SOMA 2004

Book excerpt: The eighth annual Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology took place from the 20th to 22nd February 2004 at Trinity College, Dublin. Since its inception, SOMA has sought to provide postgraduate researchers in Mediterranean archaeology with a forum in which to present their work and give voice to new trends in Mediterranean archaeological research. This year, one of the main aims of the organisers was to make the symposium inclusive of regions and time periods not normally covered by the conference, i.e., to reach beyond the eastern Mediterranean region, and the Bronze Age and Classical periods. The presentations, therefore, covered places as diverse as Libya, Sardinia, and Jerusalem, and ranging chronologically from Neanderthals to Crusaders. Contents: (1) Italian Wine between the Late Republic and the First Century AD: Analysis of Production and Trade through the Principal Types of Amphora (Francesco Aliperti); (2) The Necropolis of Castelluzzo at Militello in the Catania Valley (Italy) (Susanna Amari); (3) The Maritime Villae of Antium: A Case Study in Coastal Settlement (Tjark Blokzijl); (4) Origins of the Romano-African House (Margherita Carucci); (5) Homesickness and Greek Architecture in a Colony: The example of Cyrene (Libya) (Luca Cherstich); (6) Making aeScentsAE of Flowery Pots. Considering Minoan Ceramic Vessels with Botanical Relief (Jo Day); (7) Beyond the Consumer City; the Case of Ancient Antioch (Andrea Umberto De Giorgi); (8) The site of Iuvanum (Abruzzi, Italy) in the Classical period; Its Public and Private Buildings: A Preliminary Study of a Taverna (Vanessa D'Orazio); (9) Central Adriatic Sea: real aeimportuosa litoraAE? (Domenico Fossataro); (10) Understanding the Limits of Pollution: The Use of the Dead (Florentia Fragkopoulou); (11) Monkeying Around the Mediterranean: A Fresh Perspective on Ancient Primates (Cybelle Greenlaw);(12) Special sites in the Cretan Neolithic Landscape (Heinrich Hall); 13) From Antiquity To Feudalism. At The Southern Border Of Navarra. The Design of a Study in Landscape Archaeology (Jes Lorenzo Jimenez); (14) The Urban Development of Leptis Magna in the Late First Century BC and Early First Century AD (Ibrahim Kreetallah); (15) Eteocretans in The Bronze Age? The Far East of Crete During The LM II-III Periods (1450-1100 BC) (Charlotte Langohr); (16) Reconstructing Minoan Monumentality (Quentin Letesson); (17) Terracotta Human Figures and Figurines from the LBA Cyclades (The Cases of Ayia Irini and Phylakopi): Art, Religion, and Politics (Dionysia Marinou); (18) The Myth of the Synagogue on Delos (Lidia Matassa) 19) A aeHall of the MusesAE at Cyrene (Libya)? (Oscar Mei); (20) Disentangling Material Cultures: Late Roman and Sasanian Facet Cut Glassware in Late Antiquity (Hallie Meredith-Goymour); (21) Cities Under Siege? A Look at Bronze Age Iconography (Angelos Papadopoulos); (22) Symbols of Superiority: Western Greek votive offerings at Delphi (Elvira Rocca); (23) Sacred or Profane: Swallow-Painted Nippled Ewers from Akrotiri (Heather Mae Russell); (24) Is There ONE Crusader Archaeology? (James G. Schryver); (25) Exploring the Divine Cow in Ancient Egypt (Nina Shiel); (26) The Uses of Bow Imagery in a Greek Context: The Enemy Within (Joe Skinner); (27) Altars and cult installations of Punic tradition in North Africa (Federica Spagnoli); (28) Sun, Sea and Archaeological Sites: Archaeology and the State - A View from Cyprus (Deirdre Stritch); (29) Body, Senses and Space in Late Bronze Age Central Macedonia, Greece (Vasileios Tsamis); (30) New Look at Minoan Metalworking Techniques (Thomas Tselios); (31) Debates and Trends on Heritage Management and Architectural Conservation in the Mediterranean Region: The Issue of the Driving Forces Behind Conservation Planning (Kalliopi Vacharopoulou).