| Title: |
Ritual use, consumption, and depositional practices at Agriomernos Cave, Northwestern Samos (Greece): A ceramic analytical approach |
| Authors: |
Sergios Menelaou; Edyta Marzec; Fotis Georgiadis; Stella Katsarou; Anastasios Siros; Andreas Darlas |
| Source: |
Advances in Archaeomaterials, Vol 5, Iss , Pp 100041- (2024) |
| Publisher Information: |
KeAi Communications Co. Ltd., 2024. |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Archaeology; LCC:Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials |
| Subject Terms: |
Agriomernos; Greece; Cave site; Ceramic petrography; WD-XRF; Ritual use; Archaeology; CC1-960; Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials; TA401-492 |
| Description: |
This study utilises pottery as a proxy to identify patterns of use and consumption, as well as depositional strategies at Agriomernos, a recently discovered cave site on Samos Island (Greece). This discovery challenges our understanding of human–landscape interaction within a marginal region across two distinct prehistoric chronological episodes. As part of a broader research project, this paper presents the results from an integrated, multiscale analysis of pottery through morpho-stylistic and macroscopic examination, thin section petrography, and wavelength dispersive X–ray fluorescence spectroscopy (WD-XRF). The analysis has revealed a compositionally diverse ceramic assemblage that represents a range of different raw material sources on the island and, by extension, different groups of people. The identification of off-island imports adds new evidence to the reconstruction of Aegean connectivity patterns. Agriomernos Cave constitutes a key archaeological site within an area previously unexplored, offering a unique opportunity to investigate ancient mobility, landscape sacrality, and ritual performances manifested through periodical and repeated acts of deposition. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2667-1360 |
| Relation: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667136024000141; https://doaj.org/toc/2667-1360 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.aia.2024.100041 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/b3ce97ad6b87451c9dfd07b2a7aea1cd |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.b3ce97ad6b87451c9dfd07b2a7aea1cd |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |