Monumentality, Diversity and Fragmentation in Early Cycladic Sculpture: the finds from the Special Deposit North at Kavos on Keros (The sanctuary on Keros and the origins of Aegean ritual practice)

ISBN 10: 1913344223 / ISBN 13: 9781913344221

Published by McDonald Institute for Archaeolo, 2025

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Synopsis:

The sanctuary at Kavos on Keros was discovered in 1963 in the aftermath of looting in the region of the sanctuary now designated the Special Deposit North. From 2006-2008, excavations in the Special Deposit South (now fully published in Volumes II and III of the present series), clarified the nature of the deposits and the materials found there. This volume publishes the sculptural fragments from the Special Deposit North, recovered in excavations in 1963 and 1967, in a campaign of surface survey and excavation in 1987, and collected by archaeologists over the past six decades, or discovered by locals. The material is better preserved than most of the material from the Special Deposit South, and offers important insights into earlier phases of Cycladic sculpture, monumental sculptures, and sculptures of special type, such as seated or standing figures, including musicians and groups. The present volume completes the publication of the entire sculptural assemblage recovered in approved excavations from the sanctuary at Kavos, and a number of conclusions are offered on the basis of the complete assemblage.

About the Authors: Colin Renfrew (Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn) was formerly Disney Professor of Archaeology and Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research in the University of Cambridge, and Master of Jesus College Cambridge from 1986 to 1997. He has excavated at a number of sites in prehistoric Greece and in the Orkney Islands, most recently on the Cycladic island of Keros. He is the author of many publications, including The Emergence of Civilisation (1972), The Archaeology of Cult (1985), and Prehistory: the making of the human mind (2007). He is Fellow of the British Academy, Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, and was the recipient of the Balzan Prize in 2004.

Peggy Sotirakopoulou has worked in the Greek Ministry of Culture, been Curator at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens and a lecturer in the University of Crete. She has worked in excavations in the Cyclades and Cyprus and is a member of the Archaeological Society at Athens. She is the author of Volume IV in the present series on the pottery from the 2006-2008 excavations at Dhaskalio (2016).

Michael J. Boyd's main research interests lie in the prehistoric Aegean, where he has worked in the Peloponnese and Cyclades, and in the archaeology of death. He is co-director of the excavations on Keros and co-editor of the Keros publications series. He has worked widely in Greece, Bulgaria and Albania.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Monumentality, Diversity and Fragmentation ...
Publisher: McDonald Institute for Archaeolo
Publication Date: 2025
Binding: hardcover
Condition: New