The Function of the Minoan Palaces

ISBN-ISSN: 9185086940

Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium at the
Swedish Institute at Athens, 10-16 June, 1984

Acta Instituti Atheniensis Regni Sueciae, Series in 4° XXXV

344 pp, b/w figures, in English, uncut pages

Contents:

Preface

Background and Methodology

  • Foster, R. Benjamin / The Late Bronze Age palace economy: A view from the East
  • Helck, Wolfgang / The dissolution of the palace economy in the Ramesside period
  • Kilian, Klaus / Zur Funktion der mykenischen Residenzen auf dem griechischen Festland ..
  • Lindgren, Margareta / The function of the Minoan palaces—Myth and reality
  • A. Zois, Antonis / The function of the Minoan palace: A contribution to the definition of the main problem or a model for future research (outline)
  • General discussion

    The Emergence of the Cretan Palaces
     
  • Warren, P.M. / The genesis of the Minoan palace
  • Hiller, Stefan / Palast und Tempel im Alten Orient und im minoischen Kreta
  • Watrous, L. Vance / The role of the Near East in the rise of the Cretan palaces
  • Cadogan, Gerald / What happened at the Old Palace of Knossos?
  • General discussion

    The Relations of the Palace with Town and Territory
     
  • Poursat, Jean-Claude / Town and palace at Malia in the protopalatial period (summary)
  • Chrysoulaki, Stella  and Lefteris Platon / Relations between the town and palace of Zakros
  • Effenterre, Henri van / The function of monumentality in the Minoan palaces
  • Peatfield, Alan / Palace and peak: The political and religious relationship between palaces and peak sanctuaries
  • Nixon, Lucia / Neo-palatial outlying settlements and the function of the Minoan palaces
  • General discussion

    News from the Field
     
  • Shaw,  Joseph W. / A "palatial" stoa at Kommos
  • Tzedakis, Yannis and Stella Chrysoulaki / Neopalatial architectural elements in the area of Chania
  • Tzedakis, Yannis and Erik Hallager / A clay-sealing from the Greek-Swedish excavations at Khania
  • Kienast, Hermann / Neue Forschungen im Kopais-Becken (Zusammenfassung) 

    The Palaces as Ceremonial and Religious Centres
     
  • Gesell, Geraldine C. / The Minoan palace and public cult
  • Hagg, Robin / On the reconstruction of the west facade of the palace at Knossos
  • Marinatos, Nanno / Public festivals in the west courts of the palaces
  • Boulotis, Christos / Nochmals zum Prozessionsfresko von Knossos: Palast und Darbringung von Prestige-Objekten
  • Davis, Ellen N. / The Knossos miniature frescoes and the function of the central courts
  • Niemeier, Wolf-Dietrich / On the function of the 'Throne Room' in the palace at Knossos
  • Hallager, Erik / A "Harvest Festival Room" in the Minoan palaces? An architectural study of the Pillar Crypt Area at Knossos
  • Begg, Ian D.J. /  Continuity in the West Wing at Knossos 
  • General discussion
  • Nordfeldt, AnnCharlotte / Residential quarters and lustral basins
  • Palyvou, Cairy / Circulatory patterns in Minoan architecture
  • Hood, Sinclair / Mason's marks in the palaces
  • Beyer, Immo / Der Palasttempel von Phaistos 
  • Saflund, Go'sta / The agoge of the Minoan youth as reflected by palatial iconography
  • Moody,  Jennifer / The Minoan palace as a prestige artifact 
  • General discussion 

    The Palaces as Centres of Trade and Manufacture
     
  • Branigan, Keith / The economic role of the first palaces 
  • Alexiou, Stylianos / Minoan palaces as centres of trade and manufacture
  • Kopcke, Giinter  /The Cretan palaces and trade
  • Wiener, Malcolm H. / Trade and rule in palatial Crete
  • General discussion 
  • Pelon, Olivier / Minoan palaces and workshops: New data from Malia ...
  • MacGillivray, J.A. / Pottery workshops and the old palaces in Crete
  • Walberg,Gisela / Palatial and provincial workshops in the Middle Minoan period
  • Karen Foster, Polinger / Reconstructing Minoan palatial faience workshops
  • Macdonald, Colin A / Knossian weapon workshop in Late Minoan II and IIIA 
  • Popham, Mervyn / The use of the palace at Knossos at the time of its destruction, c. 1400 B.C 
  • General discussion 

    From Minoan to Mycenaean Administration
     
  • Palaima, Thomas G. / Preliminary comparative textual evidence for palatial control of economic activity in Minoan and Mycenaean Crete .. 
  • Bennet, John / Knossos and LM III Crete: A post-palatial palace?
  • Hooker, J.T. /  Minoan and Mycenaean administration: A comparison of the Knossos and Pylos archives 
  • Aström, Paul and Karl-Erik Sjtiquist / The scribes and their helpers in the palace at Pylos 
  • General discussion

    The Function of Frescoes in the Palaces
     
  • Cameron, M.A.S. / The 'palatial' thematic system in the Knossos murals. Last notes on Knossos frescoes 
  • Final discussion 
  • Programme and participants of the symposium
  • Abbreviations
  • Index
  • Index of maps and plans in the text
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