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Cycladica in Crete. Cycladic and Cycladicizing figurines within their archaeological context. Proceedings of the International Symposium, Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens, 1-2 October 2015

Edited by Nicholas Chr. Stampolidis & Paperback, 595 p., numerous b/w and colour fig-ures, 33.5 x 24.5 cmPeggy Sotirakopoulou

 Athens-Rethymno 2017

Cycladica in Crete. Cycladic and Cycladicizing figurines within their archaeological context. Proceedings of the International Symposium, Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens, 1-2 October 2015 The Conference entitled “Cycladica in Crete: Cycladic and Cycladicizing figurines within their archaeo-logical context”, which was held at the Museum of Cycladic Art in October 2015, gave the public the opportunity to hear excavators and scholars from Greece and around the world present and discuss a most interesting and original subject: the impact of Cycladic culture on the island of Crete, as evi-denced by the former’s most iconic creations, marble figurines.

Les hommes, la terre et la dette en Grèce c. 1400 – c. 500 a.C.

Julien Zurbach Bordeaux 2017

Les hommes, la terre et la dette en Grèce c. 1400 – c. 500 a.C. The long neglected issues of land distribution and exploitation had to be placed again at the heart of the history of early Greece, from the great period of Mycenaean palaces to the formation of City-States. This book presents an analysis of land tenure systems based on all available sources, from Mycenaean texts to traditions on Archaic Greece and rural archaeology.

Human Sacrifice. Archaeological Perspectives from around the World

Laerke Recht Cambridge 2019

Human Sacrifice. Archaeological Perspectives from around the World Sacrifice is not simply an expression of religious beliefs. Its highly symbolic nature lends itself to various kinds of manipulation by those carrying it out, who may use the ritual in maintaining and negotiating power and identity in carefully staged 'performances'.

Reconstructing Archaeological Sites: Understanding the Geoarchaeological Matrix

Panagiotis Karkanas & Paul Goldberg Oxford 2018

Reconstructing Archaeological Sites: Understanding the Geoarchaeological Matrix Reconstructing Archaeological Sites offers an important text that puts the focus on basic theoretical and practical aspects of depositional processes in an archaeological site. It contains an in-depth discussion on the role of stratigraphy that helps determine how deposits are organised in time and space.

The Marble Finds from Kavos and the Archaeology of Ritual

Edited by Colin Renfrew, Olga Philaniotou, Neil Brodie, Gior-gos Gavalas & Michael J. Boyd Cambridge 2018

The Marble Finds from Kavos and the Archaeology of Ritual The status of Kavos on Keros as the earliest maritime sanctuary in the world is documented by the present volume, which includes (in Part A) the full publication of the marble finds from the Special Deposit South at Keros. These constitute the largest assemblage of Early Cycladic sculptures and vessels ever recovered in a controlled excavation, although they were all found in fragmentary condition.

Minoan Architecture and Urbanism. New Perspectives on an Ancient Built Environment

Edited by Quentin Letesson & Carl Knappett Oxford 2017

Minoan Architecture and Urbanism. New Perspectives on an Ancient Built Environment Minoan Crete is rightly famous for its idiosyncratic architecture, as well as its palaces and towns such as Knossos, Malia, Gournia, and Palaikastro. Indeed, these are often described as the first urban settlements of Bronze Age Europe. However, we still know relatively little about the dynamics of these early urban centres.

The Minnesota Pylos Project, 1990-98

Edited by Frederick A. Cooper & Diane Fortenberry Oxford 2017

The Minnesota Pylos Project, 1990-98 In 1990 the University of Minnesota carried out an architectural survey of the standing remains of the Bronze Age Palace of Nestor, discovered by Carl Blegen in 1939 and excavated from 1952 to 1966. While the first stone-by-stone state plan of the building was being created, it became clear that some of the architectural assumptions about the structure and its history could not be correct.

Early Bronze Age Troy: Chronology, Cultural Development, and Interregional Contacts. Proceedings of an International Conference held at the University of Tübingen, May 8-10, 2009

Edited by Ernst Pernicka, Sinan Ünlüsöy & Stephan W. E. Blum Bonn 2016

Early Bronze Age Troy: Chronology, Cultural Development, and Interregional Contacts. Proceedings of an International Conference held at the University of Tübingen, May 8-10, 2009 Troy has been of outstanding importance for EBA archaeology ever since the discovery and excavation of the site by Heinrich Schliemann. Partly due to the paucity of archaeological research on EBA Anatolia, Troy has long been considered as the only key site for Western Anatolia and the Northern Aegean.

The Zooarchaeology of the Late Neolithic Strymon River Valley. The case of the Greek sector of Promachon–Topolniča in Macedo-nia, Greece

George Kazantzis Oxford 2018

The Zooarchaeology of the Late Neolithic Strymon River Valley. The case of the Greek sector of Promachon–Topolniča in Macedo-nia, Greece Excavations on the border between Greece (sector Promachon) and Bulgaria (sector Topolniča) in the basin of the river Strymonas, in Macedonia northern Greece, have revealed a ‘flat-extended’ settlement dating to the Late Neolithic. In addition to the rich array of material culture evidence, the excavation yielded a substantial quantity of animal bones, thus offering an unparalleled opportunity to study the human-animal relationships.

The Archaeology of Late Bronze Age Interaction and Mobility at the Gates of Europe

Francesco Iacono London 2019

The Archaeology of Late Bronze Age Interaction and Mobility at the Gates of Europe Interaction and mobility have attracted much interest in research within scholarly fields as different as archaeology, history, and more broadly the humanities. Critically assessing some of the most wide-spread views on interaction and its social impact, this book proposes an innovative perspective which combines radical social theory and currently burgeoning network methodologies.

Mycenaean Greece and the Aegean World. Palace and Province in the Late Bronze Age

Margaretha Kramer-Hajos Cambridge 2016

Mycenaean Greece and the Aegean World. Palace and Province in the Late Bronze Age In this book, Kramer-Hajos examines the Euboean Gulf region in Central Greece to explain its flourishing during the postpalatial period. Providing a social and political history of the region in the Late Bronze Age, she focuses on the interactions between this “provincial” coastal area and the core areas where the Mycenaean palaces were located. Drawing on network and agency theory, two current and highly effective methodologies in prehistoric Mediterranean archaeology, Kramer-Hajos argues that the Euboean Gulf region thrived when it was part of a decentralized coastal and maritime network, and declined when it was incorporated in a highly centralized mainland-looking network.

Troy VI Middle, VI Late and VII. The Mycenaean Pottery

P. A. Mountjoy Bonn 2017

Troy VI Middle, VI Late and VII. The Mycenaean Pottery The Mycenaean pottery from the excavations of M. Korfmann is presented in detail. It is discussed by excavated area starting with the areas on the mound; this is followed by that from the buildings round the base of the mound, then by that from buildings in the central Lower Town; it concludes with the material from the Fortification Ditch. Within each area the pottery is presented stratigraphically.

Οικιστική οργάνωση στην προϊστορική Ελλάδα. Η Νεολιθική και η Πρώιμη Εποχή του Χαλκού

Stratis Papadopoulos Thessaloniki 2016

Οικιστική οργάνωση στην προϊστορική Ελλάδα. Η Νεολιθική και η Πρώιμη Εποχή του Χαλκού Στο χρονολογικό ορίζοντα της Νεολιθικής εποχής (6500 π.Χ.- 3900 π.Χ.) εμφανίστηκαν με την αρχή της Νεολιθικής περιόδου οι πρωιμότερες μόνιμες εγκαταστάσεις των πρώτων γεωργών και κτηνοτροφών, οι απλές κοινωνικές δομές των οποίων με την έναρξη της Εποχής του Χαλκού άρχισαν να μετεξελίσσονται σε ποικιλόμορφες κατά περιοχές πολιτιστικές ομάδες με πολυπλοκότερη κοινωνική διάρθρωση.