SINCLAIR HOOD (1917–2021)

Sinclair Hood (1917–2021) was one of the two leading archaeologists of Minoan Crete of the second generation after Sir Arthur Evans, the other being Nikolaos Platon (1909–92). He spent much of his life researching the history of Knossos, including a major programme of excavations during his Directorship of the British School at Athens (1954–62) to test Evans’ chronological system for Knossos and Crete in the Bronze Age. He also directed excavations at prehistoric Emporio in Chios, and was versed in the archaeology of Central Europe and the Near East, as well as every aspect of Aegean prehistory, on which he wrote profusely. In Greece he revolutionised methods for British archaeologists and trained many students who later became project directors. His monumental study The Masons’ Marks of Minoan Knossos crowned his career. It was published in 2020, when he was 103.

Tradução de Ceserani, G. Processos e modelos: a arqueologia de Colin Renfrew

O tema da “mudança do processo cultural” tem uma presença constante na pesquisa de Colin Renfrew, nas várias áreas de interesse nos quais ele está articulado, da pré-história do Egeu à pré-história britânica, dos trabalhos dedicados à teoria e à metodologia da arqueologia até as contribuições sobre a questão das línguas indo-europeias. Meu objetivo é procurar compreender como esse tema foi desenvolvido, de quais influências foi nutrido, quais resultados produziu, as razões de sua centralidade e, enfim, como ele determinou a identidade do estudioso Renfrew. Abstract: The theme of “change of cultural process” has a constant presence in Colin Renfrew's research, in the various areas of interest in which it is articulated, from Aegean prehistory to British prehistory, from works devoted to theory and methodology of archeology to contributions on the issue of Indo-European languages. My aim is to understand how this theme was developed, what influences it was nurtured, what results it produced, the reasons for its centrality and, finally, how it determined the identity of the scholar Renfrew.

The Amphorae of the Kerameikos Cemetery at Athens from the Submycenaean to the Protogeometric Period

The amphorae dating from the Submycenaean to the end of the Protogeometric period, brought to light in the Kerameikos cemetery, represent a high quality sample of Athenian output of the shape. The amphorae here researched are re-examined with the help of new drawings and by adopting the “envelope” method for their comparison. Undertaken with the assistance of the Institute for Aegean Prehistory.

Social change in Aegean prehistory

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Preceramic, Aceramic or Early Ceramic? The radiocarbon dated beginning of the Neolithic in the Aegean

The Pre-Pottery-Neolithic refers to a period in the Eastern Mediterranean when ceramic containers were not yet in use (although small objects made of clay were already being created). This concept, which reflects a specific and quite unique stage in the development of human history, was introduced to Aegean prehistory under the term of Preceramic during the 1950’s (e.g., in Argissa Magoula and Sesklo). Shortly thereafter, a different term, the Aceramic, was applied in the Aegean (e.g., in Knossos) for levels devoid of pottery, although ceramic products were supposedly used in the wider region. In some cases, the thin levels interpreted as Preceramic or as Aceramic contained sherds that were regarded as being intrusive from above (e.g., Argissa-Magoula, Franchthi Cave). The new sequences of radiocarbon dates allow a more precise description of this early period and thereby contribute, not least, also to the clarification of terminological issues.