Midea: The Megaron Complex And Shrine Area: Excavations on the Lower Terraces 1994-1997 (Prehistory Monographs) (Prehistory Monographs)

This volume presents the 1994-1997 excavation of the Lower Terraces of the Mycenaean citadel of Midea in the Argolid Plain of Greece. It compliments the author's previous volume on the Lower Terraces of Midea, which was published in 1998. A shrine and megaron were discovered on Terraces 9 and 10. The stratigraphy, architecture, pottery, lithics, small finds, and human and faunal remains dating from the Final Neolithic through Byzantine periods are discussed and catalogued. Additionally, the continuous sequence of LH IIIB-LH IIIC strata on the Lower Terraces revealed the ground plan and expansion of the megaron complex. Table of Contents Introduction, G. Walberg ; I. The Stratigraphy, G. Walberg ; II. The Architecture, G. Walberg, R. Fitzsimmons, E. Markou ; III. The Pottery, M. Baumann, S. Fisher, K. Giering, J. Kramer, M. Johnson, M. Lindblom, J. Verstraete, G. Walberg ; IV. The Small Finds, G. Walberg, A. Ostenso ; V. The Post–Bronze Age Period, E. Kosmetatou ; VI. Summary, G. Walberg ; VII. Catalog; VIII. Pottery Statistics; App. A. Faunal Remains, D. Reese ; App. B. Human Remains, A. Ingvarsson-Sundström ; App. C. The Fingerprints, J. Hruby ; App. D. The Chipped Stone, J. Newhard . TEXT 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 LIST OF TABLES IN THE TEXT 10 LIST OF FIGURES IN THE TEXT 12 PREFACE 14 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 16 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 18 INTRODUCTION by G. Walberg 22 I. THE STRATIGRAPHY 26 II. THE ARCHITECTURE 82 III. THE POTTERY 112 IV. THE SMALL FINDS 190 V. THE POST–BRONZE AGE PERIOD 210 VI. SUMMARY 216 VII. CATALOG 222 VIII. POTTERY STATISTICS 360 BIBLIOGRAPHY 410 APPENDIX A. THE FAUNAL REMAINS 418 APPENDIX B. THE HUMAN REMAINS 490 APPENDIX C. THE FINGERPRINTS ON POTTERY 502 APPENDIX D. THE CHIPPED STONE 504 INDEX 530 FIGURES AND PLATES 544 TABLE OF CONTENTS 544 LIST OF FIGURES 546 LIST OF PLATES 550 LIST OF COLOR PLATES AND FOLDED PLANS 552 CONCORDANCE OF FIND, CATALOG, AND ACCESS NUMBERS 554 FIGURES 560 PLATES 804 COLOR PLATES 842 FOLDED PLANS 850 Two-volume set of text and figures and plates This volume presents the 1994-1997 excavation of the Lower Terraces of the Mycenaean citadel of Midea in the Argolid Plain of Greece. It compliments the author's previous volume on the Lower Terraces of Midea, which was published in 1998. A shrine and megaron were discovered on Terraces 9 and 10. The stratigraphy, architecture, pottery, lithics, small finds, and human and faunal remains dating from the Final Neolithic through Byzantine periods are discussed and cataloged. Additionally, the continuous sequence of LH IIIB-LH IIIC strata on the Lower Terraces revealed the ground plan and expansion of the megaron complex.

This volume presents the 1994-1997 excavation of the Lower Terraces of the Mycenaean citadel of Midea in the Argolid Plain of Greece. It compliments the author's previous volume on the Lower Terraces of Midea, which was published in 1998. A shrine and megaron were discovered on Terraces 9 and 10. The stratigraphy, architecture, pottery, lithics, small finds, and human and faunal remains dating from the Final Neolithic through Byzantine periods are discussed and cataloged. Additionally, the continuous sequence of LH IIIB-LH IIIC strata on the Lower Terraces revealed the ground plan and expansion of the megaron complex.