Papers by Melanie Godsey
The Bays of East Attica Regional Survey 2020–2021: New Evidence for Settlement, Production, and Exchange in Porto Rafti, Greece, from Prehistory to Late Antiquity
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This paper presents the work of the Bays of East Attica Regional Survey project in 2020 and 2021.... more This paper presents the work of the Bays of East Attica Regional Survey project in 2020 and 2021. The project focuses on documenting evidence of human occupation and land use around the bay of Porto Rafti in eastern Attica, Greece. Work in 2020 and 2021 built on the progress achieved in the 2019 pilot season, which established the presence of a Final Neolithic/Early Bronze Age obsidian processing centre on the Pounta peninsula, a sizeable Late Helladic IIIC settlement on the islet of Raftis, and some minor pre- and post-Ptolemaic activity on the Koroni peninsula, previously assessed as a single-period military camp. Fieldwork in 2021 documented a dense, multi-period surface scatter on the islet of Praso, including Final Neolithic/Early Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Late Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman material. Remains of waste products from the manufacture of Late Helladic IIIC White Ware, Classical/Hellenistic tile, Late Roman tile, and metal indicate...
Le Bulletin de liaison de la céramique égyptienne (BCE), 2022
Sur les rives du lac Mariout : Assem Bahnasy pour une étude interdisciplinaire des ateliers Valér... more Sur les rives du lac Mariout : Assem Bahnasy pour une étude interdisciplinaire des ateliers Valérie Pichot de production d'amphores de l'époque hellénistique Aude Simony et du Haut-Empire en Maréotide des puits (chôra d'Alexandrie, marge nord-ouest de l'Égypte
Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies, 2022
This Forum turns a critical eye on the social networks of eastern Mediterranean archaeology. We f... more This Forum turns a critical eye on the social networks of eastern Mediterranean archaeology. We focus on gender sociology and knowledge production within the subfield of Aegean survey, particularly on survey projects conducted in Greece and Cyprus. Through analysis of both survey directorship and survey publication teams, we clarify several major questions. Whom do scholarly networks of survey directors omit? And what do we miss when we view the development of survey (1) from a top-down perspective, as the creation and legacy of project directors, and (2) with a focus on field methods and artifact collection rather than the interpretation of survey data? Five archaeologists with field experience in the eastern Mediterranean then discuss these questions as they relate to their own experience and area of specialization.
Scholarly Networks, Gender Sociology, and Knowledge Production in Aegean Survey and Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology
Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies, 2022
Manufacturers and Markets. The Contributions of Hellenistic Pottery to Economies Large and Small, 2022
The Ptolemies and the 3rd Century B.C.E. Ceramic Assemblage
The Ptolemaic political, military, and economic interests in the 3rd century B.C.E. Aegean and Gr... more The Ptolemaic political, military, and economic interests in the 3rd century B.C.E. Aegean and Greek mainland fostered cultural exchange. I examine the ceramic evidence from two sites to assess the network of interaction and its impact on the function and production of Hellenistic pottery types. The ceramic assemblage from Eretria, a city with a historically Greek affiliation, will serve as a point of comparison for the evidence from Koroni, a Ptolemaic site in Attika. The ceramic assemblage from Koroni tells us three things: 1) the fine ware indicates that the Ptolemies had already begun to be involved in what will become the Hellenistic koine, 2) Koroni was not directly linked with Athens, which throws into question the function of the site, and 3) the Ptolemaic intervention in and then withdrawal from Attika and the Aegean was one reason behind the fluctuation in the market for Attic black gloss pottery.
Archaeological Topography: Comparing Digital Photogrammetry Taken with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) versus Standard Surveys with Total Stations
SAA publishes The SAA Archaeological Record as a service to its members and constituencies. SAA, ... more SAA publishes The SAA Archaeological Record as a service to its members and constituencies. SAA, its editors, and staff are not responsible for the content, opinions, and information contained in The SAA Archaeological Record. SAA, its editors, and staff disclaim all warranties with regard to such content, opinions, and information published in The SAA Archaeological Record by any individual or organization; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall SAA, its editors, and staff be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any content, opinions, or information included in The SAA Archaeological Record.
Conference Presentations by Melanie Godsey
Open Access Materials by Melanie Godsey
Western Argolid Regional Project (WARP), Field Manual 2014-2016 Seasons
This is a finalized manual from the Western Argolid Regional Project which was created in an effo... more This is a finalized manual from the Western Argolid Regional Project which was created in an effort to produce an honest version of the manual that both reflects the day-to-day practices of the project as well as our regular efforts to adapt the manual to the needs of the teams and slight shifts in our methods. As a result, this is a composite document that conflates and combines any number of adjustments offered by team leaders particularly during the first two field seasons of the project.
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Conference Presentations by Melanie Godsey
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