A barrel-vaulted reservoir at Kale-Krsevica: hydraulic technology and Iron Age 'Hellenisation' in Serbia
Abstract
Narratives of transformation in Iron Age societies on the periphery of the Greek world have positioned colonial powers as agents of change. Archaeological sites exhibiting apparent Greek or Macedonian evidence are often taken to exemplify Hellenisation, whereby 'barbarians' adopted 'more advanced' Greek practices. Such narratives, however, are imbued with assumptions of cultural superiority, failing to elucidate the complexity of past social interactions and how these manifest in the archaeological record. The barrel-vaulted reservoir at the site of Kale-Krsevica in Serbia reveals that the simplistic framework of Hellenisation is insufficient to explain the construction of this unique hydraulic installation.
Keywords:
water management / Serbia / Iron Age / indigenous societies / HellenisationSource:
Antiquity, 2019, 93, 367, 144-162Publisher:
- Cambridge Univ Press, Cambridge
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DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2018.163
ISSN: 0003-598X
WoS: 000459044500017
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85061657688
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Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Vranić, Ivan PY - 2019 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/320 AB - Narratives of transformation in Iron Age societies on the periphery of the Greek world have positioned colonial powers as agents of change. Archaeological sites exhibiting apparent Greek or Macedonian evidence are often taken to exemplify Hellenisation, whereby 'barbarians' adopted 'more advanced' Greek practices. Such narratives, however, are imbued with assumptions of cultural superiority, failing to elucidate the complexity of past social interactions and how these manifest in the archaeological record. The barrel-vaulted reservoir at the site of Kale-Krsevica in Serbia reveals that the simplistic framework of Hellenisation is insufficient to explain the construction of this unique hydraulic installation. PB - Cambridge Univ Press, Cambridge T2 - Antiquity T1 - A barrel-vaulted reservoir at Kale-Krsevica: hydraulic technology and Iron Age 'Hellenisation' in Serbia EP - 162 IS - 367 SP - 144 VL - 93 DO - 10.15184/aqy.2018.163 ER -
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Vranić, I.. (2019). A barrel-vaulted reservoir at Kale-Krsevica: hydraulic technology and Iron Age 'Hellenisation' in Serbia. in Antiquity Cambridge Univ Press, Cambridge., 93(367), 144-162. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2018.163
Vranić I. A barrel-vaulted reservoir at Kale-Krsevica: hydraulic technology and Iron Age 'Hellenisation' in Serbia. in Antiquity. 2019;93(367):144-162. doi:10.15184/aqy.2018.163 .
Vranić, Ivan, "A barrel-vaulted reservoir at Kale-Krsevica: hydraulic technology and Iron Age 'Hellenisation' in Serbia" in Antiquity, 93, no. 367 (2019):144-162, https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2018.163 . .