Description
Book SynopsisA Monumental Hellenistic Funerary Ensemble at Callatis on the Western Black Sea presents one of the most spectacular early Hellenistic funerary monuments, recently excavated on the western Black Sea coast by a Romanian-Bulgarian-Polish interdisciplinary research team. Documaci Tumulus, covering a painted tomb, and marked by a monumental statue, was built at the threshold of the 4th to 3rd centuries BC in the cemetery of the Greek City of Callatis. The sophisticated construction techniques and the remains of commemorative rituals attest to the dynamic political arena of the Diadochi wars in the Black Sea area and offer a glimpse into a complex and interconnected world of Hellenistic architects and artists. The monument will fuel discussions about the mechanisms of ritualised identity expression in mixed cultural environments, functioning under the pressure of political change, or about community membership, symbolic discourse and ancestors— all reflected in ‘le jeu des miroirs’ of the funerary practices.
Table of ContentsIntroduction ;
Chapter 1: The History of Research at Documaci Tumulus ;
Chapter 2: Research Objectives and Methodologies
;
Chapter 3: Broader Context ;
Documaci Tumulus ;
Chapter 4 The Place
;
Chapter 5 The Enclosure Wall (
krepis)
;
Chapter 6 The Mound
;
Chapter 7:
Sema ;
Chapter 8: The Tomb ;
Chapter 9: Plasters and Pigments ;
Chapter 10: Analysis of Stones Found in the Area of the Funerary Complex of the Documaci Tumulus ;
Chapter 11: The Hellenistic Tomb under the Documaci Tumulus – a Cult Space During The Medieval Period ;
Chapter 12: Catalogue of Ceramic Finds ;
Chapter 13: Small Finds ;
Chapter 14: Analysis of Faunal Remains Found in the Ritual Deposits of Documaci Tumulus ;
Concluding Remarks ;
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