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Historical Archaeology and Heraldry on Chios presents the results of research into the island’s medieval period, a terra incognita in the contemporary scholarly record. It is the first to be devoted to this topic in more than 100 years, following the publication of the seminal History of Chios by G. Zolotas in the 1920s. The book discusses the archaeology and history of Chios during the Byzantine and Genoese periods, focusing on Mount Amani, the region on the north-western part of the island. Harsh, remote, and poor, Mount Amani is nevertheless surprisingly rich in material for the landscape archaeologist and the student of historical topography, yet unknown in scholarly literature. Different types of evidence—both tangible and intangible—are used to discuss aspects of the local history and culture, from the evolution of the Byzantine settlement pattern, the rural economy, communications by land and sea and the chain of watchtowers, to the genealogy, the prosopography and the insignia of the local aristocracy, with many stone carvings illustrated for the first time.

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Author:   Dr Ioanna Koukouni
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress
Weight:   1.185kg
ISBN:  

9781789697469

ISBN 10:   1789697468
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   03 June 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction ; PART A. HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF MOUNT AMANI ; Chapter 1. The Archaeology and Topography of Mount Amani ; Chapter 2. Society and Economy ; Chapter 3. Conclusions ; Appendices ; Glossary ; Figures ; Maps ; Plates ; PART B. HERALDRY AND VERNACULAR SCULPTURE ; Chapter 1. Genoese Occupation: Introduction of Coats of Arms ; Chapter 2. Commercial Expansion, 1700-1822: Stone Carvings as Personal and Professional Symbols ; Chapter 3. Chios in the Nineteenth Century: Vernacular Carvings ; Epilogue ; Glossary ; Plates ; Bibliography ; Index

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Ioanna N. Koukouni is a medieval archaeologist and expert in Cultural Heritage Digitisation, a graduate of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and the University of Birmingham. After holding a European research fellowship, she co-founded the Centro degli Studi sui Genovesi in Oltremare – NPO together with Professors Sandra Origone and Gabriella Airaldi, aiming to promote and disseminate research on the medieval Genoese network overseas.

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