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Papers by Jennifer Webb
T. Bürge & L. Recht (eds), Dynamics and Developments of Social Structures and Networks in Prehistoric and Protohistoric Cyprus (Global Perspectives on Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology), 2024
Mould-cast copper-base artefacts are one of the defining features of the prehistoric Bronze Age i... more Mould-cast copper-base artefacts are one of the defining features of the prehistoric Bronze Age in Cyprus. Almost 3000 provenanced artefacts include weapons, tools, items used for personal grooming, clothing or shroud fasteners, and ornaments, the great majority of which have been recovered in mortuary contexts. This chapter attempts to understand the organisation of the metal industry in Early and Middle Bronze Age Cyprus in the light of a newly emerging picture of more complex and interconnected communities and of a craft economy that, by the Middle Bronze Age if not before, included the production of goods in formal workspaces. The primary evidence for metalworking is briefly examined but the main focus is on the artefacts themselves and networks involved in the distribution of finished objects.
American Journal of Archaeology, 1998
Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology, Feb 11, 2016
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Dec 1, 2020
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2020
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2021
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2019
American Journal of Archaeology, 1999
Major changes mark the transition from the Chalcolithic to the Bronze Age in mid-third millennium... more Major changes mark the transition from the Chalcolithic to the Bronze Age in mid-third millennium Cyprus. Philia material has long been recognized as a crucial element in this transition, but analysis has been hampered by patchy discovery and reporting and the lack of stratified deposits. ...
In I. Voskos, D. Kloukinas & E. Mantzourani (eds), Prehistoric Lifeways in Cyprus from the Early Holocene to the Middle Bronze Age Cyprus (Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 155), Nicosia, pp. 77–87, 2023
G. Vavouranakis & I. Voskos (eds), Metioessa. Studies in Honor of Eleni Mantzourani (The Athens University Review of Archaeology (AURA) Supplement 10, 371–382, Athens, 2022
Bladed weapons from Early and Middle Bronze Age Cyprus, most notably spears, have typically been ... more Bladed weapons from Early and Middle Bronze Age Cyprus, most notably spears, have typically been regarded as status insignia rather than offensive weapons. This chapter addresses the issue of their functionality within the context of current research which suggests a more complex Middle Bronze Age than often assumed. It focuses on the large
number of spearheads found at Lapithos and takes account of recent literature on use-wear studies and metric analyses of bronze weapons from other parts of Europe to suggest that they were probably used in a close-combat fencing style of fighting. Their prevalence at Lapithos further suggests that many if not most men in this community were weapon-bearers. This investment in instruments of aggression was likely directed outward to protect Lapithos’ role in the management and distribution of copper and is viewed here in the context of increasing competition for control over mineral and other resources and signs of unrest across the island, including settlement abandonments and the
construction of the earliest forts.
Études Balkaniques-Cahiers Pierre Belon, 2008
. Harrell and J. Driessen (eds), Damaged Goods. Contextualising Intentional Destruction of Objects in the Bronze Age Aegean and Cyprus (Aegis 9), 2015
Journal of Archaeological Science, 2020
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2018
Antiquity, 2014
When fire swept through a workshop at Ambelikou Aletri on Cyprus in the nineteenth or twentieth c... more When fire swept through a workshop at Ambelikou Aletri on Cyprus in the nineteenth or twentieth century BC it brought a sudden halt to pottery production, leaving the latest batch of recently fired vessels. The remains of the kiln and its immediate surroundings provide a rare opportunity to gain direct insight into the technology and organisation of a Middle Bronze Age pottery workshop in the eastern Mediterranean. Analysis of the batch of cutaway-mouthed jugs adjacent to the kiln reveals a level of standardisation focused more on vessel shape than capacity, and shows that at a detailed level, no two jugs were alike. This pottery production site provides vital background for the study of contemporary pottery assemblages on Cyprus and elsewhere in the broader region.
T. Bürge & L. Recht (eds), Dynamics and Developments of Social Structures and Networks in Prehistoric and Protohistoric Cyprus (Global Perspectives on Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology), 2024
Mould-cast copper-base artefacts are one of the defining features of the prehistoric Bronze Age i... more Mould-cast copper-base artefacts are one of the defining features of the prehistoric Bronze Age in Cyprus. Almost 3000 provenanced artefacts include weapons, tools, items used for personal grooming, clothing or shroud fasteners, and ornaments, the great majority of which have been recovered in mortuary contexts. This chapter attempts to understand the organisation of the metal industry in Early and Middle Bronze Age Cyprus in the light of a newly emerging picture of more complex and interconnected communities and of a craft economy that, by the Middle Bronze Age if not before, included the production of goods in formal workspaces. The primary evidence for metalworking is briefly examined but the main focus is on the artefacts themselves and networks involved in the distribution of finished objects.
American Journal of Archaeology, 1998
Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology, Feb 11, 2016
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Dec 1, 2020
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2020
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2021
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2019
American Journal of Archaeology, 1999
Major changes mark the transition from the Chalcolithic to the Bronze Age in mid-third millennium... more Major changes mark the transition from the Chalcolithic to the Bronze Age in mid-third millennium Cyprus. Philia material has long been recognized as a crucial element in this transition, but analysis has been hampered by patchy discovery and reporting and the lack of stratified deposits. ...
In I. Voskos, D. Kloukinas & E. Mantzourani (eds), Prehistoric Lifeways in Cyprus from the Early Holocene to the Middle Bronze Age Cyprus (Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 155), Nicosia, pp. 77–87, 2023
G. Vavouranakis & I. Voskos (eds), Metioessa. Studies in Honor of Eleni Mantzourani (The Athens University Review of Archaeology (AURA) Supplement 10, 371–382, Athens, 2022
Bladed weapons from Early and Middle Bronze Age Cyprus, most notably spears, have typically been ... more Bladed weapons from Early and Middle Bronze Age Cyprus, most notably spears, have typically been regarded as status insignia rather than offensive weapons. This chapter addresses the issue of their functionality within the context of current research which suggests a more complex Middle Bronze Age than often assumed. It focuses on the large
number of spearheads found at Lapithos and takes account of recent literature on use-wear studies and metric analyses of bronze weapons from other parts of Europe to suggest that they were probably used in a close-combat fencing style of fighting. Their prevalence at Lapithos further suggests that many if not most men in this community were weapon-bearers. This investment in instruments of aggression was likely directed outward to protect Lapithos’ role in the management and distribution of copper and is viewed here in the context of increasing competition for control over mineral and other resources and signs of unrest across the island, including settlement abandonments and the
construction of the earliest forts.
Études Balkaniques-Cahiers Pierre Belon, 2008
. Harrell and J. Driessen (eds), Damaged Goods. Contextualising Intentional Destruction of Objects in the Bronze Age Aegean and Cyprus (Aegis 9), 2015
Journal of Archaeological Science, 2020
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2018
Antiquity, 2014
When fire swept through a workshop at Ambelikou Aletri on Cyprus in the nineteenth or twentieth c... more When fire swept through a workshop at Ambelikou Aletri on Cyprus in the nineteenth or twentieth century BC it brought a sudden halt to pottery production, leaving the latest batch of recently fired vessels. The remains of the kiln and its immediate surroundings provide a rare opportunity to gain direct insight into the technology and organisation of a Middle Bronze Age pottery workshop in the eastern Mediterranean. Analysis of the batch of cutaway-mouthed jugs adjacent to the kiln reveals a level of standardisation focused more on vessel shape than capacity, and shows that at a detailed level, no two jugs were alike. This pottery production site provides vital background for the study of contemporary pottery assemblages on Cyprus and elsewhere in the broader region.
by George Papasavvas, Alan Peatfield, Vicky Manolopoulou, Christine Morris, Athanasios Vionis, Giorgos Papantoniou, Amelia R Brown, Mireia López-Bertran, Jennifer Webb, Rebecca Sweetman, and Adi Erlich
Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology Volume 157, 2024
Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 125, 2007
Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123.2, 2006
Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 136, 2009
Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 143, 2014
The 19 chapters in this volume were written to mark David Frankel’s retirement. They include seve... more The 19 chapters in this volume were written to mark David Frankel’s retirement. They include several of David’s ex-students, now themselves directing excavations in Cyprus, and both old and new colleagues from Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Australia, the USA and the UK. All acknowledge the influence of David’s research and many draw in particular on the importance of Marki to current understandings of the prehistoric Bronze Age in Cyprus. Other chapters build on David’s views on issues of broader significance in the discipline, including the scale and context of pottery production, identity, migration, technology transfer, site abandonment and social relationships. Together they offer a cross-section of current work in the field and demonstrate the evolving nature of archaeological explanation.
Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 138, 2013
This volume honours the very significant contribution to Cypriot archaeology made by Alison South... more This volume honours the very significant contribution to Cypriot archaeology made by Alison South, whose excavations at Kalavasos Ayios Dhimitrios have revealed textbook evidence for complex society in the latter half of the Late Bronze Age. Contributions from an international group of scholars focus primarily on the Late Bronze Age but include chapters on the Chalcolithic, the earlier Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Kalavasos Ayios Dhimitrios provides the inspiration for a number of chapters which explore the size and structure of this major urban settlement and its wider region and assess the agricultural base which supported both its elite and non-elite population. Other chapters present new evidence from old and current excavation and survey projects, with a focus both on mortuary and settlement data, and examine the agrarian foundation of regional control structures—providing fresh insights into how elites acquire control over human and material resources and how individuals come to cede their own power to organise to those with power over organisations. This volume will be of interest to scholars concerned with the emergence of wealth, status and gender inequality and the growth of complex socio-economic and political configurations in the ancient world.
This volume is the full publication of eighteen Early and Middle Bronze Age tombs excavated in th... more This volume is the full publication of eighteen Early and Middle Bronze Age tombs excavated in the extensive Vrysi tou Barba cemetery at Lapithos on the north coast of Cyprus in 1917 by Menelaos Markides, the first Curator of the Cyprus Museum. Based on archival records, museum inventories and the finds, most of which could still be identified in the Cyprus Museum, it presents a full description of each tomb and its contents, with tomb plans, drawings and colour photographs of all objects; as well as a detailed account of the excavations, of the tombs and their assemblages and of the site of Lapithos in their wider archaeological context. In addition, it contains chapters on Markides (by Despina Pilides), the location of the tombs (by Stella Diakou and Jennifer Webb), portable X-ray Fluorescence analysis of the ceramics (by Maria Dikomitou-Eliadou and Marcos Martinón-Torres) and the chemical characterisation of the copper alloy artefacts (by Andreas Charalambous). The volume almost doubles the number of excavated and fully published tombs from the Vrysi tou Barba cemetery and makes an important contribution to our understanding of one of the largest and most important Middle Bronze Age settlements on Cyprus.
by Luca Bombardieri, Marialucia Amadio, Caterina Scirè Calabrisotto, Jennifer Webb, Mari Yamasaki, Grazia Tucci, Giulia Muti, Francesca Dolcetti, Martina Monaco, Erika Albertini, and Elena Vassio
with contributions by Erika Albertini, Marialucia Amadio, Valentina Bonora, Alessandro Conti, Giu... more with contributions by Erika Albertini, Marialucia Amadio, Valentina Bonora, Alessandro Conti, Giulia Dionisio, Francesca Dolcetti, Mariaelena Fedi, Marco Fioravanti, Lidia Fiorini, Martina Fissore, Peter Gasson, Carole McCartney, Martina Monaco, Giulia Muti, Daniele Redamante, David S. Reese, Alessanda Saggio, Caterina Scirè Calabrisotto, Grazia Tucci, Elena Vassio, Jennifer M. Webb and Mari Yamasaki
We are inviting proposals for papers through 9 themed sessions. SESSION 1 - NEW SITES FROM OLD ... more We are inviting proposals for papers through 9 themed sessions.
SESSION 1 - NEW SITES FROM OLD
Session Organizers: David Frankel, La Trobe University and Jenny Webb, La Trobe University and the University of Cyprus
SESSION 2 - PLACE AND BEYOND: THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD OF LOCALITY AND EXTERNAL CONTACTS
Session Organizer: Stavros A. Paspalas, Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens
SESSION 3 - MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURE AND THE RISE AND CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLEX SOCIETY
Session Organizer: Holly Winter, University of Sydney
SESSION 4 - WOMEN FROM AUSTRALASIA IN MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE (PANEL SPONSORED BY AWAWS)
Session organisers: Candace Richards, The University of Sydney and Amelia Brown, University of Queensland
SESSION 5 - MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS IN AUSTRALIA IN 2021 – RESEARCH, ACCESS AND LEGACY
Session Organizers: Candace Richards, The University of Sydney/The Nicholson Museum, Josh Emmitt, University of Auckland and Rebecca Phillips, University of Auckland
SESSION 6 - FROM FIELD TO TABLE: FOOD AND BEVERAGE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND CONSUMPTION
Session Conveners: Sophia Aharonovich, Macquarie University and Emlyn Dodd, Macquarie University
SESSION 7 - PAPHOS THEATRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT 25: A QUARTER CENTURY OF AUSTRALIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF HELLENISTIC-ROMAN CYPRUS
Session Organizer: Craig Barker, The University of Sydney
SESSION 8 - PRE- AND EARLY ROMAN ITALY: SETTLEMENT, SOCIETY AND ECONOMY
Session Organizers: Gijs Tol, University of Melbourne and Jeremy Armstrong, University of Auckland
SESSION 9 – SACRED GEOGRAPHIES: LANDSCAPE AND RELIGION IN THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN
Session Organizers: Larissa Tittl, University of Melbourne and Caroline Tully, University of Melbourne