Creta

Saddle oysters (Anomiidae) attach themselves to calcareous hard substrates by means of a calcified byssus that etches an attachment structure, referred to as ichnospecies Centrichnus eccentricus. Examination of rich material from the Late Cretaceous of central Europe extends the fossil record of this ichnotaxon and revealed a set of previously unrecognised morphological features which appear to be typical for this time period and the respective anomiid trace maker. Excellent preservation of a large number of trace fossil specimens with a complete set of morphological characters allowed a biometrical analysis and additional observations indicating a distinct substrate preference for belemnite rostra, a strong intra- and interspecific competition for settlement space, as well as interactions with durophaguous predators. Further implications for anomiid palaeobiology and palaeoecology arise from allometric shell growth and an etched outline suture in the substrate along the dorsal, lat...

A survey of the area around the Stoà dell’Agorà at Haghia Triada has identified an H- shaped Propylon. Built in LM III A against the northern wall of the Bastione, the structure was located at the entrance of the large Piazzale dell’Agorà. The Propylon has no good comparison in Minoan architecture; instead it has many similarities with the propylaia known in the Mycenaean palatial sites of Mainland Greece. The presence of a propylon (the only one known up to now in Crete) confirms the importance of Haghia Triada in LM IIIA-B. Moreover, it enlarges our knowledge of the LM IIIA-B architecture and its relationship with the contem- porary architecture of Mainland Greece.

Vencidos los andalusíes de Creta en 961 por Nicéphoro Phocas y recuperada la isla para Bizancio, siguieron dos años de exterminio y destrucción. Solo sobrevivieron quienes embarcaron a tiempo en los puertos del sur y los cautivos nobles exhibidos por el vencedor en el desfile triunfal de Constantinopla, y, entre estos, se hallaban el último emir y su heredero, al-Núman (Anemas). En este artículo se ha tratado de seguir el rastro en Bizancio de los descendientes de supervivientes del emirato, lográndose en el caso de Anemas hasta el s. XV, por ser el único cuyo nombre se preservó, aunque helenizado. Quedaron otros, anónimos, y solo en algunos casos ellos lo saben.

As origens da Arte Grega remetem-nos para Creta, uma ilha a Sul do continente grego, no mar Egeu. Os primeiros povos a habitarem esta ilha foram os Minóicos, na Idade do Bronze. Esta civilização instalou-se em Creta e passou a dominar o mar Egeu e o Mar Mediterrânico através de trocas comerciais. A Civilização Minóica tornou-se a mais importante da Europa, há cerca de 4.000 anos. O nome deste povo tem origem num rei lendário chamado Minos, com a sua lenda do Minotauro, um ser fantástico e cruel que habitava no labirinto do palácio.