The Middle Helladic Pottery of Lefkandi Phases Iv–vi

An Introduction

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ID10965786
AuthorsOliver Dickinson (Durham University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume115
Pages133-174
Publication date2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Annual of the British School at Athens (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0068-2454 • E-ISSN: 2045-2403
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0068245420000076
OpenAlexW3086588535
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

This paper presents a more detailed account of the pottery of Phases IV–VI in the Middle Helladic (MH) sequence at Lefkandi: Xeropolis than is available in the preliminary report. It is based essentially on an unfinished draft compiled by Roger Howell (the Howell manuscript). After an introduction on the background, there is discussion of the Howell manuscript, and then an analysis of the stratigraphy of Trench CC, the basis for the phasing of the pre-Mycenaean phases of Lefkandi; brief comments are also provided on those trial trenches that produced relevant material. The pottery of the three phases is then set out in detail, with attention to the relative popularity of wares and the shapes within those wares, and to possible imports, and they are argued to be classifiable as later ‘MH I’ (Phase IV), advanced ‘MH II’ (Phase V), and the early Mycenaean period, quite possibly starting in ‘MH III’ but continuing well into Late Helladic II (Phase VI). A summary sets out some distinctive characteristics of the Lefkandi sequence, as deducible from this material, and some general conclusions

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Period (music · Pottery · Sequence (biology · Tectonics · Ancient Near East History · Chemistry · Geology · History · Law, logistics, and international trade · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Paleontology · Stratigraphy

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