The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 80.4. This issue includes a study of Late Bronze Age transport jars from Crete; a report on a well-preserved Mycenaean harbor town on the Saronic Gulf; a biography of the terracotta statuettes from the Bronze Age temple at Ayia Irini; a new proposal about the relationship between the Athenian tribute-quota lists and the Older Parthenon; and a reassessment of accepted views about the history and development of Hellenistic and Roman catapults. Subscribers can read the issue online at JSTOR, which now hosts all current issues of Hesperia as well as an archive of past volumes.

A World of Goods: Transport Jars and Commodity Exchange at the Late Bronze Age Harbor of Kommos, Crete, by Peter M. Day, Patrick S. Quinn, Jeremy B. Rutter, and Vassilis Kilikoglou, reports on an integrated program of petrographic and chemical analysis of a transport jars from Kommos in southern Crete, identifying fabrics and associated production centers and casting new light on patterns of exchange between Crete, Egypt, and the Levant in the Late Bronze Age.

The Saronic Harbors Archaeological Research Project (SHARP): Investigations at Mycenaean Kalamianos, 2007–2009, by Thomas F. Tartaron, Daniel J. Pullen, Richard K. Dunn, Lita Tzortzopoulou-Gregory, Amy Dill, and Joseph I. Boyce, presents the results of three years of systematic research at a remarkable Mycenaean coastal site in the southeastern Corinthia. The report includes a detailed discussion of the local geology, a reconstruction of the Bronze Age coastlines, an overview of the exceptionally well-preserved architecture at the site, and preliminary results of an intensive archaeological survey in the surrounding region.

Goddess, Lost Ancestors, and Dolls: A Cultural Biography of the Ayia Irini Terracotta Statues, by Evi Gorogianni, follows the history of a group of well-known terracotta statuettes from Keos through three and a half millennia, from their original display and storage in a Bronze Age temple to their rediscovery and installation as museum exhibits in the 20th century, arguing that in spite of changes in context and meaning, the statues have always retained the status of sacred objects.

The Lapis Primus and the Older Parthenon, by Margaret M. Miles, takes a fresh look at an extraordinary piece of marble, the first stone of the inscribed Athenian tribute-quota lists, and suggests that it was originally intended for use as an architrave block in the Older Parthenon. The argument is supported by a careful reexamination of the physical characteristics of the block and a survey of the evidence for the reuse of architectural members in other Greek sanctuaries.

Ancient Catapults: Some Hypotheses Reexamined, by Duncan B. Campbell, is a wide-ranging and critical reassessment of misunderstandings and faulty assumptions that continue to cause confusion in the study of ancient artillery. Topics discussed include the invention of the catapult, the development of the torsion principle, the terminology and reconstruction of various torsion devices, and a recent suggestion that sling bullets might have been used as catapult missiles.

Current subscribers can view the issue online at JSTOR. The printed version will be mailed shortly.

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