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Dimitri Nakassis deposited Gemination at the Horizons: East and West in the Mythical Geography of Archaic Greek Epic on Humanities Commons 8 years, 1 month ago
This paper examines descriptions of remote places in archaic Greek epic. I argue that Homeric cosmic geography consists of two complementary models, one in which the sun rises and sets at a single locus—the axis mundi—as in the Theogony, and another in which sunrise and sunset take place on the eastern and western horizons respectively. Con…[Read more]
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Dimitri Nakassis deposited Individuals and Society in Mycenaean Pylos on Humanities Commons 8 years, 1 month ago
This book revises our understanding of Mycenaean society through a detailed analysis of individuals attested in the administrative texts from the Palace of Nestor at Pylos in southwestern Greece, ca. 1200 BC. It argues that conventional models of Mycenaean society, which focus on administrative titles and terms, can be improved through the study…[Read more]
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Dimitri Nakassis deposited PRESTIGE AND INTEREST: Feasting and the King at Mycenaean Pylos on Humanities Commons 8 years, 1 month ago
In this article the author examines the politics of Mycenaean feasting through an analysis of three Linear B texts from the “Palace of Nestor” at Pylos that concern regional landholdings and contributions to a feast. Consideration of scribal practices, the political situation in Late Bronze Age Messenia, and historical parallels suggests that the…[Read more]
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Dimitri Nakassis deposited KE-RA-ME-JA: Studies Presented to Cynthia W. Shelmerdine on Humanities Commons 8 years, 1 month ago
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Heather D Baker's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months ago
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Heather D Baker deposited House size and household structure: quantitative data in the study of Babylonian urban living conditions in the group
Urban Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThe aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between dwelling size, household structure and social status in urban Babylonia during the first millennium BC.
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Heather D Baker deposited House size and household structure: quantitative data in the study of Babylonian urban living conditions in the group
Near Eastern Archaeology on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThe aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between dwelling size, household structure and social status in urban Babylonia during the first millennium BC.
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Heather D Baker deposited House size and household structure: quantitative data in the study of Babylonian urban living conditions in the group
Assyriologists on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThe aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between dwelling size, household structure and social status in urban Babylonia during the first millennium BC.
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Heather D Baker deposited House size and household structure: quantitative data in the study of Babylonian urban living conditions in the group
Archaeology on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThe aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between dwelling size, household structure and social status in urban Babylonia during the first millennium BC.
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Heather D Baker deposited House size and household structure: quantitative data in the study of Babylonian urban living conditions in the group
Ancient Near East on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThe aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between dwelling size, household structure and social status in urban Babylonia during the first millennium BC.
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Heather D Baker deposited Family Structure, Household Cycle, and the Social Use of Domestic Space in Urban Babylonia in the group
Near Eastern Archaeology on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThis paper examines the relationship between house and household in first-millennium BC Babylonia, drawing on both textual and archaeological evidence. It builds on previous research by the author which has focused on elucidating the Babylonian terms for parts of the house and correlating these with architectural forms, based on comparison with…[Read more]
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Heather D Baker deposited Family Structure, Household Cycle, and the Social Use of Domestic Space in Urban Babylonia in the group
Assyriologists on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThis paper examines the relationship between house and household in first-millennium BC Babylonia, drawing on both textual and archaeological evidence. It builds on previous research by the author which has focused on elucidating the Babylonian terms for parts of the house and correlating these with architectural forms, based on comparison with…[Read more]
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Heather D Baker deposited Family Structure, Household Cycle, and the Social Use of Domestic Space in Urban Babylonia in the group
Archaeology on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThis paper examines the relationship between house and household in first-millennium BC Babylonia, drawing on both textual and archaeological evidence. It builds on previous research by the author which has focused on elucidating the Babylonian terms for parts of the house and correlating these with architectural forms, based on comparison with…[Read more]
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Heather D Baker deposited Family Structure, Household Cycle, and the Social Use of Domestic Space in Urban Babylonia in the group
Ancient Near East on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThis paper examines the relationship between house and household in first-millennium BC Babylonia, drawing on both textual and archaeological evidence. It builds on previous research by the author which has focused on elucidating the Babylonian terms for parts of the house and correlating these with architectural forms, based on comparison with…[Read more]
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Heather D Baker deposited House size and household structure: quantitative data in the study of Babylonian urban living conditions on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months ago
The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between dwelling size, household structure and social status in urban Babylonia during the first millennium BC.
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Heather D Baker deposited Family Structure, Household Cycle, and the Social Use of Domestic Space in Urban Babylonia on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months ago
This paper examines the relationship between house and household in first-millennium BC Babylonia, drawing on both textual and archaeological evidence. It builds on previous research by the author which has focused on elucidating the Babylonian terms for parts of the house and correlating these with architectural forms, based on comparison with…[Read more]
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Zachary Margulies's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months ago
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Heather D Baker's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 3 months ago
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