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Jorrit Kelder

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3 months

The tomb of the Mycenaean king of Naxos, but where is his capital? The ultimate sign of Mycenaean royalty is the tholos tomb; a beehive-shaped tomb, covered by earth. They are rare on the Cyclades (1 on Tinos, 1 on Mykonos), and this is the only one known from Naxos 1/

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As a Dutchman, used to coalition govs (with up to 4 parties), it’s bewildering to watch the accusations hurled towards @joswinson in the #andrewneilinterviews Of course you don’t get it your way everytime: baffling to see how that should affect one’s trust in a party/leader.

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Remains of two streets from the late 13th century BCE… The Mycenaean citadel of Agios Andreas, near Apollonia on Sifnos is a stunning place! It appears to have been built, “ex novo”, in about 1250 BCE.

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Avignon is not just interesting for its papal / medieval history, but also for its prehistory. In the local “Musée lapidaire” (Calvet collection), one may find late Neolithic stelae such as these (found in the region around the city).

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2 years

@BartFunnekotter Dit is goud; hoe verzin je het.

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The east coast of Naxo is a rugged, windswept place, but at its very southern point, there is a sheltered bay, with an idyllic beach. Now it attracts swimmers; in the distant past, it must have been a busy port. Close to it, there’s a small hill with scattered ruins… 1/9

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1 year

I am working on a new book on the Mycenaean world —and it’s tough. Now at Asine: a wealthy settlement close to Mycenae, Tiryns and Nauplion. Seaborne trade clearly made it prosper, even after the fall of the palaces (c. 1200 BCE), when there is also evidence for cult activity.

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6 months

Visit to Brauron, the sanctuary of Artemis, but also the site of the Tomb of Iphigenia. Later known as the daughter of Agamemnon, she may originally have been a local(?) chthonic deity. Her sanctuary was a cave, which collapsed and was filled in with a shrine

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1 year

Golden Mycenae; city of Gods, Heroes, and Felines

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3 months

“I cover Heinrich Schliemann”. Pilgrimage to the tomb of the father of Aegean Prehistory in Athens’ First Cemetery.

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1 year

After submitting my paper on Mycenaean Gates (submitted last week), I am now delving into what Mycenaean cult / worship actually looked like. One thing of particular interest to me are the objects of veneration themselves: statues of the gods and ancestors.

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1 year

Exploring the magnificent Mycenaean fortress of Gla in Boeotia, with Barry Molloy. The site is huge; some 20ha or so, and recent digs suggest there was far more occupation than previously thought.

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Mycenaeans in my backyard! Whilst the acropolis was, in Mycenaean times, undoubtedly the political and ceremonial heart of Athens, there were several major centres scattered in the areas around it. Remains of 1 of these were found along the Vouliagmenis avenue…

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Jorrit Kelder

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10 months

There is an interesting parallel with Mycenaean Greece. The famous (E-pi-ko-wo) “watchers” guarding the coast may, according to a very appealing suggestion by Mahoney, in fact better be translated as “allies”.

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10 months

3/ Thus, the military forces, which belonged to vassal or allied kingdoms, are referred to in the texts as šardiya- (=helper) and Š TILLATU, and they took part in military operations being led by their king, 👉

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It is situated just outside the picturesque mountain village of Κορωνίδα (Koronida, although it’s also known as Komiaki). Though looted, the tomb (3.4 m diameter: 2.6 height) is thought to have been built around 1400 BCE. The site is locally known as “axo(s)”. 2/

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Yet Koronida itself would make for a perfect centre with vistas towards the coast. It’s known for its historical fresh water fountain and agricultural produce, and especially its wine is popular across the island. One wonders what lies beneath the “Panagia Theoskopasti”… 8/8

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Jorrit Kelder

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1 year

Μια πόλις άλλη θα βρεθεί καλλίτερη από αυτή. Today, I tendered my resignation, effective 1 November, at @UniLeiden . I will move to Athens. It has been a tremendous honour to serve the oldest university of NL & its academics.

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Tradition holds that the island was previously called after Dionysos —he had a major sanctuary at Yria (near Naxos town) in later (archaic and Classical) times. The HUGE but unfinished statue (ca 540 BCE) in a quarry near Apollonas —north of Koronida- might represent him. 4/

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3 months

*A fond farewell (for now) to Naxos*. Around 1400 BCE, a large settlement arose at what are now the outskirts of Naxos Town (Chora).

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There is some evidence for cult activity (perhaps to Dionysos and/or a fertility deity) during Mycenaean times at Yria. Close by, a large Mycenaean settlement with double harbour (on either side of the Palatia islet -then a peninsula) arose. 5/

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Perhaps a vague reference (or later invention) to the legendary king Naxos, after whom the island is called. He was the son of Apollo and Acalle (‘Ακάλλη: a daughter of the Cretan King Minos) according to the scholia to Apollonius Rhodius (4.1492). 3/

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2 years

Happy to report that this paper, on possible sea-borne routes for the dispersal of Proto Indo-European and Anatolian language bearers is now out (or at least being printed) in the latest issue of Talanta:

EARLY SHIPS AND THE SPREAD OF INDO-EUROPEAN AND ANATOLIAN LANGUAGES

This paper proposes that ships may have played a much more significant role in the spread of Proto-Indo-European speaking peoples than has hitherto been thought, and that the Black Sea served as an...

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There’s no way that a ruler would have been buried so far from his seat of power. Whoever was buried in the tholos of Koronida, must have resided close by. The problem is that no sizable Mycenaean sites have (yet!!) been identified in the area… 7/

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The wealth of this centre can be gauged by the finds from tombs near Grotta (now largely submerged) and its surroundings. This place is thought to be the main centre of the island from ca 1450 BCE onwards. And here we return to the buried ruler at Koronida… 6/

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4 months

A new study lends further strength to the notion that Late Stone Age European populations may have plummeted as a result of the Plague (perhaps this allowed new groups from the steppe to enter the continent even more swiftly).

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Around 5,000 years ago, the population in northern Europe collapsed, decimating Stone Age farming communities across the region. The cause of this calamity, called the Neolithic decline, has remained a matter of debate.

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5 years

Een draadje over de VENI procedure en aanvraagdruk bij @NWO_SSH . Een aantal van de afwijzingen die ik onder ogen kreeg kwamen me dusdanig vreemd voor (ik pretendeer op bepaalde velden enige expertise te hebben) dat ik maar eens ben gaan rondvragen. 1/27

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3 years

I guess we already knew that whales once were (semi) terrestrial, but this is still a great find, with, given that it was found in Egypt, an appropriate name to boot!

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1 year

Greetings from the Early Cycladic settlement —fortress is a better word- of Kastri. Bit of a hike, but stunning views. I can’t imagine a lot of trade goods being hauled up regularly: the gate is hardly wide enough for a donkey to pass. Was this mainly a stopover or pirate’s nest?

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1 year

There clearly was something worthwhile to protect, for Kastri was fortified by a massive wall with bastions —a very similar structure is known from Liman Tepe in Anatolia. The site is difficult to reach these days, but I may give it a shot tomorrow (if the family allows it;))

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4 months

Time for a small excursion in Attica! Starting with a visit to Rhamnous this morning. Already an important centre in the 6th century, it is reached via a road flanked by monumental family tombs.

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2 months

Mycenaean chamber tombs at Palaio Epidauros. Finds from these tombs indicate that they were used from the 15th to 12th / early 11th century BCE. Most of the finds from these tombs are fairly typical (some of it is on show in the museum in Nauplion): stirrup jars, alabaster.. 1/7

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10 months

Working on he political structure of the Mycenaean state. Hard work. Lots of titles, but their relation to each other is often vague, and may overlap. Is a damokoro superior over a korete? Could a korete be among the teleta? How to visualise it all? And the Linear B font🤬..

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1 year

It’s out, with beautiful illustrations custom-made for the journal. Looking forward to reading the other papers on western Anatolia in the Late Bronze Age.

Ancient History Mag

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1 year

Once believed to be just a legend, it is now known that the city of #Troy actually existed, and that it flourished in the Late Bronze Age. For AH 44, Jorrit Kelder explores this city, (likely) known to the Hittites as Wilusa. Get your copy here:

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Putting "events" (as far as we can identify them) in the Mycenaean period in order, and trying to weave something of a history... Clear outbursts of activity around 1400 and 1300 BCE, in imo best explained in the context of an expanding and consolidating Argive(?) state..

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2 years

At the “Open Kaart” exhibit in the ⁦ @allard_pierson ⁩, enjoying the magnificent 1625 map of Amsterdam by Balthasar Florensz van Berckenrode. Nice to see this in the city where it belongs, and marvel at the details. But what might the enigmatic circle at Dam square mean?

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9 months

Happy to announce that my paper "Epigraphy, Archaeology, and our Understanding of the Mycenaean World" is now out in "The Ancient World Revisited" -the latest book in the @CSMC_Hamburg Studies in Manuscript Cultures. It is open access, available here:

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@HofhuisSteije @WelmoedVlieger Gerenommeerde wetenschappers, wiens werk de hoogste standaard zou hebben, tegen meneer van de Beek (dan plotseling geen titel). De argumenten zijn op. De tijd ook, gezien de bezuinigingen. Die de academie volledig aan zichzelf te danken heeft. Klagen, maar 0 zelfreflectie.

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Jorrit Kelder

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5 years

De rector ⁦ @CarelStolker ⁩ van ⁦ @UniLeiden ⁩ somt het goed op. ⁦ @ivanengelshoven ⁩ begrijpt helemaal niet wat wetenschap is;het gaat er niet om een specifieke tak van de markt te bedienen, maar om nieuwsgierige, analytische geesten te kweken

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1 year

And, as a member of @CSMC_Hamburg , I could of course not resist visiting the site “Γράμματα”, at the very northern point of the island. The rock next to the sea is inscribed by sailers asking -or thanking- their deities for safe travels….

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8 months

Just out: a paper that reviews the origins of the “Homeric Burial”. It proposes that burial rites like those of Patroklos may well owe a number of traits to early Greek contacts with Central Europe (and not just, as is often assumed, Hittite Anatolia).

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2 months

Visit to the beautiful site of Perachora today. The site is of interest, to most *normal* people (as my kids remind me) because of the very pretty beach there. But for those archaeologically inclined, it stands out because of the remains of a Hera sanctuary.

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The site really is a spectacular example of what looks like a planned Mycenaean settlement, which survived well into historical times. It is very well preserved and kept, and guarded by its own feline φύλακας. A pretty little museum is built next to it, and well worth a visit.

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1 year

So I guess this is what kind of happened in Knossos’ Central Court.

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1 year

Archaeology, it’s a tough life. Today means a visit to the peninsula of Agios Nikolaos. It was occupied in the Early Helladic period; it is difficult to securely identify architecture from this period, but pottery -including a so-called Pyxis imported from the Cyclades- show

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They offer an insight in the world of the early Bronze Age Cyclades; a rural one of farmers, goats and donkeys, but also one of maritime trade (with seals, such as this one, to indicate property), far-flung contact, and also sea-borne violence. 9/9

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1 year

Creating some illustrations for a forthcoming paper on Mycenaean cult. Not perfect yet, but amazing to unleash AI on my own drawings (and then tweak the results manually). Here’s the room with the fresco at Mycenae, with a (hypithetical) cult statue on the platform to the right.

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Unique petroglyphs have been found at this site. Nothing (afaik) like it is known from elsewhere on Naxos, or indeed the Cyclades, bar the late Neolithic Strophilas on Andros. These Naxian glyphs are thought to be 3rd millennium BCE though. 8/9

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But the elliptical building he found here may well have been some sort of a lookout spot. Grinding stones and kitchen it rails suggest a permanent occupation. It would have had a perfect view over the sea…which may have inspired the remarkable rock-art that was found here.7/9

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3 years

H/t @nickollivere for noting that out of 23 @NWO_SSH vidis, only 6 are in humanities subjects. The rest social science, with some leaning heavily into science. One of the fears when SS and Humanities merged was that exactly this would happen. They said it wouldn’t…

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1 year

Om nom nom, proofs.

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The citadel was protected by a fortification wall, initially with several towers and at least three gates. After what was probably an earthquake, a bastion was created in the north corner. Later on, perhaps in the 12th century BCE, an “outer” wall was built…

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1 year

Sad news: The eminent Assyriologist Klaas R. Veenhof, Professor emeritus @LeidenHum @NINO_Leiden , passed away at his home on 28 July at the age of 87. He was a titan in his field, and remained research active till the very end.

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This is an amazing discovery. (Part of) the outer (granite) sarcophagus of Ramesses II, king of Kings, has been identified. Reused in the 11th / 10th century BCE for the burial of a High Priest, it was eventually incorporated in the floor of a monastery.

The Original Sarcophagus of Pharaoh Ramesses II Found in the Floor of a Coptic Monastery in Abydos

The sarcophagus of Pharaoh Ramesses II (1279-1212 BC) has been identified following the re-examination of a sarcophagus found in 2009 in Abydos (Egypt) by archaeologists Ayman Damarani and Kevin...

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3 years

Inderdaad een werkelijk uitstekende column.

Geerten Waling

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3 years

Vernietigende column van Aleid Truijens in de @volkskrant over minister @ivanengelshoven .

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2 months

“Ook zonder harde data wil (..) NWO afdwingen dat universiteiten serieus werk gaan maken van diversiteit.(..) Universiteiten die dit weigeren, kunnen in de toekomst geen NWO-financiering meer krijgen”.

Universiteiten zijn minder mannelijk, volgende ambitie: minder wit, alleen de methode ligt onder...

Inclusiviteit universiteiten: Voor het eerst wordt de helft van de universiteiten geleid door een vrouw. Volgend doel dient zich aan: universiteiten willen ‘minder wit’ worden. Maar de manier waarop...

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4 years

Perhaps not quite a swimming pool, @MuseumsUnlocked , but still very watery: the Nuraghic well sanctuary of Santa Cristina, Sardinia, with its magnificent subterranean (tholos-like) well. #museumsunlocked

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3 months

The place is called Πάνορμος (Panormos); meaning “sheltered harbour”, and in the 3rd millennium BCE, it was home to a small community that lived in a heavily fortified cluster of (20) rooms. A narrow corridor, flanked by bastions, allowed entrance to the complex.. 2/9

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1 year

I am worried about certain developments in Dutch academia, & want to focus instead on my research. I will remain a fellow with @NINO_Leiden and hope to write a new book at the place where I wrote my PhD; the @BSAthens . Athens, and research, here I come!

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2 years

@archae_delle @Durotrigesdig I would advise against it, if only for the editorial hassle. Submitted a paper recently on the spread of the chicken in the ancient world, and though the title reflected the contents perfectly, the editors insisted I’d change it.

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5 years

Ik heb er al eerder over getwitterd, maar nu staat het ook in de @nrc : het baanbrekende onderzoek van Willemijn Waal van @UniLeiden en @NINO_Leiden over de oorsprong van het Griekse (en dus het onze) alfabet —dat veel ouder is dan gedacht.

Toen de Grieken het alfabet gingen gebruiken

Oudheid: Wanneer gingen de Grieken het alfabet gebruiken? Daarover is al tijden een debat gaande. Willemijn Waal zette alle bewijzen op een rij en concludeerde: al in de elfde eeuw voor Christus werd...

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2 years

Super pleased to finally hold the published proceedings of the @LuwianStudies @archaeologyEAA session in Berne in 2019, with contributions by, e.g., Hajnal, @AlwinKloekhorst , Waal, @akourkoulakos and Zangger on the Luwian world in the Bronze and Iron Age!

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5 years

Redecorating the entrance to the room of my eldest daughter...the first contours appear. #LionGate #Mycenae

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8 months

Very exciting, and something that (again) lends further credence to Willemijn Waal’s ( @UniLeiden @NINO_Leiden ) argument for an earlier development of the Greek alphabet.

🅰ntiquity Journal

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NEW Greek colonisation of the Mediterranean and the development of the Greek alphabet took place earlier than previously thought, radiocarbon dates from the Geometric period site of Zagora on the island of Andros find. An #AntiquityThread 1/9 🧵

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One of my (2) PhD supervisors, Frans Wiggermann, passed away yesterday. Below is a short “in memoriam” by my other supervisor, Bert vd Spek. Frans was a brilliant scholar, but most of all a generous teacher and friend, with a great (and eccentric) sense of humour.

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Remains of a Roman Capital City. Originally a Hellenistic foundation, Thessaloniki became the seat of one of the tetrarchs, Galerius, in the late 3rd century AD. It acquired monuments befitting its status, such as this triumphal arch to commemorate his victory against Persia..1/

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This looks like an absolutely fab exhibition in the @museenbern , where the remarkable “Bronze Hand from Prelês” is given pride of place. In a paper in the next @AncientHistMag I argue that it may have belonged to a statue.

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Back in Athens. Epiphany, so pretty much everything is closed, but the rock was open, with few tourists. Here’s the Nike bastion with the small shrine in its classical casing -behind which are the remains of the Mycenaean wall, with shrine(?).

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First, very tentative, reconstruction of a large, composite, Mycenaean cult statue, with elements from sealings and -the fist- Anatolia. Conuli to keep the dress down and straight, and a pet lion because that’s not a rhyton. More soon!

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4 years

Fuck. Mijn vrouw heeft haar permanente verblijfsvergunning binnen.

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9 months

This is super interesting, and may provide significant support for, e.g., @AlwinKloekhorst ‘s proposal that Anatolian languages entered the area around this time -and from the Balkan (not the Caucasus).

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40 Kurgans dated between 3300 to 3200 BC from Turkey Istanbul and a massive movement.

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2 years

Always lovely to visit the @TEYLERS library with its magnificent collection of early archaeological reports, such as this one by Denon. #Egyptology

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3 months

Thanks @ancientstristan for the chat (and lovely lunch)! Really enjoyed talking about the Mycenaean world, it’s connections with Near Eastern great powers, and the stunning monuments that testify to the might of the Lords of Mycenae.

Tristan Hughes

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New Ancients Ep! MYCENAE, with @Jorrit_Kelder 💥Great centre of Bronze Age Greece! 💥Overlooking the fertile Argolid Plain! 💥Cyclopean masonry + Tholos ‘beehive’ tombs! 💥Links to King Agamemnon and Linear B texts! 💥The palace, roads and more! 🎙️

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Eerder bleek al dat NWO die W in haar naam niet zo serieus neemt als het op beleid aankomt. Onwelgevallige studie resultaten worden genegeerd; overtuiging -geen empirie- is leidend. Andere ideeën worden bestraft (dan even geen diversiteit!). De rot zit diep.

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From this small fortress, one has magnificent views across the sea to the isles of Schinousa, Ano and Kato Koufounisi, and beyond those, Keros. Strangely, it does not offer direct views on the bay below, though it’s only a 5 minute walk. 3/9

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Ancient Canaanite temple with statues of Baal and 'standing stones' found at Lachish, and - ⁦⁦ @crewsproject ⁩ alert!/ the earliest rendition of the letter samekh.

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A rather amazing discovery: 3 Bronze Urartian Shields and Helmet —dating to the 7th century BCE— have been found at Ayanis Castle in eastern Turkey.

3 Bronze Shields and Helmet of 2700 Years Old Belonging to Urartians Found in Ayanis Castle

Three bronze shields and a bronze helmet dedicated to Haldi, the chief god of the Urartians, were discovered during excavations...

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2 years

@Varangian_Tagma Missing Achilles in a final, fifth, picture…

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5 years

Pleased to announce an exciting workshop on mobility, migration and knowledge exchange in Europe and the Near East in the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age on April 9 at @Luris_NL with, e.g., @AlwinKloekhorst @JanaMokrisova @fall1200bc All welcome!

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Jorrit Kelder

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2 years

Zeer vereerd om een exemplaar te mogen ontvangen van de nieuwe Duitse editie van “Aramees: de eerste Wereldtaal” door Holger Gzella; oud-hoogleraar aan de @LeidenHum . Recht herzlichen Dank!

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The excavators have suggested that there was a 6m deep ditch in between these walls, and that this served as a protective feature. But imo it must have been filled in, thus creating a single, solid wall with indentations (known elsewhere in Myc Greece (sorry @Roelkonijn !)

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A quantity of pebbles near the entrance are thought to be slingshots, and the place was burnt down ca 2200 BCE, perhaps as a result of enemy attack. (Though I recall that we found -now ages ago- lots of pebbles on Dhaskalio: a major sanctuary on an islet close to Keros👇🏻) 5/9

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Jorrit Kelder

@Jorrit_Kelder

1 year

Ipv het hele verziekte ecosysteem aan te pakken (onderzoek is corebusiness: daar zou je niet continue voor moeten bedelen) denken we weer in lapmiddelen en een extra laag bullshit (=overhead). Saneer NWO (en haar 600fte=💰), en besteed vrijgekomen geld aan vrij onderzoek.

New Scientist NL

@NewScientistNL

1 year

Financiering aanvragen kost #wetenschappers veel tijd. Ook haken goede wetenschappers af door de bureaucratie. Topwetenschappers moeten daarom een manager krijgen voor deze zaken, net als topsporters.

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Jorrit Kelder

@Jorrit_Kelder

4 years

@Constanteyn1 Dit verklaart alles!

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Jorrit Kelder

@Jorrit_Kelder

3 months

Trip to Kastro on Sifnos today. The site was likely first settled in the early Geometric period -the 9th century BCE or so. Remains of well-built 8th century houses were found on its acropolis. Amongst the finds is a remarkable bone seal showing a centaur, dating to c.700 BCE.

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@Jorrit_Kelder

1 year

Abstract submitted, now we have to write the paper. This should be fun and a nice opportunity to reiterate some old ideas (e.g my argument for a single wanax in Mycenaean Greece) and incorporate some very recent finds. A good way to start working on the new book, too.

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Jorrit Kelder

@Jorrit_Kelder

3 years

MisLeiden opent vandaag: de tentoonstelling in @DeLakenhal over fakes in kunst en wetenschap. Met stukken uit Leidse collecties (o.a. @NINO_Leiden @RM_Oudheden ) gefeliciteerd @alexmouret @frescosamsin ! Ook met de prachtige website @thingsthattalk1 !👉

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Jorrit Kelder

@Jorrit_Kelder

1 year

Visit to the archaeological museum of Syros, with finds from Chaliandri & Kastri: a cemetery & fortified settlement dated to c.2500 - 2300 BCE. The Cyclades were part of a trade network that stretched through Anatolia. Depas vases like these are also known in, e.g. Troy.

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Jorrit Kelder

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1 year

Thank you Jarrett Lobell @archaeologymag for a lovely chat on Mycenaean and Hittite cult statues. I think that I have found several objects that once belonged to such statues -such as this stunning silver fist- -but have not been recognised as such.

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1 year

And now out in printed form! Huzzah!

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Jorrit Kelder

@Jorrit_Kelder

3 months

I don’t think buildings beyond the wall have been identified, though a nearby elliptically-shaped shepherd’s hut may hark back to prehistoric times. People clearly were protecting themselves and their possessions, perhaps against pirates. 4/9

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@Jorrit_Kelder

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Assembling the forces! Remains of a fresco from Mycenaean Thebes, showing infantry carrying spears and typical boar tusk helmets. The city on the Kadmeion Hill was a major powerhouse in Greece. It probably controlled the southeastern half of Boeotia. 1/

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Jorrit Kelder

@Jorrit_Kelder

2 years

It’s out! My paper on the introduction of the chicken (which I think happened already in the second millennium BC) in MeditArch. It takes one to know one, and I am pleased to say I have identified quite a few cocks in the Bronze Age eastern Med. #Archaeology

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Jorrit Kelder

@Jorrit_Kelder

4 months

Om nom, proofs for a paper on the elusive Great King Hartapu —an Iron Age ruler in southern Anatolia. In James, van der Veen & Wallenfels 2025. “Assyria and the West: A Fresh Look at the Unshakeable Pillars of the Late Bonze and Iron Age Chronology” @Archaeopress

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Agamemnon may have been a palaeontologist!🦕 Very interesting paper discussing the fossil of a Rhinocerus Astragalus at Late Bronze Age Mycenae. #archaeology #palaeontology

The earliest evidence of large animal fossil collecting in mainland Greece at Bronze Age Mycenae

Scientific Reports - The earliest evidence of large animal fossil collecting in mainland Greece at Bronze Age Mycenae

www.nature.com

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Jorrit Kelder

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Perhaps there was a sanctuary of sorts too. In later times, there certainly was a sanctuary within the walls. And then in the late 19th century AD, a church was built nearby.

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We don’t know who lived here, though there are traces of occupation near the wall (such as house Η) and on the very summit. Presumably a local leader (a basileus?) resided here. Perhaps he was the owner of a remarkable seal showing a goat(?) and a horse(??) rider.

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Jorrit Kelder

@Jorrit_Kelder

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If this indeed shows a horseman, one is reminded of the not so distant tomb of a late Mycenaean horseman in Koukoumaries on Paros. Horseback riding may have been a thing in the Cyclades! But so was feasting, for “Kylikes” were found on the citadel. A drink with a view!

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Jorrit Kelder

@Jorrit_Kelder

4 months

Om nom, proofs for an article that appears this summer (in a Festschrift, so I cannot disclose the volume's title at this point). In my paper, I propose that the various states of the eastern Mediterranean were increasingly worried about piracy and the safety of sea routes..

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Jorrit Kelder

@Jorrit_Kelder

4 months

@lfspinney @newscientist One example may have been a plague that ravaged the Near East during the Amarna Age (mid 14th cent BCE). In an earlier paper, I suggested that Amarna itself may have been built in response to an epidemic.

After the Plague. An Archaeologist’s View

This (popularizing) paper is part of a volume on responses to pandemics and similar crises in the past, present and future. It aims to provide a brief overview of how people in the past have dealt...

www.academia.edu

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Jorrit Kelder

@Jorrit_Kelder

4 years

Hoera! Mooi nieuws uit Leiden; Casper de Jonge is benoemd als hoogleraar #classics

Casper de Jonge: ‘Door de canon te verbreden houden we de oudheid modern’

Per 1 mei is Casper de Jonge benoemd tot hoogleraar Griekse Taal- en Letterkunde. ‘De Griekse literatuur komt niet alleen uit Athene: ook auteurs uit Egypte, Syrië en Klein-Azië schreven in het...

www.universiteitleiden.nl

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Jorrit Kelder

@Jorrit_Kelder

3 years

De universiteit stuurt een oproep rond naar de medewerkers om mee te denken over de toekomst. Potentiële themas zijn o.a werkdruk, inclusie, duurzaamheid, erkennen & waarderen, leiderschap. “Onderzoek (klimaat, dreigingen)”, slechts een triviaal aspect (ik weet het), mist. 🙄

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