Archaeology ARC 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Ben Schwartz, Knucklebones, Parapet
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The lecturer began by explaining that agoras were the civic centers of ancient greek cities and that in the athens agora, there was an enclosure with a rock, surrounded by a limestone parapet inside. The goal of her work is to find what the purpose of the enclosure was. Inside the enclosure were offerings, such as pottery, pebbles, and knucklebones. The objects were dated to mostly between 430-400 bce, with nothing later than 400 and some things earlier than 430, but this could be due to people holding on to old objects. The lecturer then went on to discuss when the ritual activity began and whether the rock had always been there. She then went on to discuss the why and who of the stone. The stone was at a crossroads of the main road and the eridanos river, which was canalized due to repeated flooding.
