Excavations in the Archaic Civic Buildings at Azoria in 2005-2006
Creator:
Mook, M. S., West, W. C., Fitzsimons, R. D., Scarry, C. M., Snyder, L. M., and Haggis, D. C.
Date of publication:
2011
Abstract Tesim:
Continuing excavation on the South Acropolis at Azoria in northeastern Crete has exposed buildings of Archaic date (7th-early 5th century b.c.) that served communal or public functions. Work conducted in 2005 and 2006 completed the exploration of Late Archaic levels within the Communal Dining Building (putative andreion complex), the Monumental Civic Building, and the adjacent Service Building. These contexts and their assemblages, especially the animal and plant remains, permit the characterization of diverse dining practices and the interpretation of patterns of food production and consumption. Both the Communal Dining Building and the Monumental Civic Building show extensive evidence of communal feasting and the integration of cult.
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Article
Affiliation Label Tesim:
College of Arts and Sciences
Type:
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
Digital Collection:
Azoria Project Archive
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/xbam-nt33
Identifier:
https://doi.org/10.2972/hesp.80.1.1
Journal Title:
Hesperia
Journal Volume:
80
Language Label:
English
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Page End:
70
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1
Person:
Mook, M. S., West, W. C., Fitzsimons, R. D., Scarry, C. M., Snyder, L. M., and Haggis, D. C.
The Archaeology of Urbanization: Research Design and the Excavation of an Archaic Greek City on Crete
Creator:
Haggis, D. C.
Date of publication:
2015
Abstract Tesim:
The paper examines culture change on Crete, ca. 600 B.C., in an urban context. The purpose is to reassess the current methodological discourse, and the application of site-specific recovery methods and research paradigms in addressing traditional problems of polis formation and urbanization in the Greek Aegean. One aspect of urbanization in the Aegean at the end of the Early Iron Age is nucleation of population, the settlement aggregation and the restructuring of social, political and economic landscapes, giving rise to Archaic Greek cities and city-states. This paper presents a case study of an excavation of one such early emergent center, the site of Azoria in eastern Crete (700?500 B.C.). Within contexts of agropastoral production and consumption in domestic and communal spaces, the material patterns suggest public activities that actively formed civic institutions, mediating social and political interaction and forming mechanisms of community organization and integration.
Resource type:
Part of Book
Affiliation Label Tesim:
Department of Classics
Type:
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
Digital Collection:
Azoria Project Archive
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/4fpe-b529
Journal Title:
Classical Archaeology in Context: Theory and Practice in Excavation in the Greek World
Excavations at Azoria, 2003-2004, Part 2: The Early Iron Age, Late Prepalatial and Final Neolithic Occupation
Creator:
Snyder, L. M., Haggis, D. C., Mook, M. S., and Carter, T.
Date of publication:
2007
Abstract Tesim:
This article constitutes the second of two reports on fieldwork conducted at Azoria in eastern Crete during the 2003 and 2004 excavation seasons. Evidence of Final Neolithic and Early Iron Age occupation and traces of Late Prepalatial activity were found underlying the Archaic civic buildings on the South Acropolis, particularly along the southwest terrace. The recovery of substantial Final Neolithic architectural and habitation remains contributes to our understanding of the 4th millennium in eastern Crete. Stratigraphic excavations have also clarified the spatial extent of the settlement from Late Minoan IIIC to the Late Geometric period, and brought to light evidence for the transition from the Early Iron Age to the Archaic period, and the transformation of the site in the 7th century b.c.
Resource type:
Article
Affiliation Label Tesim:
College of Arts and Sciences
Type:
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
Digital Collection:
Azoria Project Archive
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/11gk-ce73
Identifier:
https://doi.org/10.2972/hesp.76.4.665
Journal Title:
Hesperia
Journal Volume:
76
Language Label:
English
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Other Affiliation:
Page End:
716
Page Start:
665
Person:
Snyder, L. M., Haggis, D. C., Mook, M. S., and Carter, T.
West, W. C., Snyder, L. M., Mook, M. S., Haggis, D. C., and Scarry, C. M.
Date of publication:
2004
Abstract Tesim:
This report summarizes the results of the first season of excavation at Azoria in eastern Crete and provides an overview of the project's goals and problem orientation. Work in 2002 concentrated on the peak of the South Acropolis and the occupational phases of the seventh-sixth centuries B.C. The recovery of a possible andreion complex suggests the urban character of the site in the sixth century and forms a starting point for discussing the political economy of the Archaic city. The excavations revealed important evidence for the organization of the sixth-century settlement and for the complex stratigraphic history of the site, including the Final Neolithic, Late Prepalatial, Early Iron Age, Archaic, and Hellenistic periods.
Resource type:
Article
Affiliation Label Tesim:
Department of Classics
Type:
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
Digital Collection:
Azoria Project Archive
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/tgq1-5b48
Journal Title:
Hesperia
Journal Volume:
73
Language Label:
English
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Other Affiliation:
Page End:
400
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339
Person:
West, W. C., Snyder, L. M., Mook, M. S., Haggis, D. C., and Scarry, C. M.
Excavation of Archaic Houses at Azoria in 2005-2006
Creator:
Scarry, C. M., Snyder, L. M., Mook, M. S., Fitzsimons, R. D., and Haggis, D. C.
Date of publication:
2011
Abstract Tesim:
This article reports on the excavation of Archaic houses (6th-early 5th century b.c.) in 2005 and 2006 at Azoria in eastern Crete. Five houses are discussed: four on the South Acropolis on the periphery of the civic center, and one on the North Acropolis. Well-preserved floor deposits provide evidence for room functions and permit a preliminary analysis of domestic space. The houses fill a lacuna in the published record of the 6th and early 5th centuries b.c. and contribute to our understanding of the form of Archaic houses in the Aegean and the integration of domestic space into an urban context.
Resource type:
Article
Affiliation Label Tesim:
College of Arts and Sciences
Type:
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
Digital Collection:
Azoria Project Archive
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/mqnf-6f21
Identifier:
https://doi.org/10.2972/hesperia.80.3.0431
Journal Title:
Hesperia
Journal Volume:
80
Language Label:
English
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Other Affiliation:
Page End:
489
Page Start:
431
Person:
Scarry, C. M., Snyder, L. M., Mook, M. S., Fitzsimons, R. D., and Haggis, D. C.
The Structuring of Urban Space in Archaic Crete: An example of settlement development from the Early Iron Age to Archaic periods
Creator:
Haggis, D. C.
Date of publication:
2012
Resource type:
Article
Affiliation Label Tesim:
Department of Classics
Type:
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
Digital Collection:
Azoria Project Archive
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/q2yz-2w14
Journal Title:
Zagora in Context: Settlements and Intercommunal Links in the Geometric Period (900-700 BC): Proceedings of the conference held by the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens and the Archaeological Society at Athens, Athens 20-22 May, 2012