Figurines by Céline Murphy
EXARC 2020/3, 2020
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The nature of the relationship existing between the Minoan peak sanctuaries of Crete has been a t... more The nature of the relationship existing between the Minoan peak sanctuaries of Crete has been a topic of interest ever since their discovery. Their pan-Cretan connection has mostly been examined through externally visible similarities, such as their topographical situations and the appearance of their artefact assemblages. Building upon these existing works, I here examine the connections maintained between such sites through a closer material analysis of items belonging to the typical peak sanctuary artefact 'kit', namely figurines. Figurines-rather than clay vessels or models-were selected for study because they have frequently served as identifying features for peak sanctuaries, more so than vessels (Rutkowski 1988; Peatfield 1992; Briault 2007), and because they have been less frequently materially studied than they have been visually. By assessing the similarities and differences between the figurines' clay sourcing, their manufacture and assemblage techniques, their ergonomic qualities, their fragmentary condition and their distribution on site, I propose that, despite local idiosyncrasies characteristic to each site, some overarching pan-Cretan patterns also appear where the material aspects of peak sanctuary figurines are concerned. Abstract The connection maintained between the Minoan peak sanctuaries of Crete is usually examined in the light of geographical and topographical features. Rarely are close material analyses of peak sanctuary ceramic datasets considered relevant where this inter-site network is concerned. In this paper, therefore, drawing upon existing published evidence and direct engagement with the Philioremos assemblage, it is proposed that the manufacture and consumption processes through which peak sanctuary figurines went further point to the existence of a connection between these very characteristic sites. The similarities between these processes here confirm the fact that a form of communication took place between peak sanctuaries, but also suggest some new possibilities about what kind of relationship the sites maintained and its dynamics. Although the exact way in which information travelled remains difficult to assess, the existence of a network in which the adoption and adaptation of certain practices took place appears more likely than the existence of a hierarchically pyramidal pattern in which information was transmitted intact. It is here proposed that while each peak sanctuary adhered to certain standards in the production and consumption of figurines, the artefacts' makers and users were also allowed a degree of freedom of expression within their adherence to these standards.
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Minoan Archaeology: Perspectives for the 21st Century, 2015
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Archaeological Ethnography by Céline Murphy
La Descommunal: Revsta Iberoamericana de Patrimonio y Comunidad, 5:229-244, 2019
The small Cretan village of Gonies Malevyziou has been the host and subject of the international ... more The small Cretan village of Gonies Malevyziou has been the host and subject of the international field school Engaging Local Communities in Heritage Management through Archaeological Ethnography, run by the Heritage Management Organization (Athens, Greece), since 2014. Initially visited in 2010 for the excavation of the Minoan peak sanctuary of Philioremos (University of Kent, dir. Dr Evangelos Kyriakidis) (KYRIAKIDIS, forthcoming), which is situated on the mountain behind the village, Gonies itself rapidly became a place of ethnographic interest. Not only is it replete with historical and traditional buildings and objects, but it also hosts a population rich in, and proud of, local historical and cultural stories (KYRIAKIDIS and ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, 2016).
The 2017 field school research topic was material culture, and what its use and distribution can reveal about local practices, traditions, beliefs and gender roles. This paper presents the processes and results of this season as experienced by its participants. Below is an account by the four international students in archaeology, anthropology and heritage management who, under the guidance of a small team of professionals, received training in archaeological ethnography whilst residing in Gonies and undertaking month-long fieldwork research through direct engagement with the local population. The outcome of the 2017 season was a small exhibition -located within the village but advertised throughout the region and in the city of Heraklion- of objects
which the team and its interlocutors together selected as most expressive of life past and present in the village of Gonies.
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This is the syllabus for our 2015 Archaeological Ethnography Summer School, to be held in Gonies ... more This is the syllabus for our 2015 Archaeological Ethnography Summer School, to be held in Gonies Malevyziou, Crete, Greece, from June 21st to July 19th. If you are interested in applying, please send an email to inherity.info@gmail.com
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Our Archaeological Ethnography field school, aims to closely investigate the involvement of local... more Our Archaeological Ethnography field school, aims to closely investigate the involvement of locals with their material and intangible heritage in general, and the remains of various heritage sites scattered around the area of our lab-area, Gonies, Crete. We address the issues arising in the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of cultural heritage through our ethnographic research and our public engagement with the village of Gonies, as well as local and national stakeholders. Our goal is to develop a public archaeology program that will contribute to the sustainable development of the area, engage with the locals and render them more active in the protection of their own heritage.
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Abfutura is a Latin verb, conjugated in the plural neutral, which means “what is about to disappe... more Abfutura is a Latin verb, conjugated in the plural neutral, which means “what is about to disappear”. Referring to the archaeological theme, this contemporary art exhibition addresses the notions of excavating, curating and conserving near-absence. The mixed-media installations, in which clay is the dominating material, consist of a collection of traces - traces of things (objects? constructions?) which are now conspicuous through their absence. Significant for their sheer quantity, the traces are expressive of the melancholy brought about by the slow decay of a past long gone, but are also suggestive of a future: there is space for creativity in disappearance.
https://celine-murphy.com/projects/abfutura/
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Playing on the archaeological theme, this exhibition in contemporary art explores different avenu... more Playing on the archaeological theme, this exhibition in contemporary art explores different avenues for understanding broken objects, and especially broken representations of the human body. The ceramic installations and watercolours on show offer the visitors the opportunity to consider the relationship between the part and the whole: does the part always belong to a whole? Are breakage and creation so different from each other? As the odd, scattered, remains of the past, disjecta membra are survivors of time. Disjecta membra are therefore places at which stories begin.
https://celine-murphy.com/projects/membra-disjecta/
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Movement and Dance by Céline Murphy
Archaeological Ethnography by Céline Murphy
The 2017 field school research topic was material culture, and what its use and distribution can reveal about local practices, traditions, beliefs and gender roles. This paper presents the processes and results of this season as experienced by its participants. Below is an account by the four international students in archaeology, anthropology and heritage management who, under the guidance of a small team of professionals, received training in archaeological ethnography whilst residing in Gonies and undertaking month-long fieldwork research through direct engagement with the local population. The outcome of the 2017 season was a small exhibition -located within the village but advertised throughout the region and in the city of Heraklion- of objects
which the team and its interlocutors together selected as most expressive of life past and present in the village of Gonies.
Conference announcements by Céline Murphy
Thesis by Céline Murphy
Contemporary Art Exhibitions by Céline Murphy
https://celine-murphy.com/projects/abfutura/
https://celine-murphy.com/projects/membra-disjecta/
https://exarc.net/issue-2020-3/ea/ceramicists-apprentices-or-part-timers
The 2017 field school research topic was material culture, and what its use and distribution can reveal about local practices, traditions, beliefs and gender roles. This paper presents the processes and results of this season as experienced by its participants. Below is an account by the four international students in archaeology, anthropology and heritage management who, under the guidance of a small team of professionals, received training in archaeological ethnography whilst residing in Gonies and undertaking month-long fieldwork research through direct engagement with the local population. The outcome of the 2017 season was a small exhibition -located within the village but advertised throughout the region and in the city of Heraklion- of objects
which the team and its interlocutors together selected as most expressive of life past and present in the village of Gonies.
https://celine-murphy.com/projects/abfutura/
https://celine-murphy.com/projects/membra-disjecta/