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Fall 2021
Is Hera, queen of the gods and supreme goddess of marriage, also a goddess of the sea? In this thesis I will argue that she is. The exceptional number of miniature ships that were dedicated in multiple Hera sanctuaries in the Archaic period, begged the question of whether Hera’s veneration served...
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Spring 2010
This thesis presents an interdisciplinary examination of a series of towers existing between the sites of Kastro Kallithea and New Halos along the north ridge of Greece’s Othrys Mountains. The overarching goal is to utilize digital archaeological techniques such as GIS to refine the...
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Taking a Bite out of History: Hellenistic Dietary Reconstruction and Population Mobility at the Site of New Halos, Thessaly, Greece
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The Hellenistic site of New Halos in Thessaly Greece was founded around 302 BC and was occupied for a short period of time until it was destroyed by an earthquake. The short occupation makes New Halos an ideal site for study because it represents a snapshot of rural Hellenistic life. Both the...
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The 'Shep-herd' relationship in Classical and Hellenistic Thessaly, Greece: Investigating husbandry practices using carbon, oxygen, and strontium isotopes from sheep and goat tooth enamel
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I investigate pastoral archaeology in Greece, and specifically the Hellenistic contexts at Kastro Kallithea and Pharsalos. Current research on ancient pastoralism in Thessaly, Greece is divided over the presence, prevalence, and degree of specialized shepherding or seasonally mobile management...