THE EXCAVATION OF ARCHAIC HOUSES AT AZORIA IN 2005-2006

This article reports on the excavation of Archaic houses (6th-early 5th centuryb.c.) in 2005 and 2006 at Azoria in eastern Crete. Five houses are discussed: four on the South Acropolis on the periphery of the civic center, and one on the North Acropolis. Well-preserved floor deposits provide evidenc...

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Published in:Hesperia 2011-07, Vol.80 (3), p.431-489
Main Authors: Haggis, Donald C, Mook, Margaret S, Fitzsimons, Rodney D, Scarry, C. Margaret, Snyder, Lynn M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeology
Bedrock
Bones
Cooking
Excavations
Haggis
Halls
Houses
Residential buildings
Rooms
Terraces
Urban areas
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Summary:This article reports on the excavation of Archaic houses (6th-early 5th centuryb.c.) in 2005 and 2006 at Azoria in eastern Crete. Five houses are discussed: four on the South Acropolis on the periphery of the civic center, and one on the North Acropolis. Well-preserved floor deposits provide evidence for room functions and permit a preliminary analysis of domestic space. The houses fill a lacuna in the published record of the 6th and early 5th centuriesb.c. and contribute to our understanding of the form of Archaic houses in the Aegean and the integration of domestic space into an urban context.
ISSN:0018-098X
1553-5622
DOI:10.2972/hesperia.80.3.0431