The Tiled-Roof Phenomenon in Early Helladic Greece

Evidence from Zygouries

By (author) Kyle A. Jazwa

Book cover: The Tiled-Roof Phenomenon in Early Helladic Greece

Extent: 320 pages

Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens

Subjects: European Prehistory, Mediterranean Archaeology

Series: Hesperia Supplement

Series volume number: 53

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(May 2024)

ISBN: 9780876615553

Price: $74.95

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PDF (Published)

(August 2024)

ISBN: 9781621390473

Price: $60.00

This study presents the Early Helladic II ceramic roofing tile fragments from Zygouries, a site excavated by Carl Blegen more than a century ago. It is the first publication of an entire assemblage of Early Helladic roofing tiles, an oft-neglected find on archaeological sites. Details about the tiles’ forms, features, and variability are presented first, followed by a production-oriented analysis reconstructing much of the chaIne operatoire and complementary volumetric and energetic analyses. The results of these studies allow for the local reception and sociopolitical implications of Zygouries’s ceramic-tiled roof to be explored. The assemblage is then contextualized alongside other Early Helladic roofing tile assemblages and the material culture of the period to gain a clearer understanding of the broader cultural significance of such tiled roofs.

  • By (author) Kyle A. Jazwa