HISB10H3 Lecture 2: HISB10
Document Summary
Fire at pylos and mycenaean: can assume some type of war fare, has a destabilizing effect, continued habitation however archeological evidence decreases, no more monumental architecture, diminished contact with outside world. This period is called the greek dark ages or the iron age. Renewed contact with outside world (outside main land greece: modern day turkey, lebanon (eastern mediterranean) Increase in technical production: news was of firing pottery. Synoikismos: literal meaning in ancient greek living/ existence together. Regularized ritual at this site (more communal) Spike in different offerings: before: animal, libation, now: statuettes. Only find statues in a religious context. Kore & korai (young man and women statues) Settlement of greek cities in asian minor (turkey) Permanent settlement (outside main land greece: economically and politically successful centres. Ekphrasis: orally describe a material object in way that it could be described. Interested in administration justice institution: homer: early mycenaean period. Birth place could be in the asia minor coast.
