17 research outputs found
Labraunda 2016
La mission 2016 de Labraunda sâest dĂ©roulĂ©e du 10 juillet au 17 septembre 2016. Les Ă©vĂ©nements politiques turcs qui se sont dĂ©roulĂ©s peu aprĂšs le dĂ©but des opĂ©rations, sâils ont eu un certain impact sur la fouille, avec notamment le renoncement de quelques participants, nâont toutefois pas dĂ©sorganisĂ© les travaux prĂ©vus. Dans la lignĂ©e des annĂ©es prĂ©cĂ©dentes, nous avons travaillĂ©, avec succĂšs, dâune part Ă la consolidation de notre implantation locale, par des accords de collaboration (avec l..
Labraunda 2014
La saison 2014 Ă Labraunda (Fig. 1) a probablement Ă©tĂ© la plus intense depuis les grands travaux entrepris par lâĂ©quipe suĂ©doise sous la direction dâAlfred Westholm en 1960. GrĂące au soutien des trĂšs nombreuses institutions, publiques comme privĂ©es, et de personnalitĂ©s physiques, nous avons pu rĂ©unir sur le terrain une Ă©quipe internationale de 47 chercheurs et Ă©tudiants de onze nationalitĂ©s diffĂ©rentes (dâOuest en Est : Ătats-Unis, Colombie, Royaume-Uni, France, SuĂšde, Finlande, Slovaquie, Gr..
Labraunda 2017
La mission 2017 de Labraunda a Ă©tĂ© double. ParallĂšlement Ă la mission de fouille/documentation/conservation qui sâest dĂ©roulĂ©e sur le site de Labraunda du 18 juin au 18 aoĂ»t 2017, nous avons inaugurĂ© cette annĂ©e une mission de prospection, pour lâinstant modeste, mais qui sâavĂšre trĂšs prometteuse. Cette derniĂšre, dont la premiĂšre Ă©dition sâest dĂ©roulĂ©e pendant les deux semaines qui ont prĂ©cĂ©dĂ© la fouille, a pour objectif dâĂ©tablir une carte archĂ©ologique de la rĂ©gion de Labraunda et de permet..
With Gods as Neighbours : Extra-temenal activity at Greek rural sanctuaries, 700â200 BCE
The thesis investigates so-called extra-temenal areas at Greek rural sanctuaries 700â200 BCE. Extra-temenal areas are defined as areas located outside the temenos, which have a functional, administrative and conceptual connection to the sanctuary. The aim is to better understand the use, administration and significance of the areas and activities close to, but outside of the temenos. To facilitate this investigation a field survey project at Labraunda was devised, the Surroundings of Labraunda project, and to complement and contrast the results of this survey, all published material from the sanctuaries of Sinuri in Karia, and Nemea in Korinthia, was examined. Activities could be attested in the surroundings of all three sanctuaries, ranging from everyday household tasks such as cooking and weaving, to building activity, ceramic production, sports, and cult. Most of these activities were spatially concentrated within 500 metres of the temenos, possibly with an internal spatial organisation in which certain parts of the area were dedicated to permanent living, and others to temporary activities during the religious festivals. The activities noted appear to be focussed towards the sanctuary, i.e. they can be expected to have existed by and for the sanctuaryâs needs. It can be suggested that there existed a zone around the temenos, perceived as belonging to the sanctuary, and where activities connected to the sanctuary were practised. To conceptualise the activities noted in the surroundings of rural sanctuaries, and the relationship between the extra-temenal and the temenos, the concept of commons was applied in an attempt to understand how the sanctuary could have functioned. Many parallels between ancient Greek rural sanctuaries and commons can be noted, and the sanctuaries are suggested to have functioned as âreligious commonsâ, that is, places of shared interest and responsibility for the communities using them, and likewise places of social interaction and construction of identity. The commons perspective can help explain why an all-encompassing function of this type of sanctuary has been difficult to establish, as it emphasises variation rather than uniformity. Religious commons can be expected to have adapted to local conditions, leading to varying expressions of the same basic formula. The commons perspective can also help explain the resilience of rural sanctuaries, and why they had such an important role in the creation and perpetuation of identity in the ancient Greek society
Religious continuity through space : Four phases in the history of Labraunda
Labraunda has a long and manifold history. The sanctuary starts out small in the Archaic period, is the most important in Karia during the Hekatomnid dynasty, reverts to a more normal position during the Hellenistic time, and is finally converted into a Christian sanctuary in the Late Roman period. This study aims to investigate the spatial pattern of what the visitor could have been perceived as religiously important at the sanctuary, in four different phases. Plans of the architecture and theory about ritual activity have formed the basis for analysing religious importance. What this study has shown is that a movement of religiously important space can be observed at Labraunda. Moving away from the origins at the Split Rock, for a long period being concentrated to the Temple Terrace, and consequently moving out to the two churches built outside the temenos
Religious continuity through space : Four phases in the history of Labraunda
Labraunda has a long and manifold history. The sanctuary starts out small in the Archaic period, is the most important in Karia during the Hekatomnid dynasty, reverts to a more normal position during the Hellenistic time, and is finally converted into a Christian sanctuary in the Late Roman period. This study aims to investigate the spatial pattern of what the visitor could have been perceived as religiously important at the sanctuary, in four different phases. Plans of the architecture and theory about ritual activity have formed the basis for analysing religious importance. What this study has shown is that a movement of religiously important space can be observed at Labraunda. Moving away from the origins at the Split Rock, for a long period being concentrated to the Temple Terrace, and consequently moving out to the two churches built outside the temenos
Religious continuity through space : Four phases in the history of Labraunda
Labraunda has a long and manifold history. The sanctuary starts out small in the Archaic period, is the most important in Karia during the Hekatomnid dynasty, reverts to a more normal position during the Hellenistic time, and is finally converted into a Christian sanctuary in the Late Roman period. This study aims to investigate the spatial pattern of what the visitor could have been perceived as religiously important at the sanctuary, in four different phases. Plans of the architecture and theory about ritual activity have formed the basis for analysing religious importance. What this study has shown is that a movement of religiously important space can be observed at Labraunda. Moving away from the origins at the Split Rock, for a long period being concentrated to the Temple Terrace, and consequently moving out to the two churches built outside the temenos
Water at ancient Greek sanctuaries: medium of divine presence or commodity for mortal visitors?
This article presents the newly started project âWater at ancient Greek sanctuaries: medium of divine presence or commodity for mortal visitors?â, the aim of which is to explore water usage at Greek sanctuaries in Archaic to Hellenistic times. In order to do so the project is divided into three separate studies. The first is how water was used in sanctuaries: where was water accessible through natural and man-made infrastructure, for what activities was it utilized, and which of these can be considered ritual and/or utilitarian? The second focuses on the means by which water was utilized, i.e. how was water management infrastructure adapted to ritual and utilitarian needs, and how did the need and access to water shape ritual and utilitarian activity at the sanctuary? The third part is an overarching analysis, combining the first two parts, which will expand our knowledge of perceptions of human activities in the godâs dwelling: how did ritual and utilitarian uses of water differ at a perceptual level
Water at ancient Greek sanctuaries: medium of divine presence or commodity for mortal visitors?
This article presents the newly started project âWater at ancient Greek sanctuaries: medium of divine presence or commodity for mortal visitors?â, the aim of which is to explore water usage at Greek sanctuaries in Archaic to Hellenistic times. In order to do so the project is divided into three separate studies. The first is how water was used in sanctuaries: where was water accessible through natural and man-made infrastructure, for what activities was it utilized, and which of these can be considered ritual and/or utilitarian? The second focuses on the means by which water was utilized, i.e. how was water management infrastructure adapted to ritual and utilitarian needs, and how did the need and access to water shape ritual and utilitarian activity at the sanctuary? The third part is an overarching analysis, combining the first two parts, which will expand our knowledge of perceptions of human activities in the godâs dwelling: how did ritual and utilitarian uses of water differ at a perceptual level
Ritual Usage of Water in Greek Sanctuaries
Scholars have long highlighted the importance of water for rituals in Greek sanctuaries, but little is known about when and how it was used in practice. Considering the importance attributed to water in rituals at Greek sanctuaries, this article aims to explore water as a purificatory agent for humans and things and as an offering, pure or water mixed with wine, to the gods in the form of libations. Throughout the paper we argue that these activities were located on a spectrum from mundane to religious and can be viewed within a "spatio-temporal" framework where they functioned as visual cues in order to structure activities. To achieve this, we closely and critically examine the empirical material, epigraphic and literary, supported by archaeological and iconographic evidence.Water at ancient Greek sanctuaries: medium of divine presence or commodity for mortal visitors