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Minoan-Cycladic Syncretism
Was the religion of Akrotiri indigenous or Minoan? This question involves another serious one: was Akrotiri a Minoan colony?

Religious Elements in the Thera Frescoes
The author has made a study of both the miniature frescoes and large paintings in the West House.

The Rytha from Akrotiri and Some Preliminary Observations on their Functions in Selected Contexts
More individual rhyta, in a greater variety of types, have been found at Akrotiri than at any other contemporary Aegean site. Hence, Akrotiri offers a unique opportunity to examine the various ways in which rhyta might have been used in a non-palatial setting.

The Therans and Dikta
The new excavations at Palaikastro in east Crete have revealed a series of new buildings constructed in MM IIIB and LM IA on the port side at the north end of the Neopalatial town.

Thera in the Mythology of the Classical Tradition: An Archaeological Approach
Archaeologists working around the turn of the century attempted to confirm by excavations in Thera and Thebes, the Classical tradition whereby Kadmos the Phoenician and his followers settled in Boeotia and on various Aegean islands.

Minoan Qe-Ra-Si-Ja. The Religious Impact of the Thera Volcano on Minoan Crete
The evidence for connecting the goddess 'qe - ra - si - ja' with Thera is considered, and the author speculates on whether she was the object of the pumice cult for which there is widespread evidence on Crete.

Form and Meaning in Figurative Painting
In figurative painting, the human form communicates through individual, social and cultural traits which reveal personal type as well as the context of the specific action. This paper considers the communicative devices used by the Theran artists under the headings 'Action and Communication' (conventions of the human figure; gesture, posture and expression); 'Status' (clothing, jewellery and hair; position, orientation and focus in pictorial space); and The Social Individual' (youth, age and gender).

Blood on the Horns of Consecration?
This paper discusses the frescoes on the walls of the cult complex in Xeste 3, in particular the frescoes in Rooms 3a and 3b on the ground floor and those on the walls of Room 3 on the first floor.