Iberische Halbinsel. Die Terrakotten der Iberischen Halbinsel von den vorgeschichtlichen Anfängen bis zum Ausgang der Antike

The project “The Terracottes of the Iberian Peninsula” has set out the documentation and commentary of all the terracotta types of this subcontinent from the Late Bronze-Age to the Late Antiquity in the form of a commented catalogue. It thus encompasses the types of the Phoenician-Punic, the Greek, Proto-historical and Roman terracottes and their respective problems, especially their different influences and interpretations. The structuring of this material was developed on the basis of the most extensive group of Roman terracottes. The work on the Greek terracottes was completed in 2014, on the Roman 2016, on the Iberian and Celt-Iberian terracottes in 2017

Mogador (Essaouira), Marokko. Ein phönizischer Außenposten an der marokkanischen Atlantikküste. Die Arbeiten der Jahre bis 2018

The research activities at Mogador represent a core focus within the field of Phoenician Archaeology at the Madrid Department of the German Archaeological Institute which works in close cooperation with international colleagues and institutions like the prestigious INSAP (Rabat). The project contributes to the research on border zones in the west of the oikumene as a space for interaction between Phoenician and indigenous people. The site of Mogador on the Atlantic shore of Morocco was founded in the middle of the 7th century BC (possibly by Gadir in the south of the Iberian Peninsula?) as the outermost Phoenician settlement within the Mediterranean. The archaeological remains on the site include parts of a cultic area

A Comparative Analysis of Case Studies from the Old World

The present contribution deals with the concepts of marginal habitats in selected regions of the ancient world, ranging from modern Spain to the Jordanian desert and from Turkey to the Ethiopian highlands. Central to this research is the hypothesis that the occupation of areas beyond the ‘normal’ settlement patterns corresponds to colonization processes which reflect specific social strategies and may have stimulated the development of new technological skills. A review of ‘marginality’ research in various disciplines indicates that there is no comprehensive definition of the concept, which can be approached from a multitude of perspectives and with manifold objectives. A survey of the eight case studies and two more in-depth discussions of the sites of Musawwarat (Sudan) and Ayamonte (Spain) highlight the potentials as well as the limits of the archaeological investigation into past marginalities. Patterns of spatial marginalization are the easiest to detect. The studies also show that we must not limit our analysis to the adverse factors connected to different kinds of marginalities. Instead, our analyses suggest that spatially marginal areas were deliberately chosen for settlement – an integration with core-periphery approaches may help us to understand these scenarios, which have received little attention in ‘marginality’ research in archaeology or elsewhere so far

Etruskische Bronzekannen in Spanien

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