Introduction to Archaeological Studies II Instructor: Constanze Witt   University of Texas at Austin Classics Department
	Know what each term means, be able to use it appropriately in an intelligent sentence, and be able to explain it (using examples where appropriate). General Terms Archaeology culture archaeology city, urban, urbanization excavation state formation survey specialization stratigraphy, stratum, pl. strata convention context/contextual monumentality relative chronology anthropomorphic, zoomorphic absolute chronology social hierarchy grid, trench, scarp, locus liminal gender numinous mortuary analysis chthonic plan, section, elevation epiphany GPS/GIS hoplite, panoply, phalanx cemetery, necropolis agathos, pl. agathoi accident of preservation xenos ephemeral polis, boule, demos, archon, basileus/eis marine archaeology tyranny, tyrant cognitive Athenian democracy libation pathos votive eponymous ritual tell magnetometry axial, on axis, axial symmetry remote sensing lex trireme hegemony res publica Roman Republic patrician plebeian, plebs paterfamilias patron, client Lar, pl. Lares
	Art History Architecture composition post and lintel, trabeation picture plane, ground plane arcuation convention corbel vault reception cairn, tumulus, barrow period passage grave, shaft grave, chamber tomb, rock-cut tomb genre, medium megalith technique menhir orientation ziggurat register, band, frieze course panel, field mastaba style: realistic naturalistic idealized abstract expressionistic columns (know your orders): base shaft capital engaged half-column composite view/twisted perspective pyramid representational/nonrepresentational fortification, casemate linear/painterly masonry hierarchy of scale cyclopean incision ashlar lost-wax bronze casting tholos, dromos, relieving triangle iconoclasm mud-brick heraldic, paratactic half-timbered sculpture in the round high relief low relief sunken relief modeling portico colonnade arcade peristyle hypostyle stele pylon repoussé magazine intaglio obelisk faience clerestory niello court granulation articulation inlay threshold tripod, cauldron anta/antae -- columns in antis kiln propylon, pl.propylaea terracotta crenellations pottery: wheel-turned pithos rhyton stirrup jar amphora hydria kantharos kylix krater oinochoe aryballos apsidal round house central court megaron palace temple templum in antis prostyle peripteral dipteral hypaethral   Atrium house cubiculum impluvium tablinum peristyle triclinium kouros, pl kouroi theater, amphitheater kore, pl. korai entablature (know the orders) "severe" style, "Classical" style antefix "bilingual" pottery akroterion black-figure, red-figure, reserved thesauros patina altar chryselephantine cenotaph illusionism, trompe l'oeil mausoleum contrapposto portico continuous narrative villa, urban villa tessera(e), tesselated orthogonal (Hippodamian) plan theatricality basilica axial symmetry opus incertum, reticulatum, testaceum foreshortening insula facade arch, vault, dome (know the parts) baroque hypocaust chiaroscuro terme/bath (know the parts) sfumato Hellenistic city: (know the elements) Roman city: (know the elements) Iconography Writing/Literature potnia theron cuneiform boukranion, pl. boukrania stylus sphinx pictograph colossus hieroglyph baetyl ideogram Minotaur clay tablet, bulla, seal, cylinder seal centaur, centauromachy, Lapiths Indo-European, Semitic marine, nautilus linear B greaves, cuirass, helmet, shield cartouche griffin inscription genius, pl. genii papyrus Chimaera koine Medusa, Gorgon, Gorgoneion, aegis boustrophedon shield device palimpsest Gigantomachy epic Dionysiac thiasos historia satyr, maenad annals symposion, komos, kline mime peplos bucolic, pastoral chiton, mantle/himation oratory quadriga philosophies: Academy, Stoa (Stoics), Cynics, Epicureans "genre," caricature satire Nike treatise damnatio memoriae confessions People and Places: in your readings and discussed in class This page is always under construction.

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