The Artemis Laphria Temple at Kalydon in Aitolia. The finds from the 192030s Danish Greek excavations, vol. 1 and 2
Signe Barfoed
AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESS
2020
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The Artemis Laphria Sanctuary at Kalydon in Aitolia. The finds from the 192030s DanishGreek excavations – Vol. 1. The Pottery and Terracotta Lamps is the first comprehensive study of previously unpublished ceramic finds from the Artemis Laphria sanctuary in Kalydon, Aitolia, excavated in the 1920s and 1930s by Frederik Poulsen, Konstantinos Rhomaios, and Ejnar Dyggve. While the sanctuary’s architecture and topography were published in 1948, the extensive ceramic assemblages dating from the Prehistoric to Late Antique periods remained unpublished until now. This volume is an invaluable resource for scholars interested in the history of Aitolia, ancient Greek religion, and ancient ceramics. The book presents an assemblage of prominent Mycenaean pottery as well as unique locally produced pottery, such as a rhyton with an exceptional figure scene, and imported ceramics from Corinth, Attica, and Elis, demonstrating the city's long history of external contacts. Furthermore, the book provides extensive analyses of pottery types and shape distributions, as well as a detailed account of the excavation history and contextualisation of the pottery assemblage.
