Buch, Englisch, 338 Seiten, Format (B × H): 199 mm x 278 mm, Gewicht: 954 g
A Hellenistic Town in Thessaly, Greece
Buch, Englisch, 338 Seiten, Format (B × H): 199 mm x 278 mm, Gewicht: 954 g
ISBN: 978-90-5809-540-4
Verlag: A A Balkema Publishers
The Hellenistic city of New Halos, situated on the coastal route between North and Central Greece, existed for only a short period (ca 302-265 BC) before being destroyed by an earthquake and finally abandoned. The city's original ninety-thousand inhabitants lived in modest houses in the lower town, six of which have been excavated. This book presents the plans of these six houses, detailing the arrangement of living quarters, storage rooms and courtyards, as well as analyzing numerous artifacts, most of which were found in-situ.
This volume contributes greatly to our knowledge of cities in Hellenistic Greece. The house plans and artifacts from the excavations (including agricultural equipment, animal remains, storage jars, kitchen ware, figurines, jewellery and coins) give a unique view of housing around 265 BC.
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Introduction Chapter 1. NEW HALOS IN ACHAIA PHTHIOTIS 1. Archaeological research in the Almirós plain 2. Coastal towns along the Pagasitikós and Maliakós gulfs 3. The investigation of New Halos 4. References Chapter 2. THE HOUSES OF NEW HALOS 1. Introduction 2. Principles of the construction of the houses 3. Description of the houses 4. Concluding remarks 5. References Chapter 3. ARTEFACTS 1. Pottery 2. Terracotta figurines 3. Loomweights (4. The metal finds 5. Coins Chapter 4. ENVIRONMENT, VEGETATION AND FAUNAL REMAINS 1. Introduction 2. Forest vegetation and human impact in the Óthris mountains (Henk Woldring) 3. Late Holocene vegetational history of the Óthris mountains (Henk Woldring) 4. Animal husbandry and mollusc gathering (Wietske Prummel) 5. Analysis of the arthropod remains (Jaap Schelvis) Chapter 5. BEGINNING AND END OF THE OCCUPATION OF NEW HALOS 1. Dating evidence concerning the city’s foundation 2. Dating evidence concerning the end of the city’s occupation 3. Earthquakes in the Almirós plain and the abandonment of New Halos 4. Final remarks.
