Archaeology and the Search for Homeric Ithaca
The Case of Mycenaean Kephalonia
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This short article on a large subject is presented as a tribute to Klavs Randsborg, because of his involvement in the 1990s with the archaeology of Kephalonia at the time of the resurgence of the debate over the identification of the island with Homeric Ithaca, to which he himself contributed some thoughts. It briefly traces the history of the controversy about the Homeric geography and topography from its origins and discusses the evidence that has made Kephalonia a contender for the homeland of Odysseus. The intention is not to off er yet another hypothesis about the location of Homeric Ithaca, but to consider and question the role of archaeology in the debate, in view of the high expectations of Homeric realists.
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Archaeology and the Search for Homeric Ithaca
The Case of Mycenaean Kephalonia
In: Acta ArchaeologicaSearch for other papers by Christina Souyoudzoglou-Haywood in
Current site
Google Scholar
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This short article on a large subject is presented as a tribute to Klavs Randsborg, because of his involvement in the 1990s with the archaeology of Kephalonia at the time of the resurgence of the debate over the identification of the island with Homeric Ithaca, to which he himself contributed some thoughts. It briefly traces the history of the controversy about the Homeric geography and topography from its origins and discusses the evidence that has made Kephalonia a contender for the homeland of Odysseus. The intention is not to off er yet another hypothesis about the location of Homeric Ithaca, but to consider and question the role of archaeology in the debate, in view of the high expectations of Homeric realists.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 372 | 90 | 24 |
| Full Text Views | 26 | 8 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 296 | 215 | 0 |