The gathering: collectivity and the development of Bronze Age Cretan society

J Driessen, Q Letesson - Journal of Archaeological Research, 2024 - Springer
In this paper, we argue that the sociopolitical trajectory of Bronze Age of Crete was
characterized by the progressive but intentional manipulation of an enduring collective …

Building Granite Characterisation, Construction Phases, Mason's Marks and Glyptography of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe Church, Mouçós e Lamares, Galicia-North …

DM Freire-Lista, BB Campos, P Moreira, A Ramil… - Geoheritage, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Romanesque church of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe of Mouçós e Lamares is
located in Vila Real (North of Portugal). The exterior part of its nave is preserved almost …

[HTML][HTML] Minoan Master Builders?. A Diachronic Study of Mudbrick Architecture in the Bronze Age Palace at Malia (Crete)

M Devolder, M Lorenzon - Bulletin de correspondance …, 2019 - journals.openedition.org
This paper investigates sun‑dried mudbrick architecture in the Minoan Palace at Malia on
the north coast of Crete (Greece), excavated and studied by the French School at Athens …

Palatial Crete: recent discoveries & research, 2014–2019

KS Christakis - Archaeological Reports, 2020 - cambridge.org
This contribution reviews recent and ongoing excavation, landscape and publication
projects undertaken on Crete over the course of the last six years and covering the period …

Revisiting the Minoan palaces: ritual commensality at Sissi

J Driessen - Antiquity, 2021 - cambridge.org
Scholars have long hypothesised that the central courts of the elaborate Minoan complexes
of Crete (c. 1950–1450 BC) were used for ritualised, communal gatherings. New …

A Mason's Mark from the Stelida Peak Sanctuary, Naxos

T Carter, D Athanasoulis - American Journal of Archaeology, 2024 - journals.uchicago.edu
This archaeological note reports on an architectural block from the peak sanctuary at Stelida
on Naxos that is inscribed with a mason's mark, the first such example from the island and …

Turning the landscape into territory: strategies of power for the exploitation of the Cretan mountains during the Neopalatial period

Y Papadatos, T Kalantzopoulou - Political Geographies of the Bronze …, 2022 - torrossa.com
This article summarizes the evidence from our field surveys on the uplands of east Crete.
The shifting patterns in the habitation and exploitation of the mountains is discussed within …

[HTML][HTML] Éléments structurels en bois dans un palais de l'âge du Bronze crétois. Le cas de la Cour Nord du palais de Malia

M Devolder - Pallas. Revue d'études antiques, 2019 - journals.openedition.org
Cet article analyse en détails les traces relatives à la présence d'une structure en bois
insérée dans les murs principalement érigés en pierre de taille autour de la Cour Nord du …

[PDF][PDF] A Simple Touch? Reassessing Aegean Bronze Age Depictions of Human and Animal Figures Interacting with a Tree or a Column

L Phialon - Gesture, Stance, and Movement, 2024 - d-nb.info
A series of Aegean glyptic images depict humans, animals or fantastic beings interacting
with trees and architectural elements. This article explores the symbolic value of trees, pillars …

The Stonemasons' Marks in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, the First Cathedral of the New World

V Flores Sasso, E Prieto Vicioso - Historical Archaeology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract In the Middle Ages and early modern period, masons inscribed symbols on dressed
stonework and ashlars to identify the work of the individual or team that quarried or dressed …