Ancient Greek Houses and Households : Chronological, Regional, and Social Diversity

Seeking to expand both the geographical range and the diversity of sites considered in the study of ancient Greek housing, Ancient Greek Houses and Households takes readers beyond well-established studies of the ideal classical house and now-famous structures of Athens and Olynthos. Bradley A. Ault and Lisa C. Nevett have brought together an international team of scholars who draw upon recent approaches to the study of households developed in the fields of classical archaeology, ancient history, and anthropology. The essays cover a broad range of chronological, geographical, and social contexts and address such topics as the structure and variety of households in ancient Greece, facets of domestic industry, regional diversity in domestic organization, and status distinctions as manifested within households. Ancient Greek Houses and Households views both Greek houses and the archeological debris found within them as a means of investigating the basic unit of Greek society: the household. Through this approach, the essays successfully point the way toward a real integration between material and textual data, between archeology and history. Contributors include William Aylward (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Nicholas Cahill (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Manuel Fiedler (Freie Universit�t, Berlin), Franziska Lang (Humboldt Universit�t, Berlin), Monike Tr�mper (Universit�t Heidelberg), and Barbara Tsakirgis (Vanderbilt University, Nashville).

Seeking to expand both the geographical range and the diversity of sites considered in the study of ancient Greek housing, Ancient Greek Houses and Households takes readers beyond well-established studies of the ideal classical house and now-famous structures of Athens and Olynthos.

Bradley A. Ault and Lisa C. Nevett have brought together an international team of scholars who draw upon recent approaches to the study of households developed in the fields of classical archaeology, ancient history, and anthropology. The essays cover a broad range of chronological, geographical, and social contexts and address such topics as the structure and variety of households in ancient Greece, facets of domestic industry, regional diversity in domestic organization, and status distinctions as manifested within households.

Ancient Greek Houses and Households views both Greek houses and the archeological debris found within them as a means of investigating the basic unit of Greek society: the household. Through this approach, the essays successfully point the way toward a real integration between material and textual data, between archeology and history.

Contributors include William Aylward (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Nicholas Cahill (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Manuel Fiedler (Freie Universität, Berlin), Franziska Lang (Humboldt Universität, Berlin), Monike TrÃ1⁄4mper (Universität Heidelberg), and Barbara Tsakirgis (Vanderbilt University, Nashville).

Seeking to expand both the geographical range and the diversity of sites considered in the study of ancient Greek housing, Ancient Greek Houses and Households takes readers beyond well-established studies of the ideal classical house and now-famous structures of Athens and Olynthos.Bradley A. Ault and Lisa C. Nevett have brought together an international team of scholars who draw upon recent approaches to the study of households developed in the fields of classical archaeology, ancient history, and anthropology. The essays cover a broad range of chronological, geographical, and social contexts and address such topics as the structure and variety of households in ancient Greece, facets of domestic industry, regional diversity in domestic organization, and status distinctions as manifested within households.Ancient Greek Houses and Households views both Greek houses and the archeological debris found within them as a means of investigating the basic unit of Greek society: the household. Through this approach, the essays successfully point the way toward a real integration between material and textual data, between archeology and history.Contributors include William Aylward (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Nicholas Cahill (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Manuel Fiedler (Freie Universität, Berlin), Franziska Lang (Humboldt Universität, Berlin), Monike Trümper (Universität Heidelberg), and Barbara Tsakirgis (Vanderbilt University, Nashville). Seeking to expand both the geographical range and the diversity of sites considered in the study of ancient Greek housing, takes readers beyond well-established studies of the ideal classical house and now-famous structures of Athens and Olynthos.Bradley A. Ault and Lisa C. Nevett have brought together an international team of scholars who draw upon recent approaches to the study of households developed in the fields of classical archaeology, ancient history, and anthropology. The essays cover a broad range of chronological, geographical, and social contexts and address such topics as the structure and variety of households in ancient Greece, facets of domestic industry, regional diversity in domestic organization, and status distinctions as manifested within households.__Ancient Greek Houses and Households__Contributors include William Aylward (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Nicholas Cahill (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Manuel Fiedler (Freie Universit�t, Berlin), Franziska Lang (Humboldt Universit�t, Berlin), Monike Tr�mper (Universit�t Heidelberg), and Barbara Tsakirgis (Vanderbilt University, Nashville). Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 8 List of Illustrations 10 Chapter 1. Introduction 12 Chapter 2. Structural Change in Archaic Greek Housing 23 Chapter 3. Security, Synoikismos, and Koinon as Determinants for Troad Housing in Classical and Hellenistic Times 47 Chapter 4. Household Industry in Greece and Anatolia 65 Chapter 5. Living and Working Around the Athenian Agora: A Preliminary Case Study of Three Houses 78 Chapter 6. Between Urban and Rural: House-Form and Social Relations in Attic Villages and Deme Centers 94 Chapter 7. Houses at Leukas in Acarnania: A Case Study in Ancient Household Organization 110 Chapter 8. Modest Housing in Late Hellenistic Delos 130 Chapter 9. Housing the Poor and Homeless in Ancient Greece 151 Chapter 10. Summing Up: Whither the Archaeology of the Greek Household? 171 Glossary 188 A 188 E 188 G 188 H 188 I 188 K 188 L 189 O 189 P 189 R 189 S 189 T 189 List of Contributors 190 Index 192 A 192 B 193 C 193 D 194 E 194 F 195 G 195 H 195 I 196 J 196 K 196 L 196 M 197 N 197 O 197 P 197 R 198 S 198 T 199 U 200 V 200 W 200 X 200 Y 200 Z 200 Acknowledgments 201 Expanding both the geographical range and the diversity of sites considered in the study of ancient Greek housing, Ancient Greek Houses and Households views Greek houses and the archaeological artifacts found within them as a means of investigating the basic unit of Greek society: the household The aim of this volume is to bring together a series of case-studies in which the archaeological evidence for housing is used to address a variety of questions about Greek households.