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This article revisits the well-known monument of Eurysaces in the context of the Roman funerary landscape. By focusing on its structure and original context, our research demonstrates that the monument, far from being a unicum, instead conformed to contemporary commemorative practices and was in many ways typical. Analysis of comparable monuments and funerary areas, as well as characterization of the concrete used, indicates that the monument of Eurysaces was originally an aedicula tomb with a superstructure, now missing. This reconstruction allows for a more convincing and traditional positioning of the relief images known as “Eurysaces and his wife” at the crowning level of this structure. While our research focuses on the monument of Eurysaces, an important and unexpected result has been the likely identification of several full-length portrait reliefs whose distinctive features suggest that they belong to a previously unrecognized corpus in Rome: aedicular statues. This designation explains the characteristics differentiating them from freestanding statues and helps fill the lacuna of evidence for Rome’s once robust group of funerary structures and ornamentation. The identification of these aedicular statues, in turn, reiterates the fact that aedicula tombs were once popular in the city’s funerary landscape, as they were across the Roman empire.1
这篇文章在罗马葬礼景观的背景下重新审视了著名的欧里塞斯纪念碑。通过关注其结构和原始背景,我们的研究表明,这座纪念碑远非单一的纪念馆,而是符合当代的纪念惯例,在许多方面都是典型的。对类似纪念碑和墓地的分析,以及对所用混凝土的表征表明,Eurysaces纪念碑最初是一座带上层建筑的百科全书式坟墓,现在已经不见了。这种重建使被称为“Eurysaces and his wife”的浮雕图像能够在这个结构的最高层次上得到更令人信服的传统定位。虽然我们的研究重点是Eurysaces纪念碑,但一个重要而出乎意料的结果是,可能发现了几尊全身肖像浮雕,它们的独特特征表明,它们属于罗马一个以前未被承认的语料库:百科全书雕像。这一名称解释了它们与独立雕像的区别,并有助于填补罗马曾经坚固的陪葬结构和装饰群的证据空白。反过来,这些百科全书式雕像的鉴定再次证明了一个事实,即百科全书式坟墓曾经在该市的陪葬景观中很受欢迎,就像它们在整个罗马帝国一样。1
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Previous article FreeList of Books ReceivedPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmailPrint SectionsMoreAl Kabour, Anas. Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Properties in Arab States. Oxford: Archaeopress 2022. Pp. 208. ISBN 9781803273389 (paperback) £38; ISBN 9781803273396 (ebook) £16, personal use, or £38, institutional use.Allen, Mont. The Death of Myth on Roman Sarcophagi: Allegory and Visual Narrative in the Late Empire (Greek Culture in the Roman World). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2022. Pp. 278. ISBN 9781316510919 (hardcover) $100 (also available as ebook).Amraoui, Touatia, and Alejandro Quevedo, eds. D’une rive á l’autre: Circulations et échanges entre la Maurétanie césarienne et le sud-est de l’Hispanie (Antiquité–Moyen-âge) (Archéologie du Maghreb 4). Oxford: Archaeopress 2022. Pp. 236. ISBN 9781803274140 (paperback) £45.Antonaras, Anastassios C. East of the Theater: Glassware and Glass Production (Corinth 19.1). Princeton: American School of Classical Studies at Athens 2022. Pp. 240. ISBN 978-0-87661-191-3 (hardcover) $150.Arıkan, Bülent, and Linda Olsvig-Whittaker, eds. Landscape Archaeology in the Near East: Approaches, Methods and Case Studies. Oxford: Archaeopress 2023. Pp. 160. ISBN 9781803273563 (paperback) £35.Atici, Levent, and Benjamin S. Arbuckle, eds. Food Provisioning in Complex Societies. Denver: University of Colorado Press 2023. Pp. 216. ISBN 978-1-64642-098-8 (hardcover) $55; ISBN 978-1-64642-256-2 (ebook) $44.Ayad, Mariam F., ed. Women in Ancient Egypt: Revisiting Power, Agency, and Autonomy. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press 2022. Pp. 522. ISBN 978-1-649-03180-8 (hardcover) £85.Barba, Angelo Castrorao, and Gabriele Castiglia, eds. Perspectives on Byzantine Archaeology: From Justinian to the Abbasid Age (6th–9th Centuries AD) (Archaeology of the Mediterranean World 2). Turnhout: Brepols 2022. Pp. 251. ISBN 9782503596846 (paperback) €85.Barbazán Domínguez, Sara. Cerámica común en la Gallaecia romana: Estudio y sistematización crono-tipológica basada en tres yacimientos del área de Lugo (BAR-IS 3100). Oxford: BAR Publishing 2022. Pp. 206. ISBN 9781407360195 (paperback) £59.Becks, Ralf. Troia VI und VII: Stratigraphie, Architektur, Befunde (Studia Troica Monographien 12). Bonn: Habelt 2022. Pp. 600. ISBN 978-3-7749-4336-0 (hardcover) €99.Bednarik, Robert. Gudenus Cave: The Earliest Humans of Austria. Oxford: Archaeopress 2022. Pp. 188. ISBN 9781803273846 (paperback) £35; ISBN 9781803273853 (ebook) £16, personal use, or £35, institutional use.Bell, Malcolm, III. The City Plan and Political Agora. Results of the Excavations Conducted by Princeton University, the University of Illinois, and the University of Virginia (Morgantina Studies VII). Wiesbaden: Reichert 2022. Pp. 763. ISBN 978-3-7520-0021-4 (paperback) €129; ISBN 9780307520-0131-0 (ebook) €129.Bianchi, Elisabetta, and Roberto Meneghini. Il Foro di Traiano nell’Antic
上一篇文章免费收到的书籍列表pddfpdf plus全文添加到收藏夹下载CitationTrack citationspermissions转载在facebook上分享twitterlinkedinredditemailprint SectionsMoreAl Kabour, Anas。阿拉伯国家非法贩运文化财产问题。牛津:始祖出版社2022。208页。ISBN 9781803273389(平装本)38英镑;ISBN 9781803273396(电子书)16英镑,个人使用,或38英镑,机构使用。艾伦,蒙特。罗马石棺神话之死:帝国晚期的寓言与视觉叙事(罗马世界的希腊文化)。剑桥:剑桥大学出版社2022。278页。ISBN 9781316510919(精装)100美元(也有电子书)。Amraoui, Touatia和Alejandro Quevedo编。D 'une rive l 'autre: Circulations et samchanges entre la mauracimtanie csamsarienne et le sud-est de l 'Hispanie (antiquit<s:1> - moyen - <e:1>) (archamesologie du Maghreb 4).牛津:古出版社2022。236页。ISBN 9781803274140(平装本)45英镑。安东纳拉斯,阿纳斯塔西奥斯c剧院的东部:玻璃器皿和玻璃生产(科林斯19.1)。普林斯顿:美国古典研究学院在雅典2022。240页。ISBN 978-0-87661-191-3(精装)150美元。Arıkan, b<e:1>伦特和琳达·奥尔斯维格-惠特克主编。近东景观考古学:途径、方法和案例研究。牛津:考古出版社2023。160页。ISBN 9781803273563(平装本)35英镑。Atici, Levent和Benjamin S. Arbuckle编。复杂社会中的食物供应。丹佛:科罗拉多大学出版社2023。216页。ISBN 978-1-64642-098-8(精装)55美元;ISBN 978-1-64642-256-2(电子书)$44。《古埃及的妇女:重新审视权力、代理和自治》。开罗:开罗美国大学出版社2022。522页。ISBN 978-1- 6449 -03180-8(精装)85英镑。Barba, Angelo castorao和Gabriele Castiglia编。拜占庭考古学的观点:从查士丁尼到阿巴斯时代(公元6 - 9世纪)(地中海世界考古学2). turnout: Brepols 2022。251页。ISBN 9782503596846(平装本)€85。Barbazán Domínguez,莎拉。Cerámica común en la Gallaecia romana: Estudio y sistematización crono-tipológica basada en treres yacimientos del área de Lugo (BAR-IS 3100)。牛津:BAR Publishing 2022。206页。ISBN 9781407360195(平装本)59英镑。小贝,拉尔夫。特洛伊六和七:地层学,建筑,比丰德(Studia Troica专著12)。波恩:Habelt 2022。600页。ISBN 978-3-7749-4336-0(精装)99欧元。Bednarik,罗伯特。古登努斯洞穴:奥地利最早的人类。牛津:始祖出版社2022。188页。ISBN 9781803273846(平装本)£35;ISBN 9781803273853(电子书)个人使用16英镑,或机构使用35英镑。马尔科姆·贝尔,III。城市规划和政治集会。普林斯顿大学,伊利诺伊大学和弗吉尼亚大学进行的发掘结果(摩根蒂娜研究VII).威斯巴登:Reichert 2022。763页。ISBN 978-3-7520-0021-4(平装本)€129;ISBN 9780307520-0131-0(电子书)€129。比安奇,伊丽莎白和罗伯托·梅内吉尼。《抗寄生虫病研究》,1991-2007 (BAR-IS 3097)。牛津:BAR Publishing 2022。360页。ISBN 9781407360034(平装本)88英镑。Blömer, Michael和Margherita Facella。d<s:1> l<e:1> k Baba Tepesi II:朱庇特神庙的铭文和雕塑(辅修亚细亚学生101;科学技术与工程技术[j]。波恩:Habelt 2022。242页。ISBN 978-3-7749-4332-2(精装)€85。Carrero-Pazos, Miguel, Rebecca Döhl, Julian Jansen van Rensburg, Paolo Medici和Alia Vázquez-Martínez主编。数字时代的岩石艺术研究:来自第20届国际岩石艺术大会IFRAO 2018的案例研究,瓦尔卡莫尼卡(意大利)(BAR-IS 3098)。牛津:BAR Publishing 2022。164页。ISBN 9781407360119(平装本)47英镑。castorao Barba, Angelo, Davide Tanasi和Roberto Miccichè,编。古代晚期和中世纪的地中海考古学。盖恩斯维尔:佛罗里达大学出版社2023。342页。ISBN 9780813069692(精装)$95。Christophilopolou, Anastasia主编,《岛民:地中海的形成》。伦敦:保罗·霍尔伯顿2023。104页。ISBN 978-1-913645-49-6(平装本)25美元。Cimadomo, Paolo和Dario Nappo编。全球危机?公元3世纪至5世纪之间的地中海世界(Forma Aperta - Richerche di故事,文化,宗教3).罗马:L 'Erma di Bretschneider 2022。260页。ISBN 9788891322708(平装本)€110;ISBN 9788891322722(电子书)€88。Conti, Cinzia编:《图拉真圆柱及其大马士革建筑师Apollodorus的演讲》。罗马:L 'Erma di Bretschneider 2022。796页。ISBN 9788891310057(精装)€450。Cortese,阿拉贝拉。古代晚期的基利西亚神圣景观:使徒、殉道者和当地圣徒的旅程。威斯巴登:Reichert 2022。480页。ISBN 9783752006377(精装)€198。Cristilli, Armando, Fabio De Luca, Gioconda Di Luca和Alessia Gonfloni主编。体验古代景观2 (BAR-IS 3107)。牛津:BAR Publishing 2022。522页。ISBN 9781407360096(平装本)128英镑。 达德
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An ambitious exhibition at the Musée du Louvre, Pharaon des Deux Terres: L’épopée africaine des rois de Napata, presented a history of the kings of Napata who conquered Egypt and ruled there as its 25th Dynasty (ca. 720-664 BCE). This dynasty ruled over an empire properly known as Kush, centered in northern Sudan. While acknowledging the challenging circumstances through which the exhibit was developed, this review questions the vestiges of colonialism that shaped it. In particular, it criticizes the presentation of Kushites as important only insofar as they interacted with Egypt. It also questions absences in the exhibit: perspectives from heritage communities on the significance of Kush, or engagement (beyond the title) with its African setting.
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S. Alibaigi, I. Rezaei, Farhad Moradi, Seiro Haruta, J. MacGinnis, Naser Aminikhah, S. Khosravi
In the winter of 2021, a previously unknown and almost inaccessible cave called Aškawt-i Daya was discovered in the heart of Bakhakuh Mountain in the west central Zagros Mountains of Iran. An exceptional feature of the cave is its collection of paintings on the walls and ceiling with animal and human motifs, rendered in black pigment, both singly and in groups involved in scenes of hunting and slaughter. As with other rock paintings in Iran, establishing a date for these paintings is difficult, but there are hints both from the presence of certain motifs and from accompanying inscriptions that the paintings were probably created from the Achaemenid (550–330 BCE) to the Parthian period (247 BCE–224 CE). A depiction of a bull-man, as well as the appearance in the inscriptions of the names of divinities such as Nergal, Marduk, Sin, and Šamaš, suggest that the original gods to be worshiped in the cave were Mesopotamian. The use of the cave as a place of worship continued into the Seleucid (312–63 BCE) and then the Parthian and early Sassanian periods, by which time the cave had been transformed into the setting for a cult of Mithra.1
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During the late eighth and the seventh centuries BCE, objects worked from animal materials became a common form of offering at sanctuaries across the Greek world. Contemporary dedication practices of modified bone shafts at the sanctuary of Artemis Orthia at Sparta and at two sanctuaries on Rhodes (Athena Kameiras and Athena Lindia) indicate that during this period there was an emphasis on creating and offering conspicuously organic objects made from the remains of animals. This article argues that perceptions of corporeality in the early Greek world permitted an understanding of the human body as a collection of separate parts. Examining the dedication of the modified bone shafts along with other ritualized acts (e.g., sacrifice and meat consumption) reveals that animal bodies could also be divided into distinct parts with separate functions. By repeatedly disassembling and transforming animal bodies, individuals in the Greek world offered bone objects that functioned as extensions of once-living animals, structuring and maintaining the relationships among humans, animals, and the divine.1
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In this study, we examine the emergence and role of merchants and mercantile society on Late Bronze Age Cyprus. We present various site features that reflect the presence or daily practices of merchants, and we consider objects such as weights, scales, seals, and writing implements, discussing how these may signal links to merchants or mercantile practices. We evaluate the relevant data within two different frameworks: elite conflict and class conflict. Cypriot elites played a fundamental role in establishing the politico-economic organization of copper production, and it has been argued that Late Bronze Age Cyprus was made up of autonomous regional polities, with an implicit role for elite conflict. We also assess whether a newly formed merchant class may have come into conflict with the existing elite. We argue that a new economic class—that of the merchant—was in the process of formation throughout the Late Cypriot period (ca. 1650–1100 BCE). Whether this mercantile class emerged from the existing (landed) elite or was constituted by newly powerful actors within Cypriot society, or some combination of the two, forms a key point of discussion.1
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Examining several hundred samples of internal red-slip vessels from the Roman sites of Musarna, Populonia, Cetamura del Chianti, Gabii, and Pompeii, this article presents a study using morphology, use-wear, and ceramic petrography to consider why this ware was produced for such a long period of time (third century BCE until at least the first century CE) and why it was so widespread in the empire. The article looks at this ware in the context of the other pottery types that were popular at the same time and that were visually similar. Considering the aesthetics of glossy red Roman cooking pans engages with the idea of the ceramic service of matching vessels and allows us to fruitfully explore the possibilities for multifunctionality in object use, bringing us closer to the ancient consumer’s experience in the kitchen and at the table. The study includes more than 50 thin sections and presents the first petrographic examination of any pottery from Musarna or Populonia.1
本文研究了从罗马的Musarna、Populonia、Cetamura del Chianti、Gabii和Pompeii等遗址中获得的几百个内部红条容器样本,通过形态学、使用磨损和陶瓷岩石学的方法来研究为什么这种器皿的生产时间如此之长(公元前3世纪直到至少公元1世纪),以及为什么它在罗马帝国如此普遍。这篇文章将这种陶器与当时流行的其他陶器类型联系起来,这些陶器在视觉上很相似。考虑到有光泽的红色罗马烹饪锅的美学与陶瓷服务的理念相结合,使我们能够富有成效地探索物体使用的多功能可能性,使我们更接近古代消费者在厨房和餐桌上的体验。这项研究包括50多个薄片,并首次对来自Musarna或populonia的陶器进行岩石学检查
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{"title":":Global Perspectives on Landscapes of Warfare","authors":"Haggai Olshanetsky","doi":"10.1086/725885","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/725885","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7745,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Archaeology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47161574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}