Perseus Digital Library. Brauron (Site) Periods: Geometric Archaic Classical Hellenistic Physical: On the coast ca. 38 km E of Athens, the sanctuary consists of a cave and sacred spring and a court enclosed by a temple and a three-winged stoa. The stoa housed the votive dedications and numerous dinning rooms. Description: Earlier habitation and cemetery remains of Neolithic to Late Bronze Age date have been found SE of the sanctuary, but the cult site appears to date no earlier than the 8th century B.C. The sacred spring at Brauron seems to have been originally the most sacred part of the sanctuary, and the first temple was erected as late as ca. 500 B.C. Offerings (of feminine character) recovered from the sanctuary, especially from the sacred spring, have helped to clarify aspects of the cult. The site was finally abandoned after the nearby river Erasinos flooded the sanctuary in the 3rd century B.C. Exploration: Excavations: 1946-52 and 1956-63, J.
Sources Used: Other Bibliography: Artemis. Courses in the history of art provide the student with an understanding of art and architecture in a cultural context. The student will be introduced to the means by which art can be critically observed, intelligently analyzed and knowledgeably discussed. ARTH 115, Survey of Art History I, and ARTH 116, Survey of Art History II, provide a survey of art from prehistoric times to the present and are the prerequisites to most upper level courses.
Students considering majoring in art history should plan to complete ARTH 115 and ARTH 116 by the end of their sophomore year. Of value to art history majors are courses in literature, religion, philosophy, classical civilization and history. A required course in studio art is intended to give students some practical knowledge of how a work of art is produced. Classic Panos: Brauron: History. Classic Panos: Brauron: Archeology. The sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia was cleared between 1948 and 1962 under the direction of John Papadimitriou.
Prior to this, the only excavation carried out was the clearance of three Mycenaean chamber tombs in 1894 under B. Staïs. The sanctuary is located at the foot of the Ayios Georgios hill, on top of which a prehistoric settlement existed from 3500 to 1300 BC. Several houses from this settlement have been found, along with the chamber tombs that Staïs excavated. Many vases and figurines were also found on the surface of the hill (also referred to as the akropolis). Expensive grave offerings were recovered from within the tombs, as well as a skeleton that apparently had a fishing net thrown over it, which suggests that the livelihood of the town may have centered on the sea. The settlement was abandoned before the end of the Bronze Age, and as a result the sanctuary was the only human development on the site during the Classical period.
-Lindsay Clark. BRAURON (Vravrona) - the sanctuary of Goddess Artemis : un album. DianaLouvre. Chiton300. Chiton.
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