Plain Plaster Tells the Story of Ancient Master Craftspeople
Tiny Spaces, Big Ideas - Shannon LaFayette Hogue
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In this lecture, Professor Hogue explains how small pieces of plaster floor can reveal the workmanship of the craftspeople who helped build the Bronze Age Palace of Nestor in Greece over 3,000 years ago.
More information:
- LaFayette Hogue, S. “The Palatial Megaron and Upper Story in the Palace of Nestor at Pylos: Evidence for a New Reconstruction,” Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (January-March 2023:92.1, pp. 43-110).
- LaFayette Hogue, S. “New Evidence of Post-Destruction Reuse in the Main Building of the Palace of Nestor at Pylos,” American Journal of Archaeology (January 2016:120.2).
- History of the Palace of Nestor Excavations
About the Lecturer
Shannon LaFayette Hogue
Assistant Professor, Classics
Shannon LaFayette Hogue is a broadly trained Classical archaeologist with research interests in Bronze Age Greece and landscape history.
