The Function of the Minoan Palaces

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