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Pottery Production, Distribution and Consumption in Early Minoan West Crete: An analytical perspective

Eleni Nodarou 2011 © BAR Publishing
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This study investigates the provenance and technology of pottery during the earlier Prepalatial period (EM I-EM IIB) in west Crete, using an integrated approach involving stylistic examination and archaeometric analysis. Although the stylistic particularities of the west Cretan Early Minoan assemblages have been acknowledged since the 1960s, there has been no attempt to assess and interpret the differences, and integrate this part of Crete into the broader picture of the Prepalatial period. Due to the lack of publications and analyses, west Crete remained estranged from the new developments that have changed the way the Prepalatial period is considered. As part of the GEOPRO TMR Network, this project applies an integrated methodology to the ceramic material from selected sites and investigates issues of pottery provenance and technology. The analytical techniques used comprise thin section petrography, neutron activation analysis and scanning electron microcopy. Possible locations of production for the various fabrics are suggested and technological issues, such as clay recipes, firing practices and pottery manufacturing traditions, are discussed. As the research revealed no imports from outside Crete, and this contrasts with central and eastern Crete, the position and role of west Crete in the southern Aegean during the Early Bronze Age is re-assessed. Appendices include a catalogue of samples, petrographic descriptions, and NAA data. The final section features collection of 38 colour plates, including micrographs.
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  • BAR pre-2020
  • BAR International Series pre-2020
ISBN(s)
  • 9781407337623 (ebook)
  • 9781407307688 (paperback)
BAR Number
  • S2210
Subject
  • Ceramics and Pottery Studies
  • Greece, Aegean, Crete and Black Sea
  • Bronze Age and Iron Age
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  • Front Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Opening Quotations
  • Table of Contents
  • LIST OF FIGURES
  • LIST OF TABLES
  • LIST OF PLATES
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • ABSTRACT
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • CHAPTER 1
  • CHAPTER 2 The Prepalatial period in west Crete and the sitesincluded in the study
  • CHAPTER 3 Methodology
  • CHAPTER 4 The geology of west Crete
  • CHAPTER 5 Early Bronze Age pottery from west Crete
  • CHAPTER 6 Petrographic Analysis
  • CHAPTER 7 Neutron Activation Analysis
  • CHAPTER 8 Scanning Electron Microscopy
  • CHAPTER 9 Pottery production, distribution and consumption in Early Minoan west Crete
  • APPENDIX I CATALOGUE OF SAMPLES
  • APPENDIX II PETROGRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS
  • APPENDIX III THE NAA DATA
  • REFERENCES CITED
  • PLATES
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