J Roderick Vickers
Biographic Data
| ID | 5591303 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Roderick Vickers |
| GIVEN NAMES | J Roderick |
| FAMILY NAME | Vickers |
| SIGNATURE | VICKERS J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Archaeological Survey of Alberta 8820 - 112 Street Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G2P8 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Equestrian Acrobatics in Archaic Greece
This paper argues that the activity of equestrian tumbling (“acrobatic” feats on horseback) in Archaic Greece held elite connotations and that the participant was represented as a warrior–athlete. An early Panathenaic amphora (Paris, BN, 243) depicts an armoured figure standing on horseback, but it is debated whether his action occurs in an agon. A survey of other such acts in art and literature provides comparative evidence for the figure’s symb…
A Limiting AMS Date For The Cody Complex Occupation At The Fletcher Site, Alberta, Canada
A Limiting AMS Date For The Cody Complex Occupation At The Fletcher Site, Alberta, Canada
Equestrian Acrobatics in Archaic Greece
This paper argues that the activity of equestrian tumbling (“acrobatic” feats on horseback) in Archaic Greece held elite connotations and that the participant was represented as a warrior–athlete. An early Panathenaic amphora (Paris, BN, 243) depicts an armoured figure standing on horseback, but it is debated whether his action occurs in an agon. A survey of other such acts in art and literature provides comparative evidence for the figure’s symb…
History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Amphora (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Classical Antiquity Studies (1 work) · Elite (1 work) · Engineering (1 work)