The Archaeology of Achaemenid Power in Regional Western Anatolia
| Autor: | Lisa Kealhofer, Ben Marsh, Nejat Bilgen, Peter Grave |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Cambridge Archaeological Journal. 26:697-720 |
| ISSN: | 1474-0540 0959-7743 |
| Popis: | The Achaemenids conquered Anatolia in the sixth century bce. However, in contrast to the historical descriptions of political response to Achaemenid control, e.g. the so-called 'Ionian revolt' of east Greek territories in Western Anatolia, the operation of Achaemenid-period economies in this region remains obscure. Only a handful of occupation sites in western Turkey provide archaeological data contemporary with Achaemenid rule. In this paper, we compare the results of compositional analysis on Achaemenid-period ceramics from a provincial centre, Seyitömer, with comparable analyses from similar periods at Sardis and Gordion. During the period of Achaemenid control a comparatively high level of compositional and typological diversity at this provincial centre suggests a surprising increase in regional connectivity, both locally and with East Greek and Greek centres. © 2016 The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. Australian Research Council: DP0558992 0410220, 0513403 This research was funded by the Australian Research Council (DP0558992) and the US National Science Foundation (0410220 and 0513403). |
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