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Stable Places and Changing Perceptions: Cave Archaeology in Greece

Edited by Fanis Mavridis & Jesper Tae Jensen Oxford 2013

Stable Places and Changing Perceptions: Cave Archaeology in Greece Caves are considered as important elements of world cultural heritage, having been actively used by man, with significant scientific, historical, archaeological, and anthropological value. However, it is not only their unique value, regarding these aspects, that makes caves particularly important.

Konvergenz und Divergenz. Beiträge zur keramischen Regionalgruppe Rethymnon-Armenoi und der Keramikproduktion Kretas im 14. und 13. Jh. v. Chr

Fotini Nezeri Bonn 2013

Konvergenz und Divergenz. Beiträge zur keramischen Regionalgruppe Rethymnon-Armenoi und der Keramikproduktion Kretas im 14. und 13. Jh. v. Chr The subject of the present study, which presents the results of my doctoral dissertation at the University of Heidelberg, is the local pottery of the province of Rethymnon, Crete in the Late Minoan III period. The primary aim is to pinpoint the exact location of the regional workshop, and to explore its relation to other ceramic workshops in Crete.

Building the Bronze Age. Architectural and Social Change on the Greek Mainland during Early Helladic III, Middle Helladic and Late Helladic I (2 vols)

Corien Wiersma Groningen 2013

Building the Bronze Age. Architectural and Social Change on the Greek Mainland during Early Helladic III, Middle Helladic and Late Helladic I (2 vols) The Early Helladic III (EH III) and Middle Helladic (MH) periods in Greece are assumed in the literature to be simple in terms of social organization and material remains. However, these periods have barely been the subject of detailed studies of social change. Domestic architecture and the level of the household in particular, have received little consideration.

New Perspectives on Household Archaeology

Edited by Bradley J. Parker & Catherine P. Foster Winona Lake, Indiana 2012

New Perspectives on Household Archaeology The foundational tenets of household archaeology were established more than three decades ago by anthropological archaeologists seeking multiscalar approaches to the archaeological record. The study of the household as the basic unit of society and as a window to larger social, economic, and political change reflected in the everyday actions of individual people has since become integral to archaeological practice.

The Neolithic Settlement of Knossos in Crete: New Evidence for the Early Occupation of Crete and the Aegean Islands

edited by Nikos Efstratiou, Alexandra Karetsou & Maria Ntinou Philadelphia 2013

The Neolithic Settlement of Knossos in Crete: New Evidence for the Early Occupation of Crete and the Aegean Islands The site of Knossos on the Kephala hill in central Crete is of great archaeological and historical importance for both Greece and Europe. Dating to 7000 B.C., it is the home of one of the earliest farming societies in southeastern Europe, and, in the later Bronze Age periods, it developed into a remarkable center of economic and social organization within the island, enjoying extensive relations with the Aegean, the Greek mainland, the Near East, and Egypt.

From Archaeology to Archaeologies: The ‘Other’ Past

Edited by Anna Simandiraki-Grimshaw & Eleni Stefanou Oxford 2012

From Archaeology to Archaeologies: The ‘Other’ Past The idea for this volume emerged from critical self-reflection about diverse archaeological practices in a session presented at the 13th European Association of Archaeologists Annual Meeting (Zadar, Croatia, 2007), in particular the conflicting relationship between the ‘mainstream’ and the ‘alternative’.

The settlement at Dhaskalio (The sanctuary on Keros and the origins of Aegean ritual practice: the excavations of 2006–2008. Volume I)

Edited by Colin Renfrew, Olga Philaniotou, Neil Brodie, Giorgos Gavalas & Michael J. Boyd Oxford/Oakville 2013

The settlement at Dhaskalio (The sanctuary on Keros and the origins of Aegean ritual practice: the excavations of 2006–2008. Volume I) This is the first volume in the series "The Sanctuary on Keros: Excavations at Dhaskalio and Dhaskalio Kavos, 2006–2008". Here the findings are presented from the well-stratified settlement of Dhaskalio, today an islet near the Cycladic island of Keros, Greece.

Études mycéniennes 2010. Actes du XIII[e] colloque international sur les textes égéens (Sèvres, Paris, Nanterre, 20-23 septembre 2010)

Edited by Pierre Carlier, Charles De Lamberterie, Markus Egetmeyer, Nicole Guilleux, Françoise Rougemont & Julien Zurbach Pisa/Roma 2012

Études mycéniennes 2010. Actes du XIII[e] colloque international sur les textes égéens (Sèvres, Paris, Nanterre, 20-23 septembre 2010) Lors de sa réunion de Rome le 23 février 2006, le CIPEM a chargé la Franced’organiser en septembre 2010 le XIIIe colloque d’études sur les textes égéens. Cinquante-quatre ans après le colloque de Gif réuni à l’initiative de Michel Lejeune au lendemain du déchiffrement, qui avait rassemblé notamment Michael Ventris, John Chadwick et Emmett Bennett...

Construire en Crète Minoenne. Une approche énergétique de l’architecture néopalatiale

Maud Devolder Leuven/Liège 2013

Construire en Crète Minoenne. Une approche énergétique de l’architecture néopalatiale L’architecture crétoise néopalatiale (XVIIe-XVe s. av. J.-C.) est étudiée selon une approche énergétique qui permet de déterminer le temps nécessaire à la construction d’un édifice. Le nombre total d’heures de travail dévolues à l’accomplissement des différentes tâches sur le chantier, depuis l’acquisition des matériaux jusqu’à leur mise en place, est estimé.

Summaries of the Scientific Symposium: PAINTBRUSHES. Wall-painting and vase-painting of the 2nd millennium BC in dialogue

Edited by Andreas Vlachopoulos Athens 2013

Summaries of the Scientific Symposium: PAINTBRUSHES. Wall-painting and vase-painting of the 2nd millennium BC in dialogue XΡΩΣΤΗΡΕΣ (CHROSTERES)-PAINTBRUSHES was a scientific symposium addressed to archaeologists, conservators of antiquities and artists specialized in the study of Aegean iconography, who wereinvited to participate in open discussions on the dialectical relationship that developed between the arts of vase-painting and wall-painting in the Aegean during the second millennium BC.

Mediterranean Islands, Fragile Communities and Persistent Landscapes. Antikythera in Long-Term Perspective

Andrew Bevan & James Conolly Cambridge/New York 2013

Mediterranean Islands, Fragile Communities and Persistent Landscapes. Antikythera in Long-Term Perspective Mediterranean landscape ecology, island cultures and long-term human history have all emerged as major research agendas over the past half-century, engaging large swathes of the social and natural sciences. This book brings these traditions together in considering Antikythera, a tiny island perched on the edge of the Aegean and Ionian seas, over the full course of its human history from the Neolithic through the present day.

Diet, Economy and Society in the Ancient Greek World. Towards a Better Integration of Archaeology and Science

Edited by Sofia Voutsaki & Soultana Maria Valamoti Leuven 2013

Diet, Economy and Society in the Ancient Greek World. Towards a Better Integration of Archaeology and Science The last decades have witnessed the adoption and refinement of various scientific techniques that allow us to reconstruct past diets, but also to understand the role of food in social interaction. These are exciting developments, but the proliferation of analytical techniques may also lead to over-specialization and fragmentation of the field.

The Inner Workings of Mycenaean Bureaucracy. Proceedings of the International Colloquium University of Kent, Canterbury, 19-21 September 2008 (Pasiphae. Rivista di filologia e antichità egee V)

Edited by Evangelos Kyriakidis Pisa/Roma 2011

The Inner Workings of Mycenaean Bureaucracy. Proceedings of the International Colloquium University of Kent, Canterbury, 19-21 September 2008 (Pasiphae. Rivista di filologia e antichità egee V) Individuals (or atoms), those that cannot be divided any further, are the building blocks of the world as we conceive it. Both words refer to what cannot be divided and usually denote the bricks and mortar of the social or material worlds respectively. Their study has fascinated many since the dawn of philosophy.

Kavousi IIB: The Late Minoan IIIC Settlement at Vronda. The Buildings on the Periphery

Leslie Preston Day & Kevin T. Glowacki (contributions by Heidi Dierckx, M.E Evans, Kimberly Flint-Hamilton, Geraldine C. Gesell, David S. Reese & Lynn M. Snyder) Philadelphia 2012

Kavousi IIB: The Late Minoan IIIC Settlement at Vronda. The Buildings on the Periphery Kavousi IIB: The Late Minoan IIIC Settlement at Vronda. Houses on the Periphery is the second volume in the final report on the cleaning and excavations at Vronda, Kavousi, which were conducted between 1983 and 1992 by Geraldine C. Gesell, Leslie Preston Day, and the late William D.E. Coulson.