(Institute of Classical Archaeology, University of Texas at Austin 2000)

Study of Ancient Territories: 2000

History

Coleman Carter, Joseph

Ancient Civilizations

Institute of Classical Archaeology

Study of Ancient Territories: 2002

The site of Chersonesos sits at the southwesterly end of the Crimean peninsula. This site is a massive challenge to conservators, with large areas exposed to the elements and uncontrolled development in the vicinity. In 2003, the conservation team from the University of Texas began a concerted effort to assess the state of the entire site and to plan an appropriate conservation programme. Detailed reports of their tests, the materials looked at, and records of the conservation process are made supported by helpful photographs. The second site recorded in this volume, Metaponto, is located on the south coast of Italy, in the Gulf of Taranto. For 6 weeks in September/October 2003, a team from Texas conducted a field survey, exploring almost 3km square of the site that was previously unrecorded. These two sites are admirably presented by the people of the Institute of Classical Archaeology at Texas, bringing their work on them to a wider audience.

The Study of Ancient Territories: Chersoneos & Metaponto 2003

Excavation in the Territory: Metaponto 1980

Territory of Metaponto 1981-1982

This is the 2004 edition of the ICA's annual report. ICA's research focuses primarily on the  chorai , or agricultural territories, that surrounded and supported ancient Greek colonial cities. Their two primary sites of research are the chora of Metaponto on the southern coast of Italy and the chora of Chersonesos on the northern coast of the Black Sea in Crimea, Ukraine. Both settings offer remarkably well-preserved ancient rural landscapes, once densely occupied by farmers and still containing abundant evidence of their homes, burial grounds, and places of worship. Because their locations were strategically important, they also contain archaeological remains from the Roman through the Byzantine eras. Through its research, ICA contributes to a fuller understanding of the settlement, economy, and culture of this previously neglected rural dimension of early western civilisation. Metaponto and Chersonesos provide a unique chance to compare rural chorai at opposite ends of the colonial Greek world, as well as a valuable opportunity to train students, foster exchanges, and generate international collaboration and good will.

The Study of Ancient Territories: Chersonesos and Metaponto: 2004 Annual Report

Politics & Social Sciences

Archaeology

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