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Aegeus Image Database
Aegeus Image Database
The aim of the suggested project is to create a collection of digital
images originating from publications/studies of archaeological material
on the prehistoric Aegean. The images come from archaeological books
(which are not subject to copyright) of great importance and value,
which have been published in previous centuries. Most of them are works
of well-known Greek and foreign archaeologists of the late 19th and
early 20th centuries such as Heinrich Schliemann (excavator of Troy,
Mycenae, and Tiryns), Christos Tsountas (excavator of the most important
prehistoric sites in the Cyclades), and Sir Arthur Evans (excavator of
Knossos).
The digital documentation of this iconographic material will contribute
to the preservation and dissemination of a very important chapter in
the history of the research of the prehistoric Aegean. The old age of
these publications/studies renders the images rare and prohibits their repeated
reproduction (digital or otherwise) by individuals or institutions.
Moreover, the earlier depictions of important Greek prehistoric
monuments have their own epistemological, historical, and aesthetic
value beyond their given archaeological significance. The digitised
photographic material will therefore have multiple recipients, ranging
from strictly academic circles and museologists, to teachers and
students, to artists, as well as the general public. Free access to this
collection will help to promote Greek culture through our prehistoric
heritage.
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
München-Gräfelfing 1927
Wilhelm Dörpfeld’s book Alt-Ithaca presents the results of
his excavations taken place not on Ithaca, as the title indicates, but
on the island of Lefkada between the years 1901-1913. The reason why the
famous architect of Heinrich Schliemann and later excavator of Troy
gave this title to his book is simple. Dörpfeld believed that Lefkada
was the real island of Odysseus, Ithaca. He was convinced not only by
the impressive results of his excavations, but also by several passages
from the Odyssey, which seemed to describe geographical locations of
Lefkada. However, his theory was never accepted.
Richard B. Seager
Boston 1912
Stephanos Xanthoudides
London 1924
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