Contextualizing Mycenaean Hoards
Metal Control on the Greek Mainland at the End of the Bronze Age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4534932 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas G Blackwell (0000-0002-6734-417X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 122 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 509-539 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9114 • E-ISSN: 1939-828X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3764/aja.122.4.0509 |
| OpenAlex | W2894189990 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 26 |
This paper considers the Mycenaean metallurgical industry at the end of the Bronze Age through analysis of metal hoards and the tools found within them. An overview of second-millennium hoards from Crete and the Greek mainland is presented to contextualize the various objects from these assemblages. Patterns of implement inclusion reveal a repeated tool grouping in seven Mycenaean hoards, most associated with elite contexts. These Mycenaean caches, incorporating a range of complete and broken items, are traditionally considered recyclable scrap, but they need not be random accumulations. The repetitive tool grouping suggests a structural principle in hoard formations, perhaps dictated by the state. The Mycenaean assemblages from the late 13th or early 12th century B.C.E. highlighted here may represent either palatial stock within a citadel or an archaeological remnant of a metal ta-ra-si-ja allotment given to a smith. The identification of several hoards as metal disbursements from a palace complements the picture of Pylian administration of metal, attested only by the ta-ra-si-ja arrangements outlined in the Jn and Ja Linear B tablets
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze · Bronze Age · Geography · Hoard · Mainland · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Law, logistics, and international trade
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |