Minoan

ISBN: 9781842174319
Published by : Oxbow Books
Ever since their first discovery, more than a century ago, the Minoan Palaces have dominated scholarship on the Cretan Bronze Age. Opinion long held that their first appearance, seemingly at the beginning of the Middle Bronze Age, marked a pivo... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780904887631
Published by : British School at Athens
Series: BSA Studies
Volume: 19
The site of Karphi, high above the Lasithi plateau, remains one of the most extensively investigated settlements of Early Iron Age Greece; it was excavated by the British School at Athens under the direction of John Pendlebury in 1937-39. In th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781931534611
Published by : INSTAP Academic Press (Institute for Aegean Prehistory)
Since the inception of Minoan archaeology, studies pertaining to tombs and tomb deposits have played seminal roles in our understanding of Minoan culture and the reconstruction of Bronze Age society. For several geographical areas and chronolog... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781931534604
Published by : INSTAP Academic Press (Institute for Aegean Prehistory)
Series: PREHISTORY MONOGRAPHS
Volume: 32
Excavations carried out at the Late Minoan III settlement and cemetery at Mochlos in eastern Crete yielded domestic artifacts, human remains, grave goods, and ecofactual material from 31 tombs and 11 houses. These objects are catalogued, discus... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780876615454
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Hesperia Supplement
Volume: 45
This work presents a classification system and absolute chronology for black-gloss wares from Crete, establishing the first local and regional ceramic sequences during the period from 600 to 400 B.C. This new chronological foundation of datable... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407305585
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This volume embraces computer based research to provide a virtual reconstruction of Tholos Tomb C and Burial Building 19 at the cemetery at Phourni, using the resultant models to reassess the archaeological dataset, and in particular human inte... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780252033926
Published by : University of Illinois Press
Rather than viewing Crete as the autochthonous ancestor of Greece's glory, Nanno Marinatos considers ancient Crete in the context of its powerful competitors to the east and south. Analyzing the symbols of the Minoan theocratic system and their... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407307282
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
The subject of this study is middle-Minoan fine ware, also known as Kamares-ware. The author presents a catalogue of motifs according to the nature of their use on vessels. These include examples of vessel-specific (connecting the surface of th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780904887624
Published by : British School at Athens
Series: BSA Studies
Volume: 18
In recognition of the outstanding contribution made by Peter Warren to Aegean archaeology - and in particular to Cretan studies - this volume presents a collection of 36 papers reflecting his wide-ranging research interests. Among the topics a... .... Learn More