Technology

All Important yet Elusive: Looking for Evidence of Cloth-Making at Akrotiri

The aim of the paper is to discuss the archaeological material related to weaving and spinning activities at Akrotiri. An attempt is made to exploit evidence form other fields, mostly wall-paintings.

Ceramic Technology in the Aegean World During the Bronze Age

Scanning electron microscopy is used to examine pottery sherds from Thera, Phylakopi, Servia, and various sites in the Peloponnese and Balkans in order to obtain information on the ceramic technologies employed during the Bronze Age.

The Lightwell of the House of the Ladies and its Structural Behavior

This paper is a preliminary report on the House of the Ladies, dealing specifically with some new facts brought to light during recent excavations in the summer of 1987. The few observations made with reference to the lightwell may well furnish evidence of the structural behaviour of the building in general.

Akrotiri, the Chipped Stone Industry: Reduction Techniques and Tools of the LC I Phase

The site of Akrotiri has yielded a large number of obsidian chipped stone artefacts most of which, at least those discovered inside the buildings and areas used during the final phase of occupation (LC I) may be considered as a 'closed find'.

Analysis of a Purple Material Found at Akrotiri

A purple-coloured material, found in the building Bronos 2, Compartment B during the digging of a hole to support a roof-cover in 1969, was sampled for comparison with the pigments of Theran wall-paintings within the framework of a larger pigment-analysis study.

The Lead Weigths from Akrotiri: The Archaeological Record

In the previous congress on Thera and the Aegean World, K. Petruso presented a metrological analysis on fifty seven lead weights from Akrotiri.

Bronze Age Aegean Harboursides

Recent excavations and exploration have contributed new and crucial information warranting a review of our earlier understanding of Bronze Age Aegean harboursides, especially of the topographical conditions and geographical locations selected by the Aegeans.

Volcanic Ash in Ancient and Modern Construction

The use of volcanic ash in making pozzolanic cement, constructing pavements and coping with special needs is discussed.

Was there Local Access to Certain Ores/Minerals for the Theran People before the Minoan Eruption? An Addendum

In the light of reconstructions of the shape of pre-Minoan Santorini presented since the Second Thera Congress (Pichler and Friedrich 1980; Heiken and McCoy 1984; Friedrich et al. 1988; Druitt and Francaviglia 1990; and Eriksen et al. 1990) archaeologists should consider that certain minerals may have been accessible to the people of Thera.

A Study of Middle and Late Cycladic Pottery from Akrotiri

Part of the pottery exchange network between Akrotiri on Thera and some other important sites of the South Aegean was studied. Ceramic specimens found in the excavations of Akrotiri, Naxos, Phylakopi and Knossos were analysed by neutron activation.

Investigation of the Technology of Manufacture of the Local LBA Theran Pottery: Archaeological Consideration

Theran pottery is characterized by a great variety of decorative techniques which are based on the use and combination of three paints: black, red, and white.

Investigation of the Technology of Manufacture of Local LBA Theran Pottery: The Body and Pigment Analysis

A large sequence of sherds from the volcanic destruction level of Akrotiri, providing an excellently preserved local pottery group, were investigated using Scanning Electron Microscopy and Microprobe Analysis in order to understand the technology of manufacture of the body and pigment.

Petrographic Analysis of the Early Cycladic Wares from Akrotiri, Thera

Petrographic analysis was undertaken for a large group of Early Cycladic sherds from Akrotiri on Thera, pottery which is currently being studied by Panayiota Sotirakopoulou.

Late Bronze Age Aegean Metallurgy in the Light of the Thera Analyses

There has recently been an increase in interest in the development of metallurgy in the Aegean and surrounding areas. This interest has been intensified by discoveries of early metal working sites and mines which have further generated research into potential sources of raw materials.

Neutron Activation Analysis of Pottery from Thera

A programme of neutron activation analyses was undertaken on a collection of Late Bronze Age pottery from Akrotiri in order to compare the method with the thin section examination of the same specimens by D. Williams.

Material and Techniques of the Minoan Ceramics of Thera and Crete

Minoan ceramics of Thera and Crete and their decoration are studied by means of energy and wave length dispersive X-ray analysis, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, optical emission spectroscopy, neutron activation analysis and thin section microscopy. The techniques of manufacturing are reconstructed.

A Petrological Examination of Pottery from Thera

A thin section examination was undertaken on a selection of Late Bronze Age pottery from Akrotiri. The results indicated that it was possible to determine:

Chemical and Mineralogical Investigations of Sherds from the Akrotiri Excavations

The chemical and mineralogical composition of 7 different types of potsherds from the Akrotiri excavations and of two clayish rocks from Thera is given.

Composition and Provenance Studies of Cycladic Pottery with Particular Reference to Thera

Results are presented for the analysis by optical emission spectroscopy of pottery of the 16th century BC from Thera, including vases with the swallow and other bird motifs, and nippled ewers.