@article{85a8d5d47c774271874f7c1b077385ab,
title = "Sanctuaries of Zeus: Mt. Lykaion and olympia in the early iron age",
abstract = "Recent excavations at the Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion have revealed evidence for ritual activity at the ash altar of Zeus from the Mycenaean through the Hellenistic period. Indications of continuous activity at this cult place beginning in the Late Bronze Age invite consideration of possible connections between this site and others in the Peloponnese, including the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia. Although altars composed of ash became fairly common in the Early Iron Age, we propose that the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia and its impressive ash altar may have been inspired by key aspects of the much older cult place at Mt. Lykaion, which it ultimately overshadowed in subsequent centuries.",
author = "Romano, {David Gilman} and Voyatzis, {Mary E.}",
note = "Funding Information: 1.The Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion was investigated in the late 19th and early 20th centu ries, principally by Kourouniotis on behalf of the Archaeological Society of Athens. His important excavation reports are Kourouniotis 1904 and 1909. Since 2004, renewed research, excavation, and study have been underway as the Mt. Lykaion Excava tion and Survey Project, http://lykaion excavation.org. Since 2006 this project has been run as a synergasia between the 39th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities in Tripolis (now the Ephorate of Antiquities of Arcadia) and the University of Arizona under the auspices of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. The director of the project is Anna Karapanagiotou of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Arcadia, and the codirectors are David Gilman Romano and Mary E. Voyatzis of the University of Arizona. Romano is grateful to the School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for support in the winter and spring of 2018. The authors also appreciate the assistance of the Archaeological Mapping Lab, School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, in creating the maps and plans for this article. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 American School of Classical Studies at Athens.",
year = "2021",
month = jan,
doi = "10.2972/hesperia.90.1.0001",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "90",
pages = "1--25",
journal = "Hesperia",
issn = "0018-098X",
publisher = "American School of Classical Studies at Athens",
number = "1",
}