptions in an early form of Greek rendered in the syllabic Linear B script) and its potential integration with the material archaeological record. The material of the aforementioned presentation is used as a basis for reconstructing Mycenaean social organization, economy and politics, focusing on the aspirations and structure of palatial administrations, the possible reasons behind the rise and collapse of the Mycenaean palatial polities and an assessment of the relationship between the Late Bronze Age Aegean world and the world of the heroes as represented in the Homeric epic.

Ημερομηνία δημιουργίας

Τετάρτη 5 Ιανουαρίου 2022