Birgitta Eder – Michaela Zavadil (eds.)
(Social) Place and Space in
Early Mycenaean Greece
International Discussions in Mycenaean Archaeology
October 5–8, 2016, Athens
Yannis Galanakis
S. 595 - 616
Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Abstract:
This paper assesses the relationship of early Mycenaean tholoi with rock-cut chamber tombs, especially atthe level of funerary monumentality from LH I to LH IIIA1. Studies on this subject in the Late Bronze Age tend to focuson particular sites or just on tholos tombs. The extant monumental chamber tombs, however, help bring to light somesignificant, and hitherto little observed, patterns with wider social implications at a regional and at an Aegean level.There is now good data to suggest that chamber tombs may not have been complementary to tholoi within a notionalhierarchy of ‘funerary types’ or ‘burial styles’ in the early Mycenaean period. Funerary structures and their associatedburials, whether in tholoi or chamber tombs, suggest complex social strategies on behalf of the tomb-using groups ina politically dynamic period for Aegean affairs. It is argued that funerary monumentality in tholos and chamber tombarchitecture helped to create competing and complementing social narratives and long-lasting mnemonic landscapesthat were important for materialising ideology and negotiating power in the early Mycenaean period.
Monumentality, funerary archaeology, chamber tombs, tholos tombs, Mycenaean Greece
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Die mykenische Kultur Griechenlands (ca. 1700–Mitte des 11. Jahrhunderts v. Chr.) hat ein herausragendes materielles Erbe in Form von Gebäuden und Artefakten hinterlassen. Lange konzentrierte sich ihre Erforschung auf Paläste und Grabmonumente. In den letzten Jahren hat sich dies jedoch erheblich geändert, was ein besseres Verständnis der Entstehung der mykenischen Kultur im 17. bis 15. Jahrhundert v. Chr. ermöglicht. Die Beiträge in diesem Band liefern neue Informationen, entweder Erkenntnisse aus neueren Feldforschungen, oder solche, die auf der neuerlichen Analyse zentraler Fundgruppen basieren bzw. umfassende vergleichende Studien darstellen, die durch die Untersuchung von Siedlungen und Gräbern neue Perspektiven auf die Entstehung einer neuen Gesellschaftsordnung eröffnen.
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The Mycenaean culture of Greece (ca. 1700–mid-11th century BC) has left an outstanding material legacy in terms of buildings and artefacts. For a long time, its exploration has focused on palaces and funerary monuments. However, in recent years the state of research has changed significantly, opening up new perspectives for a broader understanding of the emergence of Mycenaean culture in the 17th to 15th centuries B.C. The contributions in this volume provide new information, either insights from recent fieldwork, the fresh analysis of key assemblages, or more comprehensive comparative studies that, by examining settlements and tombs alike, open up new perspectives on the emergence of a new social order.
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