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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> update July 2, 2024: nowhere have any substantial counter-arguments against this paper appeared, what a surprise! Homer is so pleased! The extended arguments to back my point are in preparation. Be prepared, watch out! Life is going on in this shit world, where criminals are 'ruling' us and try to destroy our culture and science. But we will succeed! Victory is ours! Stay tuned. Yours, Alex <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>> update December 27, 2021: the article has been re-published now as part of the online-publication: Ioanna Papadopoulou (ed.), Interdisciplinary Uses of Homer: In Dialogue with Douglas Frame see: https://chs.harvard.edu/book/interdisciplinary-uses-of-homer-in-dialogue-with-douglas-frame/ <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< first published online on August 2, 2021: https://chs.harvard.edu/alexander-herda-douglas-frame-and-homer-in-the-panionion-what-is-left-of-poseidon-helikonios-his-sanctuary-and-his-bulls/ Content: I. Visiting a Mystic Place: The Panionion on Otomatik Tepe II. The dragging and slaughtering of 'bellowing' bulls for Poseidon III. The home and realm of the 'Shaker of Earth' with 13 figures, 100 footnotes, and bibliography
ODYSSEUS FOUND: A Royal Tomb, a Hero Cult, and the Birth of a Legend
ODYSSEUS FOUND: A Royal Tomb, a Hero Cult, and the Birth of a Legend, 2022
***NOTE*** Excavation at the site discovered by the author (by looking at the winter solstice sunset at the horizon) has begun as of 2023, after the publication of this book. A very large tumulus structure with two wells/chambers has been excavated at the site where the winter solstice sun sets (viewed from the oldest Bronze Age cemetery on the island of Kefalonia) as identified by the author. Although the chambers were empty (ritual chambers or initially mining?) There is evidence of ritual at and around the large tumulus structure. I believe it promises to be the most significant Mycenaean/Bronze Age site outside of the Mycenaean mainland. The big question: Is it only a ceremonial tumulus, a cenotaph, or is it a burial tumulus? What lies beneath and around it? The full extent of the site is yet to be determined - it seems to be significant. Work is ongoing. Stay Tuned. I will be uploading a detailed analysis in the near future - it seems the use of a gnomon was integral in the design (depth and diameter of the wells) and orientation of the wells - their orientation matches the two tholoid tombs at its sister site, the cemetery where one would view the winter solstice sunset. The mystery deepens. . THE COMPLETE BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR AMAZON MARKETPLACES AND OTHER ONLINE BOOK RETAILERS WORLDWIDE. . The book file I uploaded only contains excerpts and summaries of the actual book.
The Archaeology of Traveling and Cult Practices in the Ancient Mediterranean
Colloquium at 121th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America and the Society for Classical Studies, Washington, DC. January 3-6, 2020, 2020
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