Distinct, Late Bronze Age (c. 1650 BC) wall-paintings from Akrotiri, Thera, comprising advanced geometrical patterns

Papaodysseus, C; Panagopoulos, Th; Exarhos, M; Fragoulis, D; Roussopoulos, G; Rousopoulos, P; Galanopoulos, G; Triantafillou, C; Vlachopoulos, A; Doumas, C

dc.contributor.author	Papaodysseus, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Panagopoulos, Th	en
dc.contributor.author	Exarhos, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Fragoulis, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Roussopoulos, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Rousopoulos, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Galanopoulos, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Triantafillou, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Vlachopoulos, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Doumas, C	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:24:01Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:24:01Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	0003-813X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17167
dc.subject	Aegean sea	en
dc.subject	Akrotiri	en
dc.subject	Bronze age wall-paintings	en
dc.subject	Curve fitting	en
dc.subject	Origins of geometry	en
dc.subject	Patterns recognition	en
dc.subject	Thera	en
dc.subject.classification	Archaeology	en
dc.subject.classification	Chemistry, Analytical	en
dc.subject.classification	Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear	en
dc.subject.classification	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.other	archaeological evidence	en
dc.subject.other	Bronze Age	en
dc.subject.other	rock art	en
dc.subject.other	Cycladas	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Santorin	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Aegean	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Thera	en
dc.title	Distinct, Late Bronze Age (c. 1650 BC) wall-paintings from Akrotiri, Thera, comprising advanced geometrical patterns	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1111/j.1475-4754.2006.00245.x	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2006.00245.x	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	This paper studies a set of wall-paintings of the Late Bronze Age (c.1650 BC) initially decorating the internal walls of the third floor of the edifice called 'Xeste 3', excavated at Akrotiri, Thera, whose restoration is now in progress. It deals with the methods used for the drawing of the geometrical figures appearing in these wall-paintings. It is demonstrated that most of the depicted configurations correspond with accuracy to geometrical prototypes such as linear spirals and canonical polygons. It is pointed out that the steady lines of the figures, their remarkable repeatability, the precision of the geometrical shapes and their even distribution in the wall-paintings indicate a very distinctive use of the 'Xeste 3' third floor, which is now investigated. © University of Oxford, 2006.	en
heal.publisher	BLACKWELL PUBLISHING	en
heal.journalName	Archaeometry	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1111/j.1475-4754.2006.00245.x	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000235040800007	en
dc.identifier.volume	48	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	97	en
dc.identifier.epage	114	en