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Mapping mistakes: the cartographic confusion of ancient Kleitor

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Maher M. P.

Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization

2015

vol. 19

85-106

The ancient Greek city of Kleitor lies in a small valley in north central Arkadia. Although only recently the target of systematic excavations, the first plan of its remains was published almost 200 years ago. While this earliest plan is essentially correct in the details, it is also a simple schematic representation with little topographical detail. When a revised plan of the site – comprising a much more skillful representation of the topography – was published in the late 19th century, it soon supplanted the original in the scholarship. Hidden behind its topographic accuracy and artistic flourishes, however, lies the fact that the mapping of the archaeological remains themselves was incorrect. Consequently, as this plan continued to be modified and reproduced throughout the following century, so too were its mistakes duplicated and exaggerated. Showing the cartographical evolution in the representation of ancient Kleitor and its reception by scholars, this paper demonstrates how scholars have constructed their interpretations of the remains around the unintentional predisposition to equate artistic quality with accuracy, and the consequences of this bias on the archaeological interpretations of the site.

Badania archeologiczne w Myśliborzu w latach 1945–2014

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Szymczyk M.

Materiały Zachodniopomorskie

2016

vol. 12

547-571

Abstract: The article presents the history of archaeological research in the post-war Myślibórz. Until 1999, it was led by researchers from Gorzów Wielkopolski and Szczecin, and since 2000 employees of the Museum of Myślibórz Lake District. Mostly it concerns the Old Town area and is associated with the beginnings of urban settlements to Post-medieval period. In addition, the archaeological research was carried out on the early medieval stronghold.

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Mapping mistakes: the cartographic confusion of ancient Kleitor

Badania archeologiczne w Myśliborzu w latach 1945–2014