The Cultic Significance of Wheelmade Terracotta Figures in Late Helladic III C Eleon, Greece

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dc.contributor.authorGalumbeck, Alix
dc.contributor.supervisorVan Damme, Trevor
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-23T21:11:29Z
dc.date.available2024-04-23T21:11:29Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Greek and Roman Studies
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts MA
dc.description.abstractWithout written records, the evolution of religious practices can only be ascertained from the evaluation of cultic objects. During the Late Bronze Age (1700-1050 BCE) in mainland Greece, a significant shift in ritual practice occurred. With the decentralization of Greek society after the so-called collapse near the end of the Late Bronze Age, it appears that rites previously restricted to palatial centers were now executed at non-palatial areas. Recently discovered artifacts consisting of wheelmade terracotta figures excavated at Eleon, a non-palatial site extant during this period, were evaluated to determine not only their cultic significance but also if distinct cultic spaces were located at this site. The findings were categorized using a novel schema including ritual framing and semiotic analysis. Additionally, the objects were correlated with comparanda from similar sites throughout Mainland Greece, Melos, and Crete to categorize both their typology and ritual significance. Analysis of the data was performed through the lenses of cultic continuity, cultic progression, and regional variation. The results reveal that ritual practices were similar between Eleon and other sites, suggesting that this Post Palatial center had both cultic objects and shrines.
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduate
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/16398
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectMycenaean
dc.subjectEleon
dc.subjectLate Bronze Age
dc.subjectbull
dc.subjectfemale figure
dc.subjectWheelmade Terracotta Figure
dc.subjectritual
dc.subjectcult
dc.titleThe Cultic Significance of Wheelmade Terracotta Figures in Late Helladic III C Eleon, Greece
dc.typeThesis

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