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Analysis of Cretan metalwork

open access: yesUISPP Journal, 2019
This paper presents an overview of the analyses by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) of metal objects from Cretan sites, carried out in the frame of a research project on Bronze Age Cretan metallurgy, sponsored by the Institute for Aegean Prehistory (
Alessandra R. Giumlia-Mair   +1 more
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Investigating Technology and Raw Materials Source of the Archaic and Classical Architectural Terracottas From the Athenaion in Castro (Apulia, Italy)

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 512-526, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Since 2000, archaeological excavations have brought to light the sanctuary of Athena in Castro (Apulia, Italy), including terracotta roofs dated between the 6th and 4th centuries bce. Based on their morphological and stylistic features, it is suggested that the terracotta items were manufactured in the Greek colony of Taras (modern Taranto ...
M. M. N. Franceschini   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Comparative Analysis of Motifs from Minoan and Hungarian Folk Art

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2018
This paper presents a similarity measure for motives. The similarity measure is applied to several ceramic and metal artifacts that contain spiral motives.
Revesz Peter Z.
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The Function of the Minoan Palaces

open access: yesRevista de História, 1989
HÄGG, R. & MARINATOS, N. (eds.) The Function of the Minoan Palaces. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium at the Swedish Institute in Athens, 10/16 June 1984. Estocolmo, 1987, 344 págs.
Norberto Luiz Guarinello
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The Geographical Distribution of Lactose Tolerance‐Associated Alleles 13910*T and 13915*G Is Strongly Linked to Male Founder Events in Eurasia

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Human Biology, Volume 38, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Lactose tolerance (lactase persistence) represents a very progressive human adaptation, the origins of which remain incompletely understood. This study aims to examine the geographical distribution of the two alleles associated with lactose tolerance in Eurasia (13910*T and 13915*G) in relation to the main Y haplogroups and autosomal ancestry ...
Pavel Grasgruber
wiley   +1 more source

Creating history by re-creating the Minoan Snake Goddess [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Art Historiography, 2016
The small faience figurine generally called the ‘Snake Goddess’ is an ubiquitous representation of the Minoan, prevalent in current art history texts and popular cultural publications, and even personified as leading the development of all Greek culture
Diane Boze
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CULTURAL FUSION IN LATE BRONZE AGE GOLDWORK: DIADEMS AND MOUTH‐PIECES FROM HALA SULTAN TEKKE, CYPRUS

open access: yesOxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 45, Issue 2, Page 151-179, May 2026.
Summary This study investigates recently discovered gold diadems and mouth‐pieces from seven chamber tombs and one shaft tomb at the Late Bronze Age cemetery of Hala Sultan Tekke, dating from the fifteenth to the thirteenth centuries BC. The chamber tombs, all containing multi‐generational burials, yielded a variety of ornaments, which are analysed in ...
Peter M. Fischer
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Imperial systems and local landscapes of Buldan Yayla in Western Anatolia (Türkiye) during the last 4000 years: An integrated palynological, historical, and archaeological approach

open access: yesJournal of Quaternary Science, Volume 40, Issue 7, Page 1285-1304, October 2025.
ABSTRACT This study investigates long‐term impacts of empires on local socio‐ecosystems in western Anatolia (modern western Türkiye) over the past four millennia. We focus on Buldan Yayla Lake, located in a small mountain basin north of the Büyük Menderes (Great Meander) River valley.
Sabina Fiołna   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gastronomy Tourism: The Case of Crete Through the Eyes of Domestic Visitors

open access: yesJournal on Tourism & Sustainability, 2018
Many tourism scholars have recognised food as a research topic, and not only because of its nutritional importance (Hjalager & Richards, 2002; Hall & Sharples, 2003; Cohen & Avieli, 2004). This can be credited to the fact that cooking and culinary
Vasiliki Avgeli   +2 more
doaj  

Contrasting Seismic Velocity and Compaction of Marine Calcareous Oozes and Volcaniclastic Deposits on the South Aegean Volcanic Arc

open access: yesGeochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 26, Issue 9, September 2025.
Abstract International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 398 recovered more than 2,200 m of volcaniclastic deposits from 12 sites and 28 holes from Santorini Caldera, Greece, and the surrounding rift basins in the South Aegean Volcanic Arc. We compare and contrast discrete shipboard measurements of physical properties (density, P‐wave velocity) of ...
M. Manga   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

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