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Prehistoric Mediterranean

Cambridge Companion to the Aegean Bronze Age
edited by Cynthia W. Shelmerdine
This book is a comprehensive up-to-date survey of the Aegean Bronze Age, from its beginnings to the period following the collapse of the Mycenaean palace system. In essays by leading authorities commissioned especially for this volume, it covers the history and the material culture of Crete, Greece, and the Aegean Islands from c. 3000-1100 BCE, as well as topics such as trade, religions, and economic administration. 452p b/w illus and pls ...
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Der Fruhbronzezeitliche Schmuckhortfund von Kap Kolonna
by Claus Reinholdt
This volume publishes and analyses an exceptional early Bronze Age jewelry hoard uncovered during excavations at the settlement of Cape Kolonna on Aigina. The hoard consists of pins, pendants and beads, with materials including gold, silver, and semi-precious stones, and analysis of their form and decoration demonstrates a Near Eastern context for many of the objects. German text. 145p col and b/w pls (Verlag der Osterrichischen Akademie der ...
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Palaikastro: Two Late Minoan Wells
by J.A. MacGillivray, L.H. Sackett and J.M. Driessen
When Sir Arthur Evans was establishing the chronology of the Minoan period at Knossos in the early twentieth century, Robert Carr Bosanquet and his team from the British School at Athens began to define the contemporary sequence at Palaikastro in eastern Crete. One of the aims of the recent British School excavations at Palaikastro is to refine the early excavators results and to explore social, political and environmental change within the ...
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At the edge of the corrupting sea
by Brent D. Shaw
Recent historical debates have disputed the nature of Mediterranean history, and the different types of unity and fragmentation that have defined its limits. This investigation takes one extreme land that was part of Rome's Mediterranean empire, the province of Mauretania Tingitana - the northern regions of modern day Morocco, to test the extent and quality of its relations with the Mediterranean. These connections turn out to be rather peculiar. ...
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The Tarxien Temples: Tarxien
by Anthony Pace
The megalithic temple complex of Tarxien was constructed at the height of Malta's late neolithic period, on a site that was used over a span of several millennia. The site appears to have first been used as early as 4100BC. The megalithic character of the site emerged as early as 3600BC, reaching a highly complex layout by about 3000BC. The Tarxien temples are, therefore, an important source of information. Their value lies in the wealth of ...
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Cyprus Before History: From the Earliest Settlers to the End of the Bronze Age
by Louise Steel
A reassessment of the prehistory of Cyprus is long overdue when you consider the pace at which new information and new finds are being revealed through recent excavations and survey projects. This well-illustrated histroy of the island begins by reviewing the evidence for the first colonisation of the island by faunal and human species, and addresses the issue of isolation and the effects of insularity. Other fundamental questions in Cypriot ...
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The Limestone Heritage, Siggiewi
by Vincent Zammit
A disused quarry has been tranformed into an interesting and educational heritage museum. Experience this unqiue attraction and discover how Malta's history is written in stone, from the early prehistoric times through to today. The book includes also the terminology, the tools, and buildings techniques used in traditional mason building. 32p (Midsea Books 2004)
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The Prehistoric Temples at Kordin III
by Nicholas C. Vella
Based on the lesser known temple at Kordin III, Malta, this fully illustrated guidebook attempts to answer the question - what happened inside the prehistoric temples of Malta?. It describes the excavations of the site and the objects discovered by the archaeologists. It also shows how humans harnessed available resources to survive on the islands. Changes to the Kordin landscape and the grand harbour area are highlighted in order to put the ...
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Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus
edited by Stuart Swiny, George Rapp, and Ellen Herscher
The excavations at Sotira Kaminoudhia in southern Cyprus revealed the remains of tombs and an Early Bronze Age settlement. This is the first Early Bronze Age settlement to be excavated in Cyprus, an era previously known only from mortuary deposits. This ...
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Megara Hyblaia and Selinous: Two Greek City-States in Archaic Sicily
by Franco de Angelis
The Greeks founded a number of settlements outside of mainland Greece, most of which closely mirrored, and were partly dependent on, those of the homeland. This study focuses on two settlements, Megara Hyblaia and Selinous, established in Italy by the Greeks during the late 8th and mid-7th centuries BC. The paucity of literary sources for this period makes the archaeological record crucial and Franco de Angelis makes use of both sets of evidence ...
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