The Sanctuary of Parthenos at Ancient Neapolis (Kavala), Volume II: Pottery, Stone Inscriptions, and Small finds

The Sanctuary of Parthenos at Ancient Neapolis (Kavala), Volume II Pottery, Stone Inscriptions, and Small finds Amalia Avramidou (ed) Pages: xviii 272 p. Size:216 x 280 mm Illustrations:253 b w, 83 col., 4 tables b w. Language(s):English Publication Year:2025Summary The ancient city of Neapolis (modern Kavala, Greece) was founded by Thasos in the seventh century BCE at a strategic location where the Thracian hinterlands meet the Aegean Sea. The patron deity of this North Aegean polis was Parthenos (the Maiden), a goddess often associated with Artemis and known to us through epigraphic and archaeological evidence. Her sanctuary came to light in the twentieth century, during rescue excavations, and yielded numerous finds, most of which date from the Archaic period.This edited volume draws together the material evidence from the Sanctuary of Parthenos, with a particular focus on the ceramic wares, stone inscriptions, and small finds from the site. Published as a counterpart to an earlier publication in this series, Amalia Avramidou?s monograph, The Sanctuary of Parthenos at Ancient Neapolis (Kavala): Incised and Painted Ceramic Inscriptions from the Sanctuary and in Aegean Thrace, the essays gathered here nonetheless form a stand-alone volume that sheds light on both the importance of the site as a place of cult, and more broadly the role that it played within the commercial networks and cultural dynamics of the Aegean.TABLE OF CONTENTS List of IllustrationsList of ContributorsForeword Michalis Tiverios, Maria Nikolaidou-Patera, Amalia Avramidou, Konstantia Amoiridou Introduction Amalia Avramidou1. Parthenos: The Patron Deity of Neapolis par? Αntisaran (Νεάπολις παρ? ?Αντισάραν): A Suggestion Regarding her Identity Michalis Tiverios 2. Parthenos through the Inscriptions Denise Demetriou 3. Handmade Pottery Konstantia Amoiridou 4. G 2 3 Ware from the Sanctuary of Parthenos at Ancient Neapolis (Kavala) Petya Ilieva 5. Corinthian Pottery Eleni Manakidou and Elina Papadopoulou 6. North Aegean ?Waveline? Pottery Konstantoula Chavela 7. Transport Amphoras Konstantinos Filis 8. Relief ?Megarian? Bowls Penelope Malama 9. Lamps Stella Poimenidou 10. Textile Production Tools Bela Dimova 11. ?New? Terracotta Figurines Alexandra Prokova 12. Small Finds Amalia Avramidou 13. Concluding Remarks Amalia Avramidou