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