The Shaft Graves at Mycenae, discovered and excavated in 1876 by
H. Schliemann (Grave Circle A) and in 1952-54 by J. Papadimitriu and G.E. Mylonas (Grave Circle B), contained the earliest known ivories from the Greek mainland (MH III-LH IIA). However, these finds have never been thoroughly examined, not even by J.-C. Poursat, who concerned himself closely with the development of Mycenaean ivory carving. Probably this is because of the ivories’ mostly fragmentary character and the presence in these graves of more eye-catching objects of gold and other precious materials.
The article presents a catalogue and discussion of the ivories. Included are illustrations of two representations on pyxis fragments which are published here for the first time: a rearing quadruped by the sea, and the earliest depiction of a chariot on an ivory from the Aegean Bronze Age.
The conclusion is that at the time of the Shaft Graves a strong Cretan stimulus largely determined the use of ivory on the Greek mainland.

Wolfgang Sonntagbauer
Einheitsjoch und Stylobatmaß — view the abstract
Zu den Grundrissen des Zeustempels in Olympia und des Parthenon

Roald F. Docter, Fethi Chelbi, Boutheina M. Telmini
With contributions by: Babette Bechtold, Hans Koens, Karin Schmidt and Wim Van Neer
Carthage Bir Massouda — view the abstract
Preliminary report on the first bilateral excavations of Ghent University and the Institut National du Patrimoine (2002-2003)

Frank Vermeulen
In collaboration with: Morgan De Dapper, Philippe Crombe, Beata-Maria De Vlieger, Patrick Monsieur, Catharina Boullart, Tanja Goethals, Hélène Verreyke, Geert Verhoeven, Izabel Devriendt, Griet Vanheddeghem & Jacques Seme
The Potenza Valley Survey — view the abstract
Preliminary Report on Field Campaign 2002

Peter Attema, Tymon de Haas and Bert Nijboer
With a contribution by Michelangelo La Rosa
The Astura project — view the abstract
Interim report of the 2001 and 2002 campaigns of the Groningen Institute of Archaeology along the coast between Nettuno and Torre Astura (Lazio, Italy)

Eric M. Moormann and Miguel John Versluys
With contributions by: Abraham van As, Bernd Fitzner, Kurt Heinrichs & Dennis La Bouchardiere, Predrag Gavrilovic, Onno van Nijf & Frits Steenhuisen and Tesse D. Stek & Ellen Thiermann
The Nemrud Dag Project — view the abstract
Second interim report

Lara Laken
Zebrapatterns in Campanian wall painting — view the abstract
A matter of function

Pierre Gros
Basilica sous le Haut-Empire — view the abstract
Ambiguïtés du mot, du type et de la fonction

Paolo Liverani
Progetto architettonico e percezione comune in età tardoantica — view the abstract

Pier Giovanni Guzzo
Sul mito di Sibari
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