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43B 9048 ARCHAEOLOGIES OF THE GREEK PAST Landscape, Monuments, and Memories SUSAN E. ALCOCK Pfs f hal hig an Clas ‘etic for Sane ABBREVIATIONS Sime oinati so cl 1——_—_——— ARCHAEOLOGIES OF MEMORY ‘he ream suey he pad hat sda ited wate, sted he rn smn et hi ‘his book i shou something iia define, something toubeome {0 pin down, sn which abt erro etely Bev si abot Someting il our understanding of te ann well Pep dive Toenty om shed remembrance om scl memory» which ora Protest wi a age of thet prt anda desi Sorte far! ‘hug prone semen ofthe ps ons hei ses fcmemanity and ermine ali, eer and eins; hey wi rue oer and ll forse Spel memory is analy mig fre Bu als» faite one Mews owap and compte; oer Hine they chegeo fe erate pple ge "Rin chapter wil demonstrat, isha enough ofl the muta ‘ie of meni she pent dys neva te poles call he nore compo omg gone How to apa preset "antel” ca ramet Saat ecco: bythe ps on ye hat proses remote i tin en ingen agro ein? How seve once the enor ops peop ths fr example tenet Gn To sn segs eed dl ith chin The it abrasions se popnas a earn oe pat pceing eae ede thar vie thy had no ers lk Tae sod shea terion ring dvs cda hen tenis ak ‘css ald ares Nether sttgyssatsiconh esd can ot an oun pretend on see ie oft coats cnt “his hook propo therfore! by ous the cae ovo inp there lode omumen ares leh moet maw mle and soporte shal age bet nematic Seiden sport within sata fame. Tones a ee. ‘eke cpd te ge of omer pe and in {Gracy agate anh gn eho pepe hay tr pray some othr oe menor, “mae aumento pec cae ue ch ‘in ile tie ord and wih» deen grogepicl ape ey ‘shown ea aie fa soe te pea i {eis and warmth eine ey cnn {ndanneating sdenhcoploparaclofedersecintne ‘the chaengs Tobe, howe | wane caplrensmer noe cue nau oalsemny sai encanta sri itinerary oh ‘Seo of mater care ase in approning song inp nd fener memory Ate shapers coin nto the te snc we wl poe emer of tage thena "find aking inthe atc tout cil memory «at ad isoase for such mami abject that nd sic short arise tl that dinette pom andcompenyofsmenberng Nira eso he Savon ut deliberate he thes ose dee coments nd ‘rons The rs vipers a rg tthe pina oc of he ook ancient Gree hut the remind eae progrphly and tempor ied ng, The skort ao day the milange of irene hough which roy siti (ncding itl pore, Sica acanentton ral ets, tography, a fea memento) or ead wal dea vary of scholar ae. The Clave impact of tee sv rk mis ait af ont eta {ompongument snd she wile even a the store Bae been Siping he Pree “Thestory othe Gk Revolution agaist Terk domain isn Tic Burapeabuchig shri ndigenoesedebip- habe routed many ies Meri pr odo ed all preside vo Towson fegunty eset aled ponte sal agen pric ‘pom erty nary he san War nner quotations ome te mind yon ming t Mahon What Grsce might be ee” ‘ltabeeYpani prone Leta sl rave ees Gra he ry ft cid iets ee en fhe tonbs for ancestors ho tle fog el he. De Noadetourtranide tthe, aboves, threo home epi sthe he ed wbo masaced o mary tether unr of he nmumertic my herr Pens Theor come to torte cts oe boo ad ee ee Lh or pei Tarte my end, Yue Presta athe uf rk ety ta pa sch ‘Simei we fostered acho cel ped bye ‘ta iene aap e pep tation be yang futon Toye ty, iy adc te Hh Cle sg ‘ame ll comet iain ut et aor so demmsing opin within hr me natn home a vet tense omnes, eae Gk cr eat ‘ener centurenerngbawsenRoscovand Kashi ‘votes mun and pe thr yn, a fr Sigmon ders enn een de Terk ie Te ie Ter ome dred sty tm “oman bs been ed fast th tr row {top haetencnconshea one tems Tesco ie Aine mera posts cotati teen eae oe oyster ey Mistopoge hay cnidaiebeseatectece ee ‘copa robes n 2 he ey) yh ston Bvad Doe be oe het oe Lh ee a tiePatenmonte ke Acaplut iced ao ‘endl lng gs stone fra sn Sogn tein eens prea coe ‘ten fe sm Pca as ae “aise menrer ie pd rhe ald 12 Teche erie en pl Clase tas lls bot Helis nd Rock conceptions of he pat to persist and ersten to covten ith ene That ony ei rts howe the rete theme ae aloe \osumve The oberon cs eit upon wal-dctente pe ‘ements the eiping af the Alenia Aerps aver becouse of he Sisecnthcetry esi an avy moera montinent an ete ‘he Tork morgue within the Parthenon, pre of the Daal Pl, the "olen "(Fig 12) Explanations frthocactionarenamerou comps, nd dep ound wp with th emergence ed national Westy adhe auld and with hepa westerns our) ‘pecttons Thesppearancefthe pron -dpArpolmus as beth, were be el of tle ovr scl eons repent sg ‘fr cnt over igh erable spre The he, carci, tothe cay eight tary Loui XV he un King ea he Bt ‘Notes ad uted Petes, Ln enfoeme fhi et {lta inthe Cerner ont ware Feta ‘Whipp up by Mesanc rte sad wag acne nas the Cambs (oh se ove ora tine bea bck he Roya teas re big crake Ore 25 yrs, he ete Pope Int doer ta the pope of he lens weil happy to {Sou is Canad ein Thy dee sand re oe {swat ntl "Rnd! ste hoa the nel saa "The Song oad) ax wll the coun of asi der i ai they cou dently pppoe cna whee ota Shee cote Camara Twn ct the oma ets ‘rely hora count snd formal omtnenson eth hd ‘ch vrs een coming th lew cone st ecco ait Moro iar {nmin reson mine pric sn te ‘tama csr pots vr fou ernar io et inctong meres fel lace The one sone sede eile, omental wok whe samen" of cng te Pott semen eon isiara comma of aan wh ary aed wp bys ply ‘gts lon lar tah stoned in ee ‘mente oer inert cen ohciec ‘amas oes ests an Cvs Waa port int oo Sc Mey rer sepsotmomentofoomon rhe Pech estates ors Wel areca very michin the Coon pel een re ah flo fe ates fen sch pens Miplo or Word Wr ae seco mth ot mena ns scat into of appston int often aN ie ay pon ety ean Symon t nar t ‘hg sth pipet Cees heme ee the dea of Camaro het owe aa coming Digg Sron le the scene and competing dacs std emptes of ant Mesopsan eines oinaly vole amore of the eee, ting the tocretan promulgate acter of ol nt ‘ilu or tee ahr nervy Cetin Jak ar argue, we yale othe pain he presen andsnp ee wal od fel statues worth matralamewor fe putin pron (ered ae alba [oe low P22 the ade mat. ‘Whi hse ox comps tpographyof membrane” tear pow ‘fal commemorative ages at at hdr BC: Aad and Iependyrler Sargon and Neen. This “Aad venation” offered ‘ey of entre rand tate tenths const to which names tol eres ting sch ingredient flit the Back oles tht tec n ‘eeosections of Mespumian metry pats "the cectre puto, heer ing hence che mae ‘acinar and Barer todo athe Mesopotamian landscape os po funy rete, with ew ster and feta hetening oes ‘howe ac Yet Assan nd Bayonne ofthe elena [Cul deed canes nv, ot aa he nw tan ee of ‘Alda Kings thre pg cfg one naiption a fr ‘he seventh entry BC rer Astral “the bscute ANd wich ‘ical to mat {asec tae incon fom before the ood fom which the dye ad stamped th wa Babylonian rule with ‘ooumeral ein in hetero, ok an eve ote dist appro, purposely ging at Abad, a Ura ips nd dewhere. Ea "Tcoere wor crf ened, retin stents lec oF ‘moder acum wed "Copy ofa ake le for the an of Ur The snk of Arar Sy king of Ur Nibushuna dinns.-exmined and Cie torturer seven” io nl id Mesopotamian Kings passe xeon bat, ood auth wold een heii, Nieteencentry AD extn {Sipe dcoverd conser nde hor ofthe bare "We House) bo of Shae gud othe om te wee fod Dang a Sepons of onan othe Bb King (6-599 BO together with atrngety shaped te tet (Whe "room monument Fe 13) ato n soning etoabon ofthe Fab cimed oe ld fag the ery foundations of Sargon the Great inl tree coveted sh nscripton of Narain use any ther menarche Hing isl ‘Shae fr 3208 yrs, Tis he rar moment ore Nea ginal regultonsforthe Shao tmple Nsbositsinpemete ie Teer which oe cme eey sna srt fo th ps before soning fh pet Sargon alow he goed "half shea ad okey ofan ha dinette cnt dt fice” The state The ater here sles Nabors wh a¢2 Saye king nan cof Ayia dele ti the mate of Akad and ths of unreal ‘Sipe the noord mute suo ye eco enone a le, hen te ney reds No shoul thse tae ‘anisole oa fentny.Thvough harengpeent itil actviy along Thad dwn milena blr, broader communis cme seth tesa pr of tn ongoing ia of sey anchored ack ina hallowed me Yet dee ns othe post, ad the athriy and pede they channel, ere oni catly pestered sation. As fon sees, pot septs ofthe past weteegul porta ot ja ay econ he place fn eny ot stat ol ds Te trestle the “Shmninerprettion depend ote ety othe coms that the diggings The state ice may hae ben sing, bu Mabon theo ewe a found Sagem” “The pelstorc monensin ae sms petra ong le (One nampa lin Doe anspe neil with ashore Ager aoa Ager and Anglo Sinon ura ths been dace ar + ntl ein ip in counts of he Es vd Wey i the wg of Thomas Haya in ‘oder eh records (P14). Prouhont hrmatadl Span a ca fon ch per ins owe wa. sng predecesr ertworks ‘pretty ang yep Re Lo tn, Oi. et, Forthegeerains ave ding the eater eth Neti e fourth niles BO, mont comple sch os Hameo ll ype to ie servedaspins inthe landape rte nrntent necting of pope tio har was otherwise forse mont par dpe Sach acings toned bons of motioned Masip to fr, dtinng art cl wert ‘hee all ang steed groupe: Mesting memes rvied cones Sorexchngean fasting ordpay and orptton These ean erst provided the pac ese othe commun ad coal ‘bon ore memories "Win und aout ema ens pe tone senso the clive, ent ofits betwee nag td ‘oate dsinctions within ropes fen that mo thee pace ro upo te pst the pst eater generations sod the pu of weal onan ime! To rturn gun and inthe ae pcs verte decade ad over ‘hecentre aired cle edition uncommon respect rhe pase ‘Sich inrpettons of ur, are Based upon there f deta archaeal ots ue the emma proven of amen ‘Sealand faa emai, he changing shapeand se ofthe monet whole I ok Ant Gres te elie, Masi ond ‘a lt tne Beyond sich eens eporage, wring na enomparome rea aetna ree ee seit Se ec a : satay cn oe ee emma ee Epteeeeeiiee ues Lehre ae sett eae ‘Senate sae mca te ME pn PO some ould erie, nesting prada uetiicton tong the debra erenon of segs “sen of memory” (hoe de mae | Bere Nor phrase) The won of Nor nd is cool os raved an hgsing cpa over the exe o whch ot oder as en teed tate of omc. cede moter fndamenal vin the vse eines tl ccammerane conclu ht ain ary which a Ing seamed et rou The oan ae merece ‘much ann ul a on pod defined eb, ‘Stace Sc and mandy eared dees Finan abo by iawn ttaematon nc By ‘ery tre ht sore thee neh youth nr the Faareoverthepn: Marcie cere cet ‘inion theca raf aster eu Hae fern” ietemesit i oe No nga bend tr peti) sero onrng ane fv memorial eshge. eh Irpal wenomaons tr sch delet the i” ‘Sino tron poner et ec and he ce of femenbrece boned Rss npn py eth ln Chet ndster steno deer compl nse Settee snd cine nes sgl pon { pepeciaged cone and ned ps” “Ps molkn anaes pie one fuel bck 9 mys ‘hey ne cariny gute aie the tty af let oe hore {rutensof cryin eda wo Rap ewe ore, iCal snd len am merge reno i Sone pnt cl she kw (hone eno ech Sele the Aico Soon ut wich het Se Cho Eepschatecanecsramtnnancbyae ewe ‘1d Quoin) drow on expcly mata memonie einige Placer digest and agin) ~"link one tether He aes adn and (Quinn, fai rari 121) = were snc with pte neces for bldg 04 delivering suc hetorialprormane. Imaginary was though bows oe set would thus prompt Roman ator the righ thoaght ie te ight ode auch tthe action of oth comtemporsy ober and terscolrs “The word remo” bry comes wt he tl esey Giro may oe beleive ng bad acco Tae, uri place, aingte image pore on the ce a engines iso which int ogh i p ghe Indorock Sch phenomena ats of memory wie pot and adv in the compe. cw toner lh cratered Roman elie nteracton. “Apc fom teas moni th anal wold mae ne ote rn al contribution tothe id of memory stain Prom the wring of PMilophere aod theslogane fan Arle fo Sein Augie eee ‘ve longed cocrtion of how memory operated» sate mode of ‘eolecon, i which ent ld be rec pine wih sme ‘lor fom the "depositor" a oreo” of he bin sd. Tt ‘eavngy ble consrtion, asnded pt onthe shite a ‘anon ron nal andunceremoniosyexloed inthe sere ‘nd went centre a recognition swe fre ann sad mei. “Te sty facet memory is expanding thee dso example with thetechnigue ofthe a memoria aoe on sues arin se adc Apa ows ead ication a the lgi of meron ch ah ‘teen and ranula Teather hat he et oF ‘il merory ite sees ouline eae] emai ltl te in thecal ond. Egytondthe Near Each been anlcdby he work {es eee Crees eight ae ec on Reka Begea ne Hc 10 Mam pSl 97e Assmann an hit ic; Roman emphasis 90 omen nd os oon fm dea cally few wel, not aap recy eget onc ‘menty pose Left undereeseied ae he mere of eet Gree “hen aac ve ch urtn ho dat seme ang 8 9 sual fae, That te Helene ere nto peopl a never eo ‘dou, and thetic lectin an ito ae een end ‘mined apd erated Relevant sts, so tis foal tation, ‘ul bei epi tease ofthe pointe ps acon pati lartpcs farcacloi ana for espe paix of Genetic {nd Ashchero tombe Neel omy argument Fest es of Gk tity have yet t approach oil meron within spc tril cone oto comer ia nani expen oct e even aa piney nn one, aa consequential eet deen about present un ture My argue then that tine oli snpie td ta ths phenomenon ~ ut hat dos eve us ‘eth queion of owt roced Liar and epiraphi evidence ae orn the eat f reusing a ‘Get atid tothe st nd pthingcan or soa dodge suc sores roa tha lace nth aap Yet le Spence om they ead ‘ls atin with cram eS haar Soc ete ste om tant coerortve nurs, nar ote fe aerate ‘eto orn to the tential range fcoater memories Hane of ats, ction oF ger Dee red variations gional er ‘urban rr ca ens be os. Malle, ad urn espns, sine pronounced pan what ws Gee worthy of mem0ey™ “Theres na ered ot of mera et foro conser. Itpeplein the ps wee"morinertand whole an we agent. oes ach ler igh ot sm fo pore nck of prod. Dat Co concu wit sha beaingaeempson: nanopores ear aha om nrg ts pi eo acter naa act ee tye heroes pre ‘nde OF core on bee walking feline, As Mat Mats war memry histo fin bce mother atc Yeaalary to tpn 0 ‘eps the poit Should be ore ioe menor sn show a Inet pret pst” Te abet of then Merry verenotlnagnithor toughest istry nN phe) Sin the wat of he elocar™ The probens of made ary canot Te shppe back oth wll ut ht ds sot mena the pom ‘sing niin the ther det tant peace and pom ‘hepato es Norther staton for sxuming th oa rmemory “ce the” somehow fl esata cmp a ewe omegeacour whole A sara of emai in he a sate eet, sould beanie a sought, This nes ws th te pein sue Bow expand ot ep of hat spectra, moving beyond the abit of he eta wats Ath ote in urnt the gure Pech Mauri Halla sal Iemory studestisderigertopeat Habit, who naar ole Inigo Ls cerns lame (et ble 92) and Manotel 95) There heartcltednany then te ht faded in thichapterremorysinbeeyscal atf iy, dynamin, Over he cane of hs cares deat Bachna, ulbmacksendetont an ccc range of apie vais a so esi ofthe ny donators ba ungusonsly ish we ‘on eon that eps hisown neal ater slats oad tect awn formulitns, oth Dacian emp ntheclesve uur enemnbr at he expen ofthe nda td ‘esigorovs separation of “hia” rm emery Siharhem mely reflects his imparts weve, and for all he Ras, hs werk eat ‘antl rout purposes a mont rai s Halbchr een intense onthe ptalsetinglrememtrance Heer ini aint way Sept hln tn oermat op Inwhich memory isc in objects ain place notes the material Itamenes othe pt ithe pon (hi te may "The meron of gonpecotsns nytt ins en sdgeerapopstns at ‘faveudis tobe etd in the memory of pronp nest be prestate inthe cnccte frm of tn een of 4 penalty ora oa? He Ahora owee tht cong sourstance eed perceptions “tthifamowor, ling for commemorative adaptation ove tine Tis nerpay of darby snd yan Des exerpliied ntdy L epi ene des vm en ere is Ske de mare olive {OD4 lbwache tere teed the silting topography of he Hely Land tre ng tne-pe, om the enertons immedi following ie ie ‘sis ntl he Chitian Crater angus tn this tls pics ad monament inked (acute oF m0 © errant Chron can Be sen appt dppb move boot in span cpending ote exerci of eps hisorcl moment “Tham in spekng of Chistantys ey dy of precio nd aleaton from ota snsteu whan Roman sey, Habwacs conte ht ‘he soup sume ow net past no places ued with Cris thought sotto bensrounding ‘aly ppd te Jesh nd pon ee! tens bre a “itetomaton ofe an sot. calcination rs onnd wiht th p fy Psi ements of ae Tie infesie, Hon doh coor cone ie tots ne some pointe rit Ts ee st oe ne set of te pot With hl aac he ie oun nee Soup pce nl breeds we age at ‘ecbyno mats cwory tuto cota it cepted ey tata ute be noma cour of cota) by contrat, Chins of ter prods wold by ices Social scr on Chis Paso a thson Js tbe "ener hse Inport veto the lace fh croton on Goleta Fl 14). The Galea lndcape, whee Chit dct and taught fr mos of i Canby existe, ponent lee ch ky commemorate fre Aso 1 Ler Ci en an ompeingi Hatches eon of hewn of momaments te be ow the invetnent of morn cet lesa hing eee ‘eee for aac nthe cso the ety Coins lao ‘uy wel beth nemierofenergt Chitin treo defi tho Pcs ad deo ip ta oan he end fst tha an pete aed te pling a acd wd ted ‘om pring tae. Th se he era pene te ‘etn o masta blr na pete lin cy deo be eu en ping oe sf rear bats by contracting Ate vee oho uli ist wpe St any amore a "The abst of la pape end de em re sie ihe th hore Ii ffs or any sgl saeeost prod bat fae the coast the Hol Land a a veer “anes” in Asana rial Bt wit sro het ic world- monet anes rt (nth he Doors), {in cen old stones eed win ne house Hallack ster ‘ut what i mont» kind of memeacaclogy” Though fy ich ge Consctitsowa topography ofrnembeeace "inch ped th cle Chriss memory apie rclectonsaf le deals of Ct ean of the places whee hey occured othe contemporary exigece of Chri yt ened nd prions Nowhere a Hallas re he rot ‘nui versions ofthe Holy and dependent hey rom contersporary cds and pts tae in any pert ee cons ht orane of hon abd acotance = eat obit cf study hs ios tee wid apt, His sesso the matey ‘merry anor ig, ah rove re of tre om dere ‘ponuiment memento an others emo” sal ates ab ‘Sent eres sch ela pychloy and petmenley har red ‘a tsppont od ci thik of ob orp aod remembrance = ‘Satoh ich can four raced back lately 0 he Raman eal he general approach pone by Halwa becomes possible tink formal in terms of 4 aay of mmo. Metaphor To any cs tend to bind these conc gether nel, me sek ‘sly "uryngemori” oo Sgging oma recover te. Bat esha teres more thn metaphor a tke here, more este in he ard {hes ofanbcsogy [soe iting mi ieee ms sere o remind that nema an del nyt Within tar boa famevorks,howee tee one weil and vry bse distin worth ‘ing anthem onus nde Bt ibe dele Inthe cour ofthe oa detailed es sud Monuments tats ples strc bet dthrtly sige, ones agreeto roole memories wil a dott nally se he ne Stightforsard coy for anal Cento salary tbs, We ‘aus, wespos, ae ste, ineptonsanworkl tn, bogey ‘uly it of potential poate Be longi ker ‘fom cate calle all aes bower, the "Tinks pt, preset tnd frure sma toh thr matey. Objet of dua oer {he on memore,ther n fr of crue sl hor ome ‘o poss theron peronal ttre” Thee toring eis hare ‘em denise ar oe form of “ire” moral pact, forng conser ranaminn fate notion ocrpoatal” patie beat tendon "pertrmat een wie geno sensory and emotional experiences eligi habe meray beings iment in he boxy Withow qin, mre pana se te ‘inlet the achat and this omit af he acini he {sowing haters On the hes hd, rbd an ncrpoaed fos

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