Thirassia I, a diachronic journey

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Thirassia I, a diachronic journey

edited by Clairy Palyvou and Iris Tzachili

The volume Thirassia I, A Diachronic Journey, is the first contribution to the history of the island of Thirassia, from the distant past (Bronze Age) to recent times (architecture, social anthropology). The work is a series of studies focusing on different research aspects (geology, mining technology, pottery fabric analysis, etc.) and on the search for ancient testimonies through surface surveys. It is, in effect, a mapping of human presence on the island down the ages, highlighting choices, limitations, changes, continuities and discontinuities, and investigating in a variety of ways the phenomenon of insularity.

The research on a small island, Thirassia, situated opposite its large and multivalent neighbour Thera, is paradigmatic in nature. It is a case study of the relationships, contacts and networks between Thira and Thirassia, and also between the two and the other Aegean islands, an investigation of interdependence and relative autonomy. It sheds light on ways of survival on small islands: how residential units adapt to their environment, the exploitation of human and natural resources, spatial planning, water management, etc. A whole world opens up through a tiny crack, Thirassia: terraces, wells, crops, the hard life down the mines, festivals and the grape harvest. These, together with school festivals, washing up and the slipper, the activity of the volcano, meetings at the Citizens' Service Centre and chats in the courtyards, are the small events that make up life on a small island lying opposite a powerful neighbour. Thirassia, as all those who visit it know, is an oasis of peace and calm when you arrive from busy Thera. The study, awareness, planning and promotion of the history and uniqueness of this land can contribute in a gentle, balanced way to their preservation.

Texts by: Claire Palyvou, Iris Tzachili, Jack L. Davis, George Vougioukalakis, Costas Sbonias, Εmeri Farinetti, Georgia Kordatzaki, Maya Efstathiou, Marina Vogli, Eleftheria Zei, Aggelos Boufalis, Alkisti Daniel, Andreas Zaharatos, Vasiliki Gouliopoulou, Olga Molida, Marianna Nasi, Costas Athanasiou, Katherine Ritzouli, Elena Reizidou, Maria Arakadaki, Alexandra Bakalaki, Constanine Kalantzis, Dimitra Douskos.