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Thasos, the Gulf of Kavala and the Greek Colonisation (Part 1)

Understanding the geography and history of the Gulf of Kavala is an intuitive way to start, moreso because it sheds some light on the context of the Warriors project. And, of course, because it’s best to place the sites that we will be discussing on the map as soon as possible.

Geography

To begin with, observe the map below:


­­–The Gulf of Kavala and neighbouring regions

Sites marked in red are ‘core’ sites for the project (i.e. sites that lie in Thasos itself or its immediate peraea). Sites marked in blue are sites that I am interested in exploring as points of comparison. They lie beyond the Gulf of Kavala, but they are contemporary to some of our ‘core’ sites, and I believe I can better answer my research questions if I investigate the differences and similarities between the Thasian region and its immediate surroundings. Continue reading “Thasos, the Gulf of Kavala and the Greek Colonisation (Part 1)”

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A Statement of Goals

Many greetings; welcome to Warriors on the Periphery!

An Introduction

This is a weblog linked to the project of the same name, currently ongoing in the Université Libre de Bruxelles. It is meant to host regular updates and progress reports regarding the project. My hope is that it will increase project visibility (for both academic and non-academic audiences) and allow for some degree of feedback from other interested scholars.

Warriors on the Periphery is a post-doctoral project, funded by the Philippe Wiener – Maurice Anspach Foundation and hosted by the ULB (specifically the Centre de Recherches en Archéologie et Patrimoine / CReA-Patrimoine). My most sincere thanks and gratitude go to the above institutions for their kind and invaluable support.

The Project

Warriors on the Periphery is an archaeological project, focusing primarily on the study of ancient arms and armour. It brings new material to the fore, but also seeks to touch upon three major topics that have received considerable scholarly attention in the past: Continue reading “A Statement of Goals”