A dignified passage through the gates of Hades : the burial custom of cremation and the Warrior Order of Ancient Eleutherna / / Anagnostis P. Agelarakis
| A dignified passage through the gates of Hades : the burial custom of cremation and the Warrior Order of Ancient Eleutherna / / Anagnostis P. Agelarakis |
| Autore | Agelarakis Anagnostis P. <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (22 pages) |
| Disciplina | 393.93093918 |
| Soggetto topico | Excavations (Archaeology) - Greece - Eleutherna (Extinct city) |
| ISBN | 1-78491-384-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Graphs -- A Dignified Passage through the Gates of Hades: The Burial Custom of Cremation and the Warrior Order of Ancient Eleutherna -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Anthropological Insights on Monumental Tomb A1K1 -- The warrior order of ancient Eleutherna -- Deciphering conferred funerary whispers -- Standing upright in Hades -- Acknowledgements -- Epilogue -- Graph 1: A1K1: Sex Sub-Groups of 141 Cremated Homini Retrieved from 135 Vase Contexts -- Figure 1: Mourning scene around a fallen warrior, placed with his panoply on a supine and extended position on the pyre structure, with provisions for his katábasis to Hades -- Figure 2: Anatomically reconstructed cremains of a fallen warrior, comprising the distal third of his humerus, the region of the elbow joint and the proximal third of the ulna: right side-dorsal view. -- Graph 2: A1K1: Abridged Age Sub-Groups of 141 Cremated Homini Retrieved from 135 Vase Contexts -- Table 1 -- Figure 3: A congregation of Eleuthernians in the Asphodel Meadows of Hades. -- Table 2 -- Table 3 -- Figure 4: A schematic reconstruction of the burial custom of placing warrior cremains into funerary vases, to anatomically articulate a synthesis of the "second body" -- Figure 4: An Eleuthernian warrior at the threshold of crossing the gates of Hades -- Back Cover. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794640203321 |
Agelarakis Anagnostis P. <1956->
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| Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2016] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A dignified passage through the gates of Hades : the burial custom of cremation and the Warrior Order of Ancient Eleutherna / / Anagnostis P. Agelarakis
| A dignified passage through the gates of Hades : the burial custom of cremation and the Warrior Order of Ancient Eleutherna / / Anagnostis P. Agelarakis |
| Autore | Agelarakis Anagnostis P. <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (22 pages) |
| Disciplina | 393.93093918 |
| Soggetto topico | Excavations (Archaeology) - Greece - Eleutherna (Extinct city) |
| ISBN | 1-78491-384-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Graphs -- A Dignified Passage through the Gates of Hades: The Burial Custom of Cremation and the Warrior Order of Ancient Eleutherna -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Anthropological Insights on Monumental Tomb A1K1 -- The warrior order of ancient Eleutherna -- Deciphering conferred funerary whispers -- Standing upright in Hades -- Acknowledgements -- Epilogue -- Graph 1: A1K1: Sex Sub-Groups of 141 Cremated Homini Retrieved from 135 Vase Contexts -- Figure 1: Mourning scene around a fallen warrior, placed with his panoply on a supine and extended position on the pyre structure, with provisions for his katábasis to Hades -- Figure 2: Anatomically reconstructed cremains of a fallen warrior, comprising the distal third of his humerus, the region of the elbow joint and the proximal third of the ulna: right side-dorsal view. -- Graph 2: A1K1: Abridged Age Sub-Groups of 141 Cremated Homini Retrieved from 135 Vase Contexts -- Table 1 -- Figure 3: A congregation of Eleuthernians in the Asphodel Meadows of Hades. -- Table 2 -- Table 3 -- Figure 4: A schematic reconstruction of the burial custom of placing warrior cremains into funerary vases, to anatomically articulate a synthesis of the "second body" -- Figure 4: An Eleuthernian warrior at the threshold of crossing the gates of Hades -- Back Cover. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810283403321 |
Agelarakis Anagnostis P. <1956->
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| Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2016] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Execution by Styrax in ancient Thasos / / Anagnostis P. Agelarakis
| Execution by Styrax in ancient Thasos / / Anagnostis P. Agelarakis |
| Autore | Agelarakis Anagnostis P. <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (50 pages) |
| Disciplina | 939.11 |
| Soggetto topico |
Capital punishment - Greece - Thasos Island - Antiquities
Funeral rites and ceremonies - Greece - Thasos Island - Antiquities Excavations (Archaeology) - Greece - Thasos Island |
| ISBN | 1-78969-213-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Graphs -- Introduction -- Figure 1. Map of the geographic region, Paros and Thasos Islands in the Aegean Sea, within the Eastern Mediterranean basin and the adjoining context of the Black Sea. -- Figure 2. Silver tetradrachm of Thasos. Obverse: Ivy crowned Head of Dionysus, facing left -- Obverse: ΘΑΣΙΟΝ (THASION) [plural genitive form of Thasios], right kneeling Herakles, facing right, right-handed shooting arrow through recurve bow, with rose in -- Figure 3. Amphora handle stamped ΘΑΣΙΩΝ (THASION) [plural genitive form of Thasios], right kneeling Herakles, facing right, right-handed shooting arrow through recurve bow (courtesy of late Dr. Marina Sgourou, Hellenic Archaeological Service, Chief Archa -- Archaeo-anthropological research in Thasos island -- Figure 4. In Thasos Agora region with collaborator, late Dr. Marina Sgourou, Hellenic Archaeological Service, Chief Archaeologist for the Ancient City of Thasos -- offering a guided tour to the Adelphi student field team through the archaeological landmarks -- Figure 5. Myroni site field map with plotted burial features -- arrows point to the topographic locus of burial feature No. 138, the cyst grave of the Thasian male, and the cluster of its adjoining graves. -- Figure 6. View of the ancient commercial harbor of Thasos, still in use by fishermen and seafarers in Limenas the modern capital city of Thasos Island. -- Figure 7. Wooden boat repair activities taking place in the Limenas harbor of Thasos. -- Aspects of the human condition decoded through analysis of the osteological record.
Figure 8. Image of burial feature No. 138, the cyst grave with uncovered thick stone slab, showing the Thasian male individual in situ, laying in an extended supine position and facing SW (courtesy of excavator, Dr. Eustratios Papadopoulos, Ephor of Hell -- Figure 10. Public symphysis, right side component, showing surface changes relative to aging process -- delineated by the redlined shape. -- Figure 9. Mandibular ramus right side fragment with retained condyle (component of the temporomandibular diarthrosis) showing most advanced manifestations of osteoarthropathic changes -- delineated by the redlined oblique shape. -- Figure 11. Forearm bones (radius, and distally incompletely preserved ulna) of left side. -- Figure 12. Superior view of lumbar vertebrae: small arrows identify advanced spondyloarthropathic in nature osteophytic growths, marginal to the vertebral bodies -- dotted arrows indicate spondyloarthropathic lipping at superior articular processes -- ovoid s -- Figure 13. Left femoral proximal third component focusing on anterior neck changes -- delineated by the ovoid shape. -- Figure 14. Left femoral distal third component focusing on intercondylar osteoarthropathic lipping (arrows), and subchondral condylar bone osteoarthropathic changes compounded by sclerotic, eburnated, loci. -- Palaeopathological differential diagnosis: Not a sternal foramen -- Figure 15. Illustration of sternal anatomic components. -- Figure 16. Illustration of demi-macerated thoracic cavity to illustrate a rendering of an approximate position and size of a sternal foramen. -- Figure 17. Sternal manubrium, corpus, and xiphoid process of Thasian male, ventral view. -- Figure 18. X-ray image of sternal manubrium, corpus, and xiphoid process of Thasian male, ventral view. -- Figure 19. Sternal corpus and xiphoid process of Thasian male, ventral view. Figure 20. X-ray image of sternal corpus and xiphoid process of Thasian male, ventral view. -- Figure 21. Focus on the ventral surface of manubrium sterni and the heptagonal styrax' base of sharp tip hedra imprint and its metrics. -- Figure 22. Focus on the ventral surface of manubrium sterni and the styrax' heptagonal sharp tip penetration impact and its metrics. -- Figure 23. Focus on the dorsal surface of manubrium sterni and the styrax' heptagonal sharp tip penetration 'exit' impact. -- Identification and reproduction of the weapon type and component which was used to pierce through the corpus sterni -- Figure 24. Technical drawing, rendering of styrax' base and sharp tip component based on retrieved and reconstructed metrics. -- Figure 25. Illustration, rendering of the stryrax component cast in bronze. -- Figure 26. Projections of the mesial line and of a transversal directional on the 'entry' and 'exit' wound imprints caused by the 'through and through' corpus sterni stabbing. -- The anatomic consequences of the trauma impact by the thrusting of the styrax into the mediastinum, and assessment on the cause of death -- Figure 27. Illustration of a generic sternocostal component with emphasis on the delineated mesial traces of the right pleural and lung domains, as well as of the cardiac position. -- Experimental archaeometry through Physics, testing for data relevant to a styrax thrusting into the thorax -- Figure 28. Dr. Bentley in area of the Physics Department laboratories with student assistants in preparations for the archaeometric tests (courtesy of Dr. Sean Bentley). -- Figure 29. Ballistic model penetrated by the sharp tip of the styrax in the rib case (broken rib) -- jabbed through an 'overhand' striking, by the author. Figure 30. Two replicated styrax component models, with an elongated based component so that hafting to a wooden spear shaft would be possible (one with the sharp styrax tip broken off due to heavy handling) used in the Physics lab for the archaeometric t -- Figure 31. The 4th sternebra of the ballistic model penetrated by the sharp styrax tip -- jabbing by contact thrusting, by Dr. Bentley (courtesy of Dr. Sean Bentley). -- Figure 32. Close up of the 'through and through' jabbing of the 4th sternebra by contact thrusting (courtesy of Dr. Sean Bentley). -- Trauma interpretation and discussion of causes for the execution of the Thasian -- Epilogue -- Figure 33. Mute stones of ancient Thasos, witnesses to Lysander's atrocities. -- Acknowledgements. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794648003321 |
Agelarakis Anagnostis P. <1956->
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| Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2019] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Execution by Styrax in ancient Thasos / / Anagnostis P. Agelarakis
| Execution by Styrax in ancient Thasos / / Anagnostis P. Agelarakis |
| Autore | Agelarakis Anagnostis P. <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (50 pages) |
| Disciplina | 939.11 |
| Soggetto topico |
Capital punishment - Greece - Thasos Island - Antiquities
Funeral rites and ceremonies - Greece - Thasos Island - Antiquities Excavations (Archaeology) - Greece - Thasos Island |
| ISBN | 1-78969-213-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Graphs -- Introduction -- Figure 1. Map of the geographic region, Paros and Thasos Islands in the Aegean Sea, within the Eastern Mediterranean basin and the adjoining context of the Black Sea. -- Figure 2. Silver tetradrachm of Thasos. Obverse: Ivy crowned Head of Dionysus, facing left -- Obverse: ΘΑΣΙΟΝ (THASION) [plural genitive form of Thasios], right kneeling Herakles, facing right, right-handed shooting arrow through recurve bow, with rose in -- Figure 3. Amphora handle stamped ΘΑΣΙΩΝ (THASION) [plural genitive form of Thasios], right kneeling Herakles, facing right, right-handed shooting arrow through recurve bow (courtesy of late Dr. Marina Sgourou, Hellenic Archaeological Service, Chief Archa -- Archaeo-anthropological research in Thasos island -- Figure 4. In Thasos Agora region with collaborator, late Dr. Marina Sgourou, Hellenic Archaeological Service, Chief Archaeologist for the Ancient City of Thasos -- offering a guided tour to the Adelphi student field team through the archaeological landmarks -- Figure 5. Myroni site field map with plotted burial features -- arrows point to the topographic locus of burial feature No. 138, the cyst grave of the Thasian male, and the cluster of its adjoining graves. -- Figure 6. View of the ancient commercial harbor of Thasos, still in use by fishermen and seafarers in Limenas the modern capital city of Thasos Island. -- Figure 7. Wooden boat repair activities taking place in the Limenas harbor of Thasos. -- Aspects of the human condition decoded through analysis of the osteological record.
Figure 8. Image of burial feature No. 138, the cyst grave with uncovered thick stone slab, showing the Thasian male individual in situ, laying in an extended supine position and facing SW (courtesy of excavator, Dr. Eustratios Papadopoulos, Ephor of Hell -- Figure 10. Public symphysis, right side component, showing surface changes relative to aging process -- delineated by the redlined shape. -- Figure 9. Mandibular ramus right side fragment with retained condyle (component of the temporomandibular diarthrosis) showing most advanced manifestations of osteoarthropathic changes -- delineated by the redlined oblique shape. -- Figure 11. Forearm bones (radius, and distally incompletely preserved ulna) of left side. -- Figure 12. Superior view of lumbar vertebrae: small arrows identify advanced spondyloarthropathic in nature osteophytic growths, marginal to the vertebral bodies -- dotted arrows indicate spondyloarthropathic lipping at superior articular processes -- ovoid s -- Figure 13. Left femoral proximal third component focusing on anterior neck changes -- delineated by the ovoid shape. -- Figure 14. Left femoral distal third component focusing on intercondylar osteoarthropathic lipping (arrows), and subchondral condylar bone osteoarthropathic changes compounded by sclerotic, eburnated, loci. -- Palaeopathological differential diagnosis: Not a sternal foramen -- Figure 15. Illustration of sternal anatomic components. -- Figure 16. Illustration of demi-macerated thoracic cavity to illustrate a rendering of an approximate position and size of a sternal foramen. -- Figure 17. Sternal manubrium, corpus, and xiphoid process of Thasian male, ventral view. -- Figure 18. X-ray image of sternal manubrium, corpus, and xiphoid process of Thasian male, ventral view. -- Figure 19. Sternal corpus and xiphoid process of Thasian male, ventral view. Figure 20. X-ray image of sternal corpus and xiphoid process of Thasian male, ventral view. -- Figure 21. Focus on the ventral surface of manubrium sterni and the heptagonal styrax' base of sharp tip hedra imprint and its metrics. -- Figure 22. Focus on the ventral surface of manubrium sterni and the styrax' heptagonal sharp tip penetration impact and its metrics. -- Figure 23. Focus on the dorsal surface of manubrium sterni and the styrax' heptagonal sharp tip penetration 'exit' impact. -- Identification and reproduction of the weapon type and component which was used to pierce through the corpus sterni -- Figure 24. Technical drawing, rendering of styrax' base and sharp tip component based on retrieved and reconstructed metrics. -- Figure 25. Illustration, rendering of the stryrax component cast in bronze. -- Figure 26. Projections of the mesial line and of a transversal directional on the 'entry' and 'exit' wound imprints caused by the 'through and through' corpus sterni stabbing. -- The anatomic consequences of the trauma impact by the thrusting of the styrax into the mediastinum, and assessment on the cause of death -- Figure 27. Illustration of a generic sternocostal component with emphasis on the delineated mesial traces of the right pleural and lung domains, as well as of the cardiac position. -- Experimental archaeometry through Physics, testing for data relevant to a styrax thrusting into the thorax -- Figure 28. Dr. Bentley in area of the Physics Department laboratories with student assistants in preparations for the archaeometric tests (courtesy of Dr. Sean Bentley). -- Figure 29. Ballistic model penetrated by the sharp tip of the styrax in the rib case (broken rib) -- jabbed through an 'overhand' striking, by the author. Figure 30. Two replicated styrax component models, with an elongated based component so that hafting to a wooden spear shaft would be possible (one with the sharp styrax tip broken off due to heavy handling) used in the Physics lab for the archaeometric t -- Figure 31. The 4th sternebra of the ballistic model penetrated by the sharp styrax tip -- jabbing by contact thrusting, by Dr. Bentley (courtesy of Dr. Sean Bentley). -- Figure 32. Close up of the 'through and through' jabbing of the 4th sternebra by contact thrusting (courtesy of Dr. Sean Bentley). -- Trauma interpretation and discussion of causes for the execution of the Thasian -- Epilogue -- Figure 33. Mute stones of ancient Thasos, witnesses to Lysander's atrocities. -- Acknowledgements. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821800103321 |
Agelarakis Anagnostis P. <1956->
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| Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2019] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Geometric period Plithos burial ground at Chora of Naxos Island, Greece : anthropology report / / Anagnostis P. Agelarakis
| Geometric period Plithos burial ground at Chora of Naxos Island, Greece : anthropology report / / Anagnostis P. Agelarakis |
| Autore | Agelarakis Anagnostis P. <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (94 pages) |
| Disciplina | 939.15 |
| Soggetto topico |
Excavations (Archaeology) - Greece - Naxos Island
Human remains (Archaeology) - Greece - Naxos Island |
| ISBN | 1-78491-304-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- Graph 1 -- Graph 2 -- Graph 3 -- Graph 4 -- Graph 5 -- Graph 6 -- Graph 7 -- Graph 8 -- Graph 9 -- Graph 10 -- Graph 11 -- Graph 12 -- Graph 13 -- Graph 14 -- Graph 15 -- Graph 16 -- Graph 17 -- Graph 18 -- Graph 19 -- Graph 20 -- Graph 20a -- Graph 21 -- Graph 21a -- Graph 22 -- Graph 22a -- Graph 23 -- Graph 23a -- Graph 24 -- Graph 25 -- Graph 26 -- Graph 27 -- Graph 28 -- Graph 29 -- Graph 30 -- Graph 31 -- Graph 32 -- Graph 33 -- Graph 34 -- Graph 35 -- Graph 36 -- Graph 37 -- Graph 38 -- Graph 39 -- Graph 40 -- Table 1 -- Table 2 -- Table 3 -- Table 4 -- Table 5 -- Prologue -- Geometric Component Burial Contexts and Anthropological Remains -- Anatomic Distribution of Preserved Skeletal Remains -- Aspects of Population Sample Demographic Profile -- Biological Sex Assessments -- Age Assessments -- On Skeletal Morphology -- Palaeopathological Profile -- Palaeopathologic Conditions -- Trauma Manifestations -- Non-Anthropological Organic Materials of Burial Contexts with Emphasis on Faunal Remains -- Epilogue -- References Cited -- Acknowledgements -- Graphs -- Tables. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794644403321 |
Agelarakis Anagnostis P. <1956->
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| Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2016] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Geometric period Plithos burial ground at Chora of Naxos Island, Greece : anthropology report / / Anagnostis P. Agelarakis
| Geometric period Plithos burial ground at Chora of Naxos Island, Greece : anthropology report / / Anagnostis P. Agelarakis |
| Autore | Agelarakis Anagnostis P. <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (94 pages) |
| Disciplina | 939.15 |
| Soggetto topico |
Excavations (Archaeology) - Greece - Naxos Island
Human remains (Archaeology) - Greece - Naxos Island |
| ISBN | 1-78491-304-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- Graph 1 -- Graph 2 -- Graph 3 -- Graph 4 -- Graph 5 -- Graph 6 -- Graph 7 -- Graph 8 -- Graph 9 -- Graph 10 -- Graph 11 -- Graph 12 -- Graph 13 -- Graph 14 -- Graph 15 -- Graph 16 -- Graph 17 -- Graph 18 -- Graph 19 -- Graph 20 -- Graph 20a -- Graph 21 -- Graph 21a -- Graph 22 -- Graph 22a -- Graph 23 -- Graph 23a -- Graph 24 -- Graph 25 -- Graph 26 -- Graph 27 -- Graph 28 -- Graph 29 -- Graph 30 -- Graph 31 -- Graph 32 -- Graph 33 -- Graph 34 -- Graph 35 -- Graph 36 -- Graph 37 -- Graph 38 -- Graph 39 -- Graph 40 -- Table 1 -- Table 2 -- Table 3 -- Table 4 -- Table 5 -- Prologue -- Geometric Component Burial Contexts and Anthropological Remains -- Anatomic Distribution of Preserved Skeletal Remains -- Aspects of Population Sample Demographic Profile -- Biological Sex Assessments -- Age Assessments -- On Skeletal Morphology -- Palaeopathological Profile -- Palaeopathologic Conditions -- Trauma Manifestations -- Non-Anthropological Organic Materials of Burial Contexts with Emphasis on Faunal Remains -- Epilogue -- References Cited -- Acknowledgements -- Graphs -- Tables. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816692203321 |
Agelarakis Anagnostis P. <1956->
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| Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2016] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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