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Joseph W. Shaw
fl. 1871–2006 · United States
American excavator and scholar, active 1871–2006.
Life and work
- 1871Distinguished American visitor from California; named in L. P. di Cesnola's despatch No. 66 of 30 June 1871 from the U.S. consulate in Cyprus, «Hon J Shaw from California»
- 1986Excavator of Kommos, published a 1986 plate illustrating a marked handle from the site.
- 1993–1995Director of the Kommos excavations in Crete, who published the site's buildings, an Egyptian glass vessel (1993) and the Building P anchors (1995).
- 1993–1995Cited as author of a 1993 publication on the House X Egyptian glass vessel and a 1995 study of the Building P anchors at Kommos.
Joseph W. Shaw; Maria C. Shaw, Kommos V: The Monumental Minoan Buildings at Kommos (2006), p. 855
- 1995Cited (1995) for the Kommos anchors, in a discussion that includes the Kition anchor 4972.
Composite stone anchors in the ancient Mediterranean (2002), p. 92
- UndatedDirected the Kommos excavations, took site photographs, and wrote the report on the Minoan and Greek remains at Kommos.
Excavations at Kommos (Crete) during 1984-1985 (1986), p. 220
In the field
1 recordKommos, Crete
1982
Directed excavations · 1982Joseph Shaw directed the Kommos excavations, which brought a Middle Cypriot jug to light.
A Middle Cypriot jug, C 6112No. C 6112Russell
Mentioned in
3 mentionsDocuments · 3
- A Middle Cypriot jug from Kommos, Crete
1982
Joseph Shaw directed the Kommos excavations, which brought a Middle Cypriot jug to light.
- Minoan Architecture and Urbanism: New Perspectives on an Ancient Built Environment
2017
studied Minoan building materials
Letesson & Knappett 2017
- Composite stone anchors in the ancient Mediterranean
2002
Sources
- 1.P. J. Russell. “A Middle Cypriot jug from Kommos, Crete”. Temple University Aegean Symposium: A compendium, 615-618. Temple University.
- 2.Composite stone anchors in the ancient Mediterranean (2002).
- 3.Joseph W. Shaw; Maria C. Shaw, Kommos: An Excavation on the South Coast of Crete, Volume V: The Monumental Minoan Buildings at Kommos (2006).
- 4.Joseph W. Shaw; Maria C. Shaw, Kommos: An Excavation on the South Coast of Crete Volume I Part II The Kommos Region and Houses of the Minoan Town Part I (1996).
- 5.Joseph W. Shaw; Maria C. Shaw, Kommos V: The Monumental Minoan Buildings at Kommos (2006).
- 6.Excavations at Kommos (Crete) during 1984-1985 (1986).
- 7.L. P. di Cesnola to Hon Wm Hunter 2nd Asst Secretary of State, Washington DC, despatch No. 66, Larnaca June 30 1871; Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Cyprus, 1835–1878 (NARA microfilm publication T-463), roll 2, vol. 3, frames 288–289; U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 59 (General Records of the Department of State), NAID 212234893. Online
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