Trevor Van Damme
Biographic Data
| ID | 1124288 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Trevor Van Damme |
| GIVEN NAMES | Trevor |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Damme |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DAMME T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Victoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1408-3172 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Feeding the dead, sustaining the living
Geoarchaeology of an Early Mycenaean Tumulus and Mortuary Practices at Eleon, Greece
From a geoarchaeology and soil micromorphology perspective, mound‐type structures, including tumuli, in the Americas are the best studied in terms of understanding the details of stratigraphy that have revealed their construction phases, fill materials, and social meanings. This study extends these approaches and perspectives to the ancient Mediterranean and the particular case of Eleon in Greece during the late Middle Helladic to Late Helladic (…
The origin of the Protogeometric style in northern Greece and its relevance for the absolute chronology of the Early Iron Age
Classical archaeological chronologies are steeped in relative dating, but the application of absolute methods does not always support such clear-cut seriation. Here, the authors consider the significance of a Macedonian vase in reconciling the conventional and absolute chronologies of Early Iron Age Greece. Decorated with compass-drawn concentric circles and found in a Late Bronze Age context at ancient Eleon, Boeotia, the authors argue that this…
Regional and interregional networks of ancient Eleon during the early 12th century BCE as seen from the petrographic and neutron activation analyses of pottery
In this article, we present the results of application of petrographic and neutron activation analyses to a group of pottery fragments dating to the 12th century BCE deriving from ancient Eleon (Boeotia, Greece) as a means of investigating regional and interregional networks in which the site participated. Production centres in Boeotia and central Euboea provided, as could be expected, the majority of sampled pottery across various shapes. A numb…
Athens, Prehistoric and Early Iron Age
Athens has been continuously occupied since the Neolithic period. During the Late Bronze Age, the Acropolis featured a Cyclopean fortification and numerous wealthy chamber tombs. Shortly after 1200 bce , the community suffered a major decline in population and for around a century the population declined. During the Protogeometric and Geometric periods, Athens experienced a sustained period of growth that saw a series of small settlement nuclei a…
Chapter Three
This contribution presents an overview of the Late Bronze Age pottery discovered in the excavations at ancient Eleon from 2011 to 2015. Although Early Mycenaean and Palatial period deposits have been recovered from the settlement, the majority of the pottery can be assigned to the Postpalatial or LH IIIC period. After presenting the deposits stratigraphically and contextually by area, we collate the diagnostic features of five subphases spanning …
Chapter Four
After a long gap in the ceramic record following the twelfth century bc, ceramic materials dating from the eighth through the fourth century bc are documented in our excavations. This contribution presents for the first time the key deposits of Archaic and Classical material identified on the acropolis of Eleon from 2011 to 2014, including the evidence for the dating of the polygonal wall, the only monumental construction of this period identifie…
From Texts and Iconography to Use-Wear Analysis of Ceramic Vessels
While handwashing is attested in the Bronze Age cultures of the eastern Mediterranean and appears in both Linear B records and Homeric epics, the custom has not been discussed with regard to the material culture of Mycenaean Greece. On analogy with Egyptian handwashing equipment, we explore the possibility that a conical bowl made of bronze and copied in clay was introduced in Greece early in the Late Bronze Age for this specific use. We integrat…
J.B. Rutter. House X at Kommos. A Minoan Mansion near the Sea. Part 2. The Pottery. An Excavation on the South Coast of Crete by the University of Toronto
Fieldwork at Ancient Eleon in Boeotia, 2011-2018
This article presents the results of the first excavations at the site of ancient Eleon in eastern Boeotia, Greece. Fieldwork focused on the elevated limestone ridge on the western edge of the village of Arma about 14 km east of Thebes. The chronological framework of the excavated remains includes pottery dating from Early Helladic II through early Middle Helladic found in secondary contexts and not associated with any architectural remains. Fune…
Stoppers, Transport Stirrup Jars and Wine Transport, 1450–1150 Bc
This paper examines Late Bronze Age chipped ceramic and stone discs known most commonly as stoppers. Stoppers are distinguished from other classes of archaeological finds, including pierced discs and lids. Although it has long been known that stoppers could play a role in sealing ceramic vessels, recent scholarship has preferred to see them as multifunctional. For this article, 158 stoppers and 100 spout apertures from transport stirrup jar spout…
From Texts and Iconography to Use-Wear Analysis of Ceramic Vessels
While handwashing is attested in the Bronze Age cultures of the eastern Mediterranean and appears in both Linear B records and Homeric epics, the custom has not been discussed with regard to the material culture of Mycenaean Greece. On analogy with Egyptian handwashing equipment, we explore the possibility that a conical bowl made of bronze and copied in clay was introduced in Greece early in the Late Bronze Age for this specific use. We integrat…
Fieldwork at Ancient Eleon in Boeotia, 2011-2018
This article presents the results of the first excavations at the site of ancient Eleon in eastern Boeotia, Greece. Fieldwork focused on the elevated limestone ridge on the western edge of the village of Arma about 14 km east of Thebes. The chronological framework of the excavated remains includes pottery dating from Early Helladic II through early Middle Helladic found in secondary contexts and not associated with any architectural remains. Fune…
The origin of the Protogeometric style in northern Greece and its relevance for the absolute chronology of the Early Iron Age
Classical archaeological chronologies are steeped in relative dating, but the application of absolute methods does not always support such clear-cut seriation. Here, the authors consider the significance of a Macedonian vase in reconciling the conventional and absolute chronologies of Early Iron Age Greece. Decorated with compass-drawn concentric circles and found in a Late Bronze Age context at ancient Eleon, Boeotia, the authors argue that this…
Stoppers, Transport Stirrup Jars and Wine Transport, 1450–1150 Bc
This paper examines Late Bronze Age chipped ceramic and stone discs known most commonly as stoppers. Stoppers are distinguished from other classes of archaeological finds, including pierced discs and lids. Although it has long been known that stoppers could play a role in sealing ceramic vessels, recent scholarship has preferred to see them as multifunctional. For this article, 158 stoppers and 100 spout apertures from transport stirrup jar spout…
Stoppers, Transport Stirrup Jars and Wine Transport, 1450–1150 Bc
This paper examines Late Bronze Age chipped ceramic and stone discs known most commonly as stoppers. Stoppers are distinguished from other classes of archaeological finds, including pierced discs and lids. Although it has long been known that stoppers could play a role in sealing ceramic vessels, recent scholarship has preferred to see them as multifunctional. For this article, 158 stoppers and 100 spout apertures from transport stirrup jar spout…
J.B. Rutter. House X at Kommos. A Minoan Mansion near the Sea. Part 2. The Pottery. An Excavation on the South Coast of Crete by the University of Toronto
Fieldwork at Ancient Eleon in Boeotia, 2011-2018
This article presents the results of the first excavations at the site of ancient Eleon in eastern Boeotia, Greece. Fieldwork focused on the elevated limestone ridge on the western edge of the village of Arma about 14 km east of Thebes. The chronological framework of the excavated remains includes pottery dating from Early Helladic II through early Middle Helladic found in secondary contexts and not associated with any architectural remains. Fune…
Athens, Prehistoric and Early Iron Age
Athens has been continuously occupied since the Neolithic period. During the Late Bronze Age, the Acropolis featured a Cyclopean fortification and numerous wealthy chamber tombs. Shortly after 1200 bce , the community suffered a major decline in population and for around a century the population declined. During the Protogeometric and Geometric periods, Athens experienced a sustained period of growth that saw a series of small settlement nuclei a…
Chapter Three
This contribution presents an overview of the Late Bronze Age pottery discovered in the excavations at ancient Eleon from 2011 to 2015. Although Early Mycenaean and Palatial period deposits have been recovered from the settlement, the majority of the pottery can be assigned to the Postpalatial or LH IIIC period. After presenting the deposits stratigraphically and contextually by area, we collate the diagnostic features of five subphases spanning …
Chapter Four
After a long gap in the ceramic record following the twelfth century bc, ceramic materials dating from the eighth through the fourth century bc are documented in our excavations. This contribution presents for the first time the key deposits of Archaic and Classical material identified on the acropolis of Eleon from 2011 to 2014, including the evidence for the dating of the polygonal wall, the only monumental construction of this period identifie…
From Texts and Iconography to Use-Wear Analysis of Ceramic Vessels
While handwashing is attested in the Bronze Age cultures of the eastern Mediterranean and appears in both Linear B records and Homeric epics, the custom has not been discussed with regard to the material culture of Mycenaean Greece. On analogy with Egyptian handwashing equipment, we explore the possibility that a conical bowl made of bronze and copied in clay was introduced in Greece early in the Late Bronze Age for this specific use. We integrat…
Regional and interregional networks of ancient Eleon during the early 12th century BCE as seen from the petrographic and neutron activation analyses of pottery
In this article, we present the results of application of petrographic and neutron activation analyses to a group of pottery fragments dating to the 12th century BCE deriving from ancient Eleon (Boeotia, Greece) as a means of investigating regional and interregional networks in which the site participated. Production centres in Boeotia and central Euboea provided, as could be expected, the majority of sampled pottery across various shapes. A numb…
The origin of the Protogeometric style in northern Greece and its relevance for the absolute chronology of the Early Iron Age
Classical archaeological chronologies are steeped in relative dating, but the application of absolute methods does not always support such clear-cut seriation. Here, the authors consider the significance of a Macedonian vase in reconciling the conventional and absolute chronologies of Early Iron Age Greece. Decorated with compass-drawn concentric circles and found in a Late Bronze Age context at ancient Eleon, Boeotia, the authors argue that this…
Geoarchaeology of an Early Mycenaean Tumulus and Mortuary Practices at Eleon, Greece
From a geoarchaeology and soil micromorphology perspective, mound‐type structures, including tumuli, in the Americas are the best studied in terms of understanding the details of stratigraphy that have revealed their construction phases, fill materials, and social meanings. This study extends these approaches and perspectives to the ancient Mediterranean and the particular case of Eleon in Greece during the late Middle Helladic to Late Helladic (…
Feeding the dead, sustaining the living
Archaeology (10 works) · Ancient history (9 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (9 works) · History (9 works) · Geography (8 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Art (6 works) · Bronze Age (6 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (4 works) · Excavation (4 works)