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Studies in Classical Archaeology, vol. 17
The Sanctuary of Parthenos at Ancient Neapolis (Kavala), Volume II
Pottery, Stone Inscriptions, and Small finds
Amalia Avramidou (ed)
- Pages: approx. 274 p.
- Size:216 x 280 mm
- Illustrations:112 b/w, 28 col.
- Language(s):English
- Publication Year:2025
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- ISBN: 978-2-503-61767-1
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BIO
Amalia Avramidou is Associate Professor of Classical Archaeology at the Democritus University of Thrace. She specializes in Greek pottery and intercultural relations in the Mediterranean, with a focus on ancient Thrace. She is currently the principal investigator of the Peraia of Samothrace Project, a multidisciplinary fieldwork project in Aegean Thrace, and she is also working on the publication of the finds from the Sanctuary of Parthenos at ancient Neapolis (Kavala).
Summary
The ancient city of Neapolis (modern Kavala, Greece) was founded by Thasos in the seventh century BCE at a strategic location where the Thracian hinterlands meet the Aegean Sea. The patron deity of this North Aegean polis was Parthenos (the Maiden), a goddess often associated with Artemis and known to us through epigraphic and archaeological evidence. Her sanctuary came to light in the twentieth century, during rescue excavations, and yielded numerous finds, most of which date from the Archaic period.
This edited volume draws together the material evidence from the Sanctuary of Parthenos, with a particular focus on the ceramic wares, stone inscriptions, and small finds from the site. Published as a counterpart to an earlier publication in this series, Amalia Avramidou’s monograph, The Sanctuary of Parthenos at Ancient Neapolis (Kavala): Incised and Painted Ceramic Inscriptions from the Sanctuary and in Aegean Thrace, the essays gathered here nonetheless form a stand-alone volume that sheds light on both the importance of the site as a place of cult, and more broadly the role that it played within the commercial networks and cultural dynamics of the Aegean.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Illustrations
List of Contributors
Foreword
Michalis Tiverios, Maria Nikolaidou-Patera, Amalia Avramidou, Konstantia Amoiridou
Introduction
Amalia Avramidou
1. Parthenos: The Patron Deity of Neapolis par’ Αntisaran (Νεάπολις παρ’ ’Αντισάραν): A Suggestion Regarding her Identity
Michalis Tiverios
2. Parthenos through the Inscriptions
Denise Demetriou
3. Handmade Pottery
Konstantia Amoiridou
4. G 2–3 Ware from the Sanctuary of Parthenos at Ancient Neapolis (Kavala)
Petya Ilieva
5. Corinthian Pottery
Eleni Manakidou and Elina Papadopoulou
6. North Aegean ‘Waveline’ Pottery
Konstantoula Chavela
7. Transport Amphoras
Konstantinos Filis
8. Relief ‘Megarian’ Bowls
Penelope Malama
9. Lamps
Stella Poimenidou
10. Textile Production Tools
Bela Dimova
11. ‘New’ Terracotta Figurines
Alexandra Prokova
12. Small Finds
Amalia Avramidou
13. Concluding Remarks
Amalia Avramidou
