From: owner-anenews-digest@ (ANEnews Digest) To: anenews-digest Subject: ANEnews Digest V2001 #170 Reply-To: Sender: owner-anenews-digest@ Errors-To: owner-anenews-digest@ Precedence: bulk ANEnews Digest Wednesday, October 3 2001 Volume 2001 : Number 170 anenews Besik Tepe lies on the northeast Aegean coast of the Troad... anenews Job: History, Middle East anenews ANISTORITON : Call for Papers for Volume 6 (2002) anenews Transoxiana, an on-line publication anenews Early writing...? anenews EXTENSION of DEADLINE for ABSTRACTS: AAH 2002 anenews Ancient Records of Egypt reprint anenews 2 books from the Griffith Institute anenews Persian and Egyptian Studies Web Sale, at Eisenbrauns ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 08:43:50 -0500 From: "Charles E. Jones" Subject: anenews Besik Tepe lies on the northeast Aegean coast of the Troad... From: basedow/wyrick >>As per an off list request I'm resending the Besik attachment in >>ASCII form (I'd originally attached a wordperfect copy). >> >>Maureen Basedow >> Summary in English The site of Be ik Tepe lies on the northeast Aegean coast of the Troad 5 km from Troy (Taf. 1). The Late Bronze Age cemetery at Be ik Tepe was excavated in 1984 and 1985 in the course of the University of Tªbingen Be ik Tepe Project directed by Professor Dr. Manfred Korfmann. 102 graves were excavated, the majority of which (58) were pithos burials. 34 pot burials, mostly in re-used cooking vessels, as well as eight cist graves and two stone-built tombs were also uncovered (Taf. III). The general state of preservation was poor (Taf. IV). Only 35 graves were found with human remains, representing 95 individuals. The cemetery was multi-phased, with the first phase dating to the LH IIIA2-early period, represented by the large stone-built tombs, one or more of the cist graves and possibly one pithos grave. The second phase is dominated by pithos and pot burials dating to the LH IIIA2-LH IIIB1 transition (Kapitel VI). The cemetery was located some 200 m southeast of the Be ik Yassitepe cape (Taf. II). Palaeogeographic investigations conducted by Professor Ilhan Kayan show that the cemetery lay atop an eroded limestone cliff some 10-15 m from the Late Bronze Age coastline of Be ik Bay . The terrain here has a slope of over 10%, which required the construction of a filled terrace supported by stone and mud brick retaining walls during the cemetery's second phase of use (Kapitel II, Taf. CII). The pithoi lay on their sides supported by rough limestones and sealed by large limestone slabs. The mouths of the pithoi were nearly always oriented to the southeast. Nine Pithoi concentrated on the western edge of the cemetery were oriented to the southwest. The graves in this section of the cemetery are distinct from the rest of the cemetery in other ways as well (see below). The burial pithoi were generally quite large and could contain the remains of as many as seven individuals. Individuals of all ages could be buried in a pithos. Layered, crouched inhumations could be determined for three pithos graves. Secondary burial of disarticulated skeletons occurred in at least one grave. Cremations representing 17 individuals were found together with inhumations in fourteen pithos graves, placed within a separate large vessel within the pithos. In the better-preserved pithoi it was possible to determine that between three and five inhumations had preceded the introduction of the cremations, which suggests that lack of space, together with a strong desire that certain individuals share the same grave, played some role in the choice of burial type (Taf. VII). Grave goods were found in nearly every pithos grave. These consisted of ceramic vessels, carnelian and frit beads, stone and bone lentoid seals, bronze objects and gold beads (Kapitel III.1). The pot burials lay either on their sides, usually with their mouths oriented to the southeast, or standing on their bases. Very little was preserved within the burial pots. This may be a result of their use for the less robust remains of infant burials and/or for the similarly fragile remains of cremations. Two pot graves contained preserved human remains, one of these the cremation burial of three individuals. This grave, along with one other, were the only pot graves found with grave gifts. These consisted of frit beads and a bronze ring (Kapitel III.2). The cist graves in the Be ik Tepe cemetery vary in form. Only one consists of the rectilinear space defined by thin limestone slabs generally associated with this term. One other grave may be a smaller version of this type, although it resembles more the slab setting found around some of the pot graves than a distinct cist. An additional grave consists of an arrangement of stone slabs around a pavement. The size and shape of this structure suggest that it was meant to support a pithos. All the above graves may have functioned as supports for grave vessels. The only finds associated with these cist graves are sherds of large pots. No human remains or grave gifts are preserved. (Kapitel III.4; Taf. XXXVI). The only cist-like structure with preserved human remains was constructed of irregularly shaped, massive limestone blocks. Although partially cut away by a later disturbance, it was probably around 2 m long, a length necessary for the extended inhumation it contained. The remains of a cremation burial, and of the vessel which probably contained it, were also found in this grave (Kapitel III.4; Taf. XXXV). The final four graves considered under this category are circular arrangements of rough limestones. Three of these stone circles are potentially the remains of the surface markers for small pot graves. If this is so, these circles would stratigraphically belong to the first, LH IIIA2-early, use phase of the cemetery, a date which the pottery from at least one of these circles would support. The fourth circle differs markedly from the other three in the type and arrangement of its limestones. Stratigraphically, it must belong to the final phase of cemetery use and was not a surface marker. It was full of ceramic grave goods, including at least three large vessels which may have been burial pots (Kapitel III.4; Taf. XXVII-XXXVIII). The two large stone built tombs are among the most remarkable funerary finds known from the northwest Anatolian region. The best preserved of these was a free-standing structure consisting of two rooms. The rear room contained a double cremation in a large gray ware krater set upright next to a large stemmed krater in the same ware. The floor associated with the burial was full of ceramic grave goods, including at least three seemingly deliberately broken LH IIIA2-early Mycenaean-style kylikes and other gray and tan ware vessels. The cremation vessel contained the partially melted remains of a short bronze sword along with other unidentifiable metal objects, bone objects and two spindle whorls. The walls of this structure were leveled down to its foundations when the cemetery was terraced to facilitate its transformation into an area devoted primarily to pithos burial. The cremation vessel and stemmed krater, which may have been accessible up to this point, were covered with earth and small stones. Several ceramic vessels, including another stemmed krater and at least one Mycenaean-style one-handled bowl were deposited atop the resulting surface (Taf. IX). A large, rich pithos burial was carefully placed in the front room of the structure around this time. The pottery associated with this phase dates to the LH IIIA2-late period. The second large stone built tomb was very poorly preserved. It contained very few finds and may have been deliberately cleared out during the use period of the cemetery (Kapitel III.3; Taf. XXXII-XXXIV). With the exception of the extended inhumation in the untypical cist grave, for which parallels can be found in this period in northern Greece, all the burial types found in the Be ik-Tepe cemetery are found elsewhere in western Anatolia. The best parallels by far are found at the Troy cemetery and the recently excavated cemeteries at the site of Panaztepe. The extended cist burial is likely to have contained the remains of an individual foreign to this region, although the cremation burial found in the same grave is not part of the northern Greek burial canon at this time. This may be the locally-born wife or child of the immigrant (Kapitel VII.1). The grave types and their distribution within the cemetery suggest that internal social factors, potentially familial ties, played a strong role in the Late Bronze Age society of the Troad. Multiple burial in Pithoi, continued even after the point when there was little room left within an individual grave, suggests an overriding importance given to the burial of certain individuals within the same grave. The society seems to have been hierarchical as well. The exceptional nature of the stone-built grave, its unique grave gifts and the evidence of the continued respect paid to the burials within suggests that this was the grave of important persons. The rich child burials surrounding this structure indicate wealth not earned in life, but potentially through inheritance, that is, social/familial connections with the deceased buried in the grave house. The graves in this part of the cemetery are also the only ones containing what seem to be deliberately broken kylix fragments, indicating that particular burial rituals were associated with those buried here (Taf. LXXXIV:1). Rich graves do appear in other parts of the cemetery, most notably at its western end, where the majority of the (pithos) graves are atypically oriented to the southwest. These are also the only graves in the cemetery containing piriform amphora as grave gifts (Taf. LXXXV:2). This distinction can also be interpreted as evidence of particular rituals associated with the burial of a distinct group within the society (Kapitel VII.2). The ceramic grave goods from the cemetery are very strongly influenced by Mycenaean types. Two Mycenaean wares could be distinguished among the pottery from the cemetery, neither of which corresponds to Argolid wares. The MYK-1 ware is soft with a strong micaceous component. Pots in this ware directly imitate canonical Mycenaean forms and painted motifs. With one or two exceptions, the execution of these imitations is excellent. Trojan shapes also appear in this ware. The MYK-2 ware is harder with little or no mica. The execution of the canonical Mycenaean forms and motives in this ware is uniformly excellent. Trojan shapes do not appear in MYK-2. It seems very likely that the MYK-1 ware was produced locally, with "locally" including any part of the Northwest Anatolian region where Trojan ceramic forms were known. The MYK-2 pieces may have been imports, although their source cannot easily be determined at this time. 28% of all the fineware vessels from secure contexts in the cemetery were made in either the MYK-1 or MYK-2 ware. In addition, canonical Mycenaean shapes can also be imitated in the local gray and tan wares. Taken as a whole, more than half of all the graves with preserved ceramic remains contained at least one vessel whose shape and/or ware imitated Mycenaean types (Kapitel IV). The small finds from the cemetery provide the most extensive evidence of the presence of exotic, imported materials in the Late Bronze Age Troad. Among these are the carnelian, gold and frit beads, the sword from the stone built grave, two knives of the "Siana" type, bronze ankle rings and at least one likely import among the lentoid seals. Although the possibility that some or all these goods could have been locally procured/produced cannot be completely discounted due to the lack of specialist material studies in the region, the eastern Mediterranean associations of these finds are well-established (Kapitel V). The likelihood that the Troad occupied a significant position within a Late Bronze Age world distinguished by long-distance trade requires further investigation. The basis of the wealth which built the majestic citadel of Troy VI and contributed to the social complexity and richness of the Be ik Tepe graves remains obscure. Economic relationships, particularly with the Mycenaean world, may have existed from a very early date. In addition, the northwest Anatolian coastal region, extending from the Dardenelles to the Gediz River valley site of Panaztepe, a region with strong internal cultural similarities extending back to the Kum Tepe IB period, may have possessed a political identity in the Late Bronze Age, leading to the inclusion of its important sites and personages in the exchange processes known from Hittite and Ugaritic texts (Kapitel VII.3). ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 08:43:07 -0500 From: "Charles E. Jones" Subject: anenews Job: History, Middle East Assumption College Assistant Professor, Middle East Location: MA, U.S.A. Submitted: September 27, 2001 Closing Date: November 15, 2001 Primary Category: African and Middle Eastern History Secondary Categories: None - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Revised Description: Assistant Professor, tenure track, beginning August, 2002. Historian of the Middle East. To develop courses in the field and also to teach History of Western Civilization. Areas of specialization open. Ph.D. required. Candidate must understand and support the Catholic liberal arts mission of the college. Assumption is an equal opportunity employer. Please forward letter of application, CV, official academic transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to: Professor Leslie Choquette, Chair. Deadline for applications is November 15, 2001. Professor Leslie Choquette, chair Middle East Seach Committee History Assumption College Worcester, MA 01615-0005 Email: jmcclyme@assumption.edu www.assumption.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 11:13:37 -0500 From: "Charles E. Jones" Subject: anenews ANISTORITON : Call for Papers for Volume 6 (2002) Subject: ane Call for Papers for Volume 6 (2002) From: dilos@hol.gr Reply-To: dilos@hol.gr X-Originating-IP: 194.30.220.164 Sender: owner-ane@asmar.uchicago.edu Reply-To: dilos@hol.gr Call for Papers for Volume 6 (2002) ANISTORITON Journal (in English). ANISTORITON was founded in 1997 and is a peer-reviewed Internet and CD-ROM Journal of History, Archaeology & ArtHistory. ANISTORITON is the greek word for "ignorant in History." ANISTORITON is an attempt to bridge the gap between professional Historians and Archaeologists and their specialized research, on the one hand, and the general public, the true history and archaeology lovers, on the other. Contributions from students, especially graduate students (papers, case studies, analyses etc.) as well as other non- specialists for our Viewpoints section are also welcome and encouraged. Please use in the subject area of your e-mail message the word ANISTORITON and e-mail your inquiries, questions and papers to: Prof. D. I. Loizos The Editor-in-Chief dilos@hol.gr ________________________________________________________ _____________ ANISTORITON History, Archaeology, ArtHistory Journal http://users.hol.gr/~dilos/anistor/cover.htm ISSN 1108-4081 ________________________________________________________ ______________ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 11:17:30 -0500 From: "Charles E. Jones" Subject: anenews Transoxiana, an on-line publication Transoxiana, an on-line publication, is available at www.salvador.edu.ar/transox/ This publication, in spanish, issues two numbers a year. Toppics range from Egypt to China, and from History to Art and Religion. Comments and suggestions are welcome. To publish, please contact me at paola_raffetta@sinectis.com.ar Issue N 1 Amenemhat III - Lic. Prof. Alejandra Cersosimo Arte Kushan - Lic. Paola Raffetta "El Visionario" de Raffi - Julieta Puppo Arshile Gorky - Lic. Ma. de la Paz Albarracin Issue N 2 La Bi-unidad de radha y Krishna - Fabian Lopez La Enfermedad y la Farmacopea en Mesopotamia - Lic. Noemi Sierra Los Kurdos - Monica Cello Soles y Origenes: El mito armenio de la creacion - Dr. Prof. Vartan Matiossian Simbolismo del Jade en la funeraria china - Lic. Maiza Pinoche Capraro La Teologia Menfita: Mito de creacion - Susana Romero El Asana: Su importancia en el camino de realizacion del hombre - Lic. Leda Pilello Best Regards Lic. Paola Raffetta Escuela de Estudios Orientales Universidad del Salvador Buenos Aires Argentina ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 13:17:05 -0500 From: "Charles E. Jones" Subject: anenews Early writing...? Over on the Classics list there has been discussion for the last week or so of the inscribed wooden Dispilio tablet excavated at Dyspelion Kastoria, by Giwrgos Chourmouziades in 1993, and apparently dated to 7300 BP. I don't recall having seen this item yet turn up in the Near Eastern literature on early writing. Comment? The Classics list discussion of the topic begins at: gopher://lists.u.washington.edu:70/1m/public/classics/classics.log200109e - -- - -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Chuck Jones ANE list-owner ce-jones@uchicago.edu - -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 15:45:02 -0500 From: "Charles E. Jones" Subject: anenews EXTENSION of DEADLINE for ABSTRACTS: AAH 2002 EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: CALL FOR PAPERS: THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ANCIENT HISTORIANS SAVANNAH, GA, APRIL 25-28, 2002 URBANISM, COLONY, AND EMPIRE The program committee for the annual meeting of the AAH feels that the recent tragic events may have distracted or delayed some who wish to submit proposals for the meeting. As well, the fall newsletter, which will carry an announcement of the meeting, has been unexpectedly delayed. Therefore, we are extending the (postmark) deadline for submission of abstracts from October 15 to October 31. Our theme is Urbanism, Colony, and Empire. We are particularly interested in papers on any and all aspects of ancient urbanism, from studies of specific locations to broader questions of urban model and theory, including such topics as administration, city foundations, civic euergetism, municipal institutions, city planning, urban archaeology, and all other aspects of ancient urban life. The interests of this meeting are not limited to urbanism, however, and we strongly encourage papers on all other aspects of ancient history, for which a session will be provided. Please send abstracts of no more than 250-500 words by fax: 912-681-0306; or mail to: Association of Ancient Historians 2002, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8124, Statesboro, GA 30460. No e-mail abstracts, please. Papers should be twenty to twenty-five minutes in length. The deadline (postmark) for abstracts is October 31. A completed draft of the paper should be submitted by no later than April 1. Please indicate in your abstract any equipment you may need. For more information, please go to either the AAH website at: http://trentu.ca/www/aah/welcome.shtml or directly at: http://www2.gasou.edu/contedu/ancienthistorians.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 16:24:38 -0500 From: "Charles E. Jones" Subject: anenews Ancient Records of Egypt reprint Ancient Records of Egypt Translated and Edited by James Henry Breasted Introduction and Supplementary Bibliographies by Peter A. Piccione Reprint by the University of Illinois Press Volume 1: The First through the Seventeenth Dynasties 400 pages. 6 x 9 inches Paper, ISBN 0-252-06990-0. $19.95 Volume 2: The Eighteenth Dynasty 456 Pages. 6 x 9 inches Paper, ISBN 0-252-06974-9. $19.95 Volume 3: The Nineteenth Dynasty 312 pages. 6 x 9 inches. 13 line drawings Paper, ISBN 0-252-06975-7. $19.95 Volume 4: The Twentieth through the Twenty-sixth Dynasties 552 pages. 6 x 9 inches Paper, ISBN 0-252-06976-5. $21.95 Volume 5: Supplementary Bibliographies and Indices 224 pages. 6 x 9 inches Paper, ISBN 0-252-06991-9. $14.95 For more information: http://www.press.uillinois.edu/s01/breasted.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 17:03:39 -0500 From: "Charles E. Jones" Subject: anenews 2 books from the Griffith Institute The following two books have just appeared from the Griffith Institute in Oxford. They are marketed by Aris and Phillips and will soon be on the web pages of their selling agents Oxbow Books in Britain and the USA (see http://www.oxbowbooks.com/). They can already be found at the Aris and Phillips url's given below. *Friedrich Junge, Late Egyptian grammar: an introduction, translated from the second German edition by David Warburton, ISBN 0 900416 76 9. The sterling price is 20 pounds. See http://www.arisandphillips.com/Junge.html This is the first full teaching grammar of Late Egyptian to be published in English. *John Baines, Fecundity figures: Egyptian personification and the iconology of a genre (Warminster and Chicago 1985) has been reprinted with the new ISBN 0 900416 78 5. The sterling price is 45 pounds. See http://www.arisandphillips.com/Fecundity%20Figs.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 17:55:21 -0500 From: "Charles E. Jones" Subject: anenews Persian and Egyptian Studies Web Sale, at Eisenbrauns From Craig Tenaglia of Eisenbrauns Eisenbrauns is currently conducting a web sale featuring books on Persian and Egyptian studies: history, archaeology, religion, and literature. These titles are all priced at 20-30% off and "Free Delivery" for U.S. orders over $50.00 does apply. Please visit www.eisenbrauns.com to take advantage of this sale; sale ends November 30, 2001. ------------------------------ End of ANEnews Digest V2001 #170 ******************************** Back issues are available on the Oriental Institute World-Wide Web (WWW) site at: http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/ANE/OI_ANE.html