“Ritual Pits”

Georgieva, R.

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“…and pine (Pinus sp.) (Georgieva 2015;Hristova 2015;Попова 2018). If we assume that the main criteria for wood collection and use might have been its availability in the region, we may suggest that there were areas in the vicinity of the site, occupied by mixed deciduous forests and open lands with ruderal vegetation.…”

Section: Plant Subsistence and Vegetationmentioning

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“…What we see from the archaeobotanical material from Voditza is that some of the plant species deposited in the storage facility are the same as those found within the ritual contexts. As Georgieva (2015) states, the existence of both utilitarian and non-utilitarian facilities in close proximity is evidence for the hypothetical existence of an invisible boundary between profane and sacred, which led to a ritualisation of everyday activities (Georgieva 2015 153). This phenomenon is also attested by the composition of the archaeobotanical assemblage, not only from Voditza but from other sites from the Hellenistic period.…”

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“…As Georgieva (2015) mentions, numerous similar structures with likely utilitarian and non-utilitarian functions have been studied at different first-millennium sites within the country, mostly located in its southern part. The fills of the pits are almost identical, containing charcoal and ash layers with plant remains, whole vessels, luxury objects, less often animal and human skeletal remains.…”

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What's Down the Hole? Archaeobotanical evidence on plant subsistence and vegetation during the Hellenistic period at an archaeological site near Voditza village, north-eastern Bulgaria

Hristova¹,

Petkova

2023

Internet Archaeol.

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The archaeological site 5012-West in the territory of the village of Voditza, Targovishte Region, north-eastern Bulgaria, is interesting because of its features and wide chronological range. From an area of 7000m², a total of 116 structures from various chronological periods have been excavated. However, pits from the Hellenistic Period (late 3rd to early 1st century BC) are most numerous and provide invaluable archaeobotanical evidence on plant subsistence and local vegetation. The archaeobotanical remains have been recovered from flotation samples, collected from pitfills. The archaeobotanical assemblage comprises carbonised remains from several annual cereal crops – hulled and free-threshing wheats, naked barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum L.), millet (Panicum miliaceum L.), oat (Avena sativa L.) and chaff. The weedy flora is represented by annual ruderal and synanthrophic species such as goosefoot (Chenopodium album L.), bedstraw (Galium aparine L.), knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare L.), and wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis L.). Based on the discovered plant remains, we can only propose a partial reconstruction of the agricultural practices and local vegetation cover. However, the collection of samples from specific contexts – storage facilities and pits, provided an opportunity to observe the 'secondary environment' of the utilised plant resources and to identify possible depositional processes. Thus, taphonomic and contextual analyses gave us important insights into the behavioural factors that affected the composition of the archaeobotanical assemblage.

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What's Down the Hole? Archaeobotanical evidence on plant subsistence and vegetation during the Hellenistic period at an archaeological site near Voditza village, north-eastern Bulgaria

Hristova¹,

Petkova

2023

Internet Archaeol.

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The economy of early Greek colonisation in the northern Aegean

Gimatzidis¹

2020

JGA

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Greek colonisation has been one of the most popular topics in historical and archaeological debate already since the early modern period. Its study began in the historical context of early European colonialism, followed by rising liberalism during the early independence wars and French Revolution. It gained popularity after the industrial revolution in the Romantic period, when Greece and Rome were conceptualized as founders of Western culture and particularly in the age of New Imperialism that represented a new phase of colonial expansion faced with a growing awareness of social differences. Traditional perceptions of Greek colonisation were finally challenged during the most recent decolonisation period, particularly after the mid-20th century. All major historical events and intellectual movements of Modernity left their particular socio-cultural fingerprint on the studies of the Greek colonisation. One concept remained unchanged throughout this period. Greek colonisation was not fully emancipated – even in the decolonisation period – from preconceptions that emerged in the Zeitgeist of Western colonialism.

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“Ritual Pits”

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What's Down the Hole? Archaeobotanical evidence on plant subsistence and vegetation during the Hellenistic period at an archaeological site near Voditza village, north-eastern Bulgaria

What's Down the Hole? Archaeobotanical evidence on plant subsistence and vegetation during the Hellenistic period at an archaeological site near Voditza village, north-eastern Bulgaria

The economy of early Greek colonisation in the northern Aegean

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