HST 347 Lecture 8: Greek History lecture 8
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1050-1000 is nadir only real continuities: agriculture, spoken language, religion but iron age ia begins. Xeropolis, settlement mound, inhabited from eba to c9 several necropoleis (big graveyards) attached to it one of these is called toumba first sign of greek language is spit from palaipaphos-skales, cypro-syllabic script probably refugees from the peleponnesos. Cyprus gets greek speakers for first time of greek name in arcadian dialect, opheltas but submycenaean (1125-1050) low point c. 1050, a little recovery by early c9. Protogeometric period (1050-900): called after the pottery, consistently, almost submycenaan pottery is very basic. C12 was not yet worst of times reoccupation among the ruins at tiryns but these r just squatters and these r just ruins. Perati: newly occupied site on e. coast on attica thrives, 200+ graves with contacts to. Early and middle geometric periods c. 900-850, 850-750. 875-850 at toumba cemetery tanged arrowheads, intact set of 16 balance weighs, perhaps bronze scale, migrations & dialects.
