Συνέχειες και ασυνέχειες στη χρήση των πήλινων σφραγισμάτων στον Ελλαδικό χώρο από την Εποχή του Χαλκού έως το τέλος της Κλασικής Αρχαιότητας

ΜΑΚΡΥΠΟΔΗ ΣΤΑΜΑΤΟΥΛΑ

Unit:

Department of History and Archaeology
Library of the School of Philosophy

Deposit date:

2019-12-06

Year:

2019

Author:

ΜΑΚΡΥΠΟΔΗ ΣΤΑΜΑΤΟΥΛΑ

Dissertation committee:

Eλένη Μαντζουράνη, καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, ΕΠΚΑ
Δημήτριος Πλάντζος, αναπληρωτής καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, ΕΠΚΑ
Κωνσταντίνος Σμπόνιας, αναπληρωτής καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας, Ιόνιο Πανεπιστήμιο
Ελευθέριος Πλάτων, αναπληρωτής καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, ΕΠΚΑ
Ιωάννης Παπαδάτος, αναπληρωτής καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, ΕΠΚΑ
Γεώργιος Βαβουρανάκης, αναπληρωτής καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, ΕΠΚΑ
Κωνσταντίνος Κοπανιάς, αναπληρωτής καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, ΕΠΚΑ

Original Title:

Συνέχειες και ασυνέχειες στη χρήση των πήλινων σφραγισμάτων στον Ελλαδικό χώρο από την Εποχή του Χαλκού έως το τέλος της Κλασικής Αρχαιότητας

Languages:

Greek

Translated title:

Continuities and discontinuities in the use of clay sealed documents in Greece from the Bronze Age until the end of Classical Antiquity

Summary:

The use of clay sealed documents has been mentioned in Greece throughout the Bronze Age with the exception of the Middle Bronze Age in the Greek mainland. Following the collapse of the Mycenaean palaces, the practice of sealing disappears. Despite the fact that the written sources of classical antiquity confirm the use of seals, the material remains are mainly confined to sealed vessels and tiles, objects which are excluded from this study. Clay tokens originate mainly from Athens in the late 4th and early 3rd century BC, whilst large sets of sealings in Greece originate from archives of sealed documents written in papyrus and are dated mainly to the Hellenistic period.The aim of this study is to observe the sealing practice within a geographical and chronological context, as well as to identify similarities and differences over time. The presentation of the data is realized in two parts. The first one pertains to clay sealings of the Bronze Age and the second one to those of Historic period. Great importance is placed on the classification of shapes / types of clay sealings and the introduction of the relevant terminology in Greek. The study of the sealed documents is combined with the study of their context, the type of buildings in which they were found, and their exact location within them.Despite the aforementioned periods, during which sealing through material remains is not documented, the study showed more similarities than differences in the use of clay sealings in Greece. Both during the Bronze Age and in the Classical Antiquity, clay sealings are found in areas of building entrances, apartment complexes entrances, city gates. Clay sealed documents are often associated with ritual spaces within large assemblies. Sealing practices regarding the use of seals with similar motifs and minor variations substantiate common customs during the Bronze Age and Historic Times.

Main subject category:

Archaeology

Keywords:

Clay, Sealings, Greece, Tokens, Archives

Index:

Number of index pages:

Contains images:

Yes

Number of references:

391

Number of pages:

351