The origin of the Protogeometric style in northern Greece and its relevance for the absolute chronology of the Early Iron Age

• Autores: Trevor Van Damme, Bartłomiej Lis
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 98, Nº 401, 2024, págs. 1271-1289
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Classical archaeological chronologies are steeped in relative dating, but the application of absolute methods does not always support such clear-cut seriation. Here, the authors consider the significance of a Macedonian vase in reconciling the conventional and absolute chronologies of Early Iron Age Greece. Decorated with compass-drawn concentric circles and found in a Late Bronze Age context at ancient Eleon, Boeotia, the authors argue that this vessel establishes a chronological anchor and supports a twelfth-century BC emergence of the Protogeometric style in central Macedonia. A model for the indigenous development and dispersal of the Macedonian Protogeometric style is presented for future elaboration.