Representações de suicidas míticos na cerâmica grega: séculos VII-IV A.C.

Com a presente dissertação temos por objectivo problematizar, através da iconografia, as representações de suicidas míticos na cerâmica grega (séculos VII-IV a.C.). O corpus da pesquisa é constituído por 40 vasos com imagens de onze figuras mitológicas: Ájax, Alceste, Antígona, Ariadne, Cassandra, Fedra, Ifigénia, Macária, Medeia, Orestes e Políxena. Das 40 imagens analisadas, três são do séc. VII a.C., cinco do séc. VI a.C., onze do séc. V a.C. e 21 do séc. IV a.C. A dissertação é dividida em onze capítulos, um para cada figura mitológica, nos quais debateremos as fontes, a evolução do mito e a iconografia associada.

A cerâmica de cozinha africana de Monte Molião: Monte Molião, Lagos

Monte Molião fica situado na margem esquerda do estuário da Ribeira de Bensafrim, em Lagos. Teve uma ocupação pré-romana, tendo sido densamente povoado durante toda a época romana. Neste trabalho, analisam-se os fragmentos de cerâmica de cozinha africana recolhidos no sítio, em escavações arqueológicas. O conjunto engloba 2005 fragmentos classificaveis, no entanto, apenas 1767 foram passíveis de tipificação (de acordo com as propostas de Tortorella, Hayes e M. Bonifay), tendo sido analisados também de acordo com a sua posição estratigráfica, o que permitiu retirar informação sobre a sua cronologia absoluta e integração nas diferentes fases de ocupação romana do sítio. Todos foram também abordados do ponto de vista do fabrico, concretamente no que se refere à cor e à estrutura física da pasta, numa tentativa de aproximação aos centros produtores. 161 exemplares, considerados representativos do conjunto, foram desenhados e tintados. O circuito da cerâmica de cozinha africana no sul de Portugal foi proposto com base nos dados do sítio de Lagos, mas também com outros provenientes de distintos locais algarvios, tendo-se concluído que aqueles em que esta cerâmica se tinha registado eram litorais ou facilmente acessíveis por rio.

(Table 2) Radiocarbon ages of lake sediments from Boresø, East Greenland

This chapter provides a review of proxy data from a variety of natural archives sampled in the Wollaston Forland region, central Northeast Greenland. The data are used to describe long-term environmental and climatic changes. The focus is on reconstructing the Holocene conditions particularly in the Zackenberg area. In addition, this chapter provides an overview of the archaeological evidence for prehistoric occupation of the region. The Zackenberg area has been covered by the Greenland Ice Sheet several times during the Quaternary. At the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, about 22,000 years BP), temperatures were much lower than at present, and only very hardy organisms may have survived in the region, even if ice-free areas existed. Marked warming at around 11,700 years BP led to ice recession, and the Zackenberg area was deglaciated in the early Holocene, prior to 10,100 years BP. Rapid early Holocene land emergence was replaced by a slight transgression in the late Holocene. During the Holocene, summer solar insolation decreased in the north. Following deglaciation of the region, summer temperatures probably peaked in the early to mid-Holocene, as indicated by the occurrence of a southern beetle species. However, the timing for the onset of the Holocene thermal maximum is rather poorly constrained because of delayed immigration of key plant species. During the thermal maximum, the mean July temperature was at least 2-3°C higher than at present. Evidence for declining summer temperatures is seen at around 5500, 4500 and 3500 years BP. The cooling culminated during the Little Ice Age that peaked about 100-200 years ago. The first plants that immigrated to the region were herbs and mosses. The first dwarf shrubs arrived in Northeast Greenland prior to 10,400 years BP, and dwarf birch arrived around 8800 years BP. The first people arrived about 4500 years BP, but the region was depopulated several times before the last people disappeared some time after 1823 AD, perhaps as a consequence of poor hunting conditions during the peak of the Little Ice Age.

Leadless decorative tiles, faience, and mosaic, comprising notes and excerpts on the history, materials, manufacture & use of ornamental flooring tiles, ceramic mosaic, and decorative tiles and faience, with complete series of recipes for tile-bodies, and for leadless glazes and art-tile enamels,

Mode of access: Internet.

Potters, their arts and crafts.

Mode of access: Internet.

1992 census of manufactures.

Mode of access: Internet.

Survey and excavations in southern Ecuador,

Descriptive letterpress on versos facing the plates.

Tepexpan man /

Bibliography: p. 149-153.

Greek, Roman and Egyptian antiquities ... /

"Pubic auction sale."

Excavations at San Jose, British Honduras.

"References": p.287-290.

Mackenzie's ten thousand receipts : in all the useful and domestic arts : constituting a complete and practical library.

Includes index.