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Alatzomouri Pefka

Author : Vili Apostolakou,Philip P. Betancourt,Thomas M. Brogan
Publisher : INSTAP Academic Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781623034252

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Alatzomouri Pefka by Vili Apostolakou,Philip P. Betancourt,Thomas M. Brogan Pdf

Excavation of an important site for the early history of dyeing in Minoan Crete revealed a Middle Bronze Age natural dye workshop with several basins carved into bedrock, pottery and stone vessels, stone tools, and animal and plant remains. The evidence contributes new information on the Minoan trade in textiles during the Old Palace period.

Alatzomouri Pefka

Author : Vili Apostolakou,Thomas M. Brogan,Philip P. Betancourt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Bronze age
ISBN : 193153425X

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Alatzomouri Pefka by Vili Apostolakou,Thomas M. Brogan,Philip P. Betancourt Pdf

One of the most important sites for the early history of dyeing ever found in Minoan Crete was discovered in 2007. A Middle Bronze Age (Middle Minoan IIB) workshop for making natural dyes and using them to color fabrics included several basins carved into the soft limestone bedrock. Excavations uncovered pottery and stone vessels, stone tools, animal bones, and botanical remains among other types of artifacts. Pefka is of great importance for the history of Bronze Age technology as well as for the light it sheds on what was clearly a major Minoan industry. The evidence provides information both for the manufacture of dyes and for the broader issue of the economic foundation for Minoan trade in textiles during the period of the Old Palaces.

The Alatzomouri Rock Shelter

Author : Vili Apostolakou,Philip P. Betancourt,Thomas M. Brogan
Publisher : INSTAP Academic Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781623034153

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The Alatzomouri Rock Shelter by Vili Apostolakou,Philip P. Betancourt,Thomas M. Brogan Pdf

This handsome volume describes and illustrates the excavation of an artificial rock shelter in Crete, Greece. Minoan pottery and small finds such as stone tools, loomweights, and ecofactual remains were recovered. The ceramics elucidate the style and chronology of East Cretan White-on-Dark Ware, which dates to the end of the Early Bronze Age.

Studies in Aegean Art and Culture

Author : Robert B Koehl
Publisher : INSTAP Academic Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781623034115

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Studies in Aegean Art and Culture by Robert B Koehl Pdf

The papers published here are dedicated to the memory of Ellen N. Davis, one of the most valued and beloved Aegean scholars of her generation. All of the articles are in some way inspired or influenced by Davis' own contributions to the field. In the area of metalwork, several papers investigate interconnections within and around the Aegean during the Early, Middle, and Late Bronze Ages (Betancourt, Ferrence, and Muhly, Weingarten, Kopcke), while others examine metal ware in its social context (Wiener). Papers on wall painting range from studies of pigments and optical illusions (Vlachopoulos), to representations of water (Shank). Anthropomorphic representations, or their absence, of goddesses or priestesses (Jones), rulers (Palaima), or initiates (Koehl) are also studied here with new eyes and fresh insights.

Bramiana

Author : Vili Apostolakou,Philip Betancourt,Thomas Brogan
Publisher : INSTAP Academic Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781623034351

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Bramiana by Vili Apostolakou,Philip Betancourt,Thomas Brogan Pdf

The Minoan site at Bramiana in southeastern Crete provides evidence for a Bronze Age economy based on trade, agriculture, and craftwork. This publication uses a new system of organizing the pottery by petrography-sorting it by materials and workshop practices-revealing a trade network of cooking pots and other clay vessels and their contents.

Crafting Minoanisation

Author : Joanne Elizabeth Cutler
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-31
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781785709678

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Crafting Minoanisation by Joanne Elizabeth Cutler Pdf

The mid second millennium BC material record of the southern Aegean shows evidence of strong Cretan influence. This phenomenon has traditionally been seen in terms of ‘Minoanisation’, but the nature and degree of Cretan influence, and the process/processes by which it was spread and adopted, have been widely debated. This new study addresses the question of ‘Minoanisation’ through a study of the adoption of Cretan technologies in the wider southern Aegean: principally, weaving technology. By the early Late Bronze Age, Cretan-style discoid loom weights had appeared at a number of settlements across the southern Aegean. In most cases, this represents not only the adoption of a particular type of loom weight, but also the introduction of a new weaving technology: the use of the warp-weighted loom. The evidence for, and the implications of, the adoption of this new technology is examined. Drawing upon recent advances in textile experimental archaeology, the types of textiles that are likely to have been produced at a range of sites both on Crete itself and in the wider southern Aegean are discussed, and the likely nature and scale of textile production at the various settlements is assessed. A consideration of the evidence for the timing and extent of the adoption of Cretan weaving technology in the light of additional evidence for the adoption of other Cretan technologies is used to gain insight into the potential social and economic strategies engaged in by various groups across the southern Aegean, as well as the motivations that may have driven the adoption and adaptation of Cretan cultural traits and accompanying behaviors. By examining how technological skills and techniques are learned and considering possible mechanisms for the transmission of such technical knowledge and know-how, new perspectives can be proposed concerning the processes through which Cretan techniques were taken up and imitated abroad.

Woven Threads

Author : Maria Shaw,Anne Chapin
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-31
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781785700613

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Woven Threads by Maria Shaw,Anne Chapin Pdf

Woven textiles are produced by nearly all human societies. This volume investigates evidence for patterned textiles (that is, textiles woven with elaborate designs) that were produced by two early Mediterranean civilizations: the Minoans of Crete and the Mycenaeans of mainland Greece, that prospered during the Aegean Bronze Age, c. 3000–1200 BC, contemporary with Pharaonic Egypt. Both could boast of specialists in textile production. Together with their wine, oil, and art, Minoan and Mycenaean textiles were much desired as trade goods. Artistic images of their fabrics preserved both in the Aegean and in other parts of the Mediterranean show elaborate patterns woven with rich decorative detail and color. Only a few small scraps of textiles survive but evidence for their production is abundant and frescoes supply detailed information about a wide variety of now-lost textile goods from luxurious costumes and beautifully patterned wall hangings and carpets, to more utilitarian decorated fabrics. A review of surviving artistic and archaeological evidence indicates that textiles played essential practical and social roles in both Minoan and Mycenaean societies.

Processions: Studies of Bronze Age Ritual and Ceremony presented to Robert B. Koehl

Author : Judith Weingarten,Colin F. Macdonald,Joan Aruz,Lara Fabian,Nisha Kumar
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781803275345

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Processions: Studies of Bronze Age Ritual and Ceremony presented to Robert B. Koehl by Judith Weingarten,Colin F. Macdonald,Joan Aruz,Lara Fabian,Nisha Kumar Pdf

Robert Koehl has long considered processions to have played an integral role in Aegean Bronze Age societies. Papers concentrate mainly on evidence from Crete, the Cyclades and the Greek mainland, with additional perspectives from abroad, these geographic divisions forming the basic outline of this volume.

The Minoan Shipwreck at Pseira, Crete

Author : Elpida Hadjidaki-Marder
Publisher : INSTAP Academic Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781623034344

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The Minoan Shipwreck at Pseira, Crete by Elpida Hadjidaki-Marder Pdf

The excavation of a Minoan shipwreck dated to 1725/1700 BC is described. The cargo includes the largest known corpus of complete and almost complete clay vessels from a single Middle Minoan IIB deposit. The transport boat provides interesting information on a society that revolved around seafaring.

Human-Animal Relations in Bronze Age Crete

Author : Andrew Shapland
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781009151542

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Human-Animal Relations in Bronze Age Crete by Andrew Shapland Pdf

Reassesses the animal depictions of Bronze Age Crete in terms of human-animal relations rather than a love of nature.

The Cretan Collection in the University of Pennsylvania Museum III

Author : Philip P. Betancourt,Susan C. Ferrence,Alessandra Giumlia-Mair
Publisher : INSTAP Academic Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781623034436

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The Cretan Collection in the University of Pennsylvania Museum III by Philip P. Betancourt,Susan C. Ferrence,Alessandra Giumlia-Mair Pdf

The University of Pennsylvania owns the largest collection of Minoan artifacts outside of Europe. The objects were acquired legally from the nation of Crete after it became independent from the Ottoman Empire and before its request was accepted to become a part of Greece, whose laws forbade such gifts to institutions that had sponsored archaeological expeditions. This third volume about the Cretan Collection in the Penn Museum presents the Minoan metal artifacts. They provide primary evidence for the early history of metallurgy in southeastern Europe during the second millennium B.C. This is a rich and varied assemblage of objects, with a large number of different classes. It is especially rich in items from the preliminary stages of metalwork (including oxhide ingot fragments, cut preliminary strips, and small cast strips used as early stages in the manufacture of artifacts). The study using modern techniques of examination-including scientific analyses-both documents the museum's holdings and provides new information on Minoan metalworking. Two important metallurgical techniques are documented: eutectic bonding of silver-capped rivets on daggers and "casting on" repairs to an existing object, which has not been noted previously in Minoan metalwork. The assemblage is remarkable for the light its objects shed on the history of technology.

Chemicals and Methods for Conservation and Restoration

Author : Johannes Karl Fink
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119418887

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Chemicals and Methods for Conservation and Restoration by Johannes Karl Fink Pdf

Before the 1970s, most information concerning the conservation and restoration of paintings, wood, and archaeological artefacts were focused on the history of the artefacts, previous attempts of conservation, and the future use of these artefacts. The technical methods of how the restoration and conservation were made were dealt with only very briefly. Today, sophisticated methods of scientific analysis such as DNA are common place, and this encourages conservators and scientists to work together to work out the development of new methods for analysis and conservation of artefacts. This book focuses on the chemicals used for conservation and restoration of various artefacts in artwork and archaeology, as well as special applications of these materials. Also the methods used, both methods for cleaning, conservation and restoration, as well as methods for the analysis of the state of the respective artefacts. Topics include oil paintings, paper conservation, textiles and dyes for them, archaeological wood, fossils, stones, metals and metallic coins, and glasses, including church windows.

Exploring a Terra Incognita on Crete

Author : Konstantinos Chalikias,Emilia Oddo
Publisher : INSTAP Academic Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781623034221

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Exploring a Terra Incognita on Crete by Konstantinos Chalikias,Emilia Oddo Pdf

This book brings together for the first time scholars working on the Bronze Age settlement patterns and material culture of the southern Ierapetra Isthmus, a region that actively participated in the coastal and maritime trade networks of East Crete. During the past few decades, while various archaeological projects focused on the northern isthmus, the Ierapetra area remained largely neglected and unknown, a terra incognita. Yet, new excavations at Gaidourophas, Anatoli Stavromenos, Chryssi Island, Bramiana, and the ongoing research at the site of Myrtos Pyrgos are showing that the coastal area of Ierapetra was a vibrant and thriving settlement landscape during the Bronze Age. Far from being simply on the periphery of the major Minoan centers, the southern Ierapetra Isthmus played important roles in the cultural dynamics of Crete. Aiming to be the first building block in the development of an archaeological understanding of the region of the southern Ierapetra Isthmus, this book presents the status of the discipline and indicates future research trajectories.

Keos XI

Author : Lyvia Morgan
Publisher : INSTAP Academic Press
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781623034214

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Keos XI by Lyvia Morgan Pdf

The iconography of Late Bronze Age wall paintings is presented in their social context within the Cycladic island of Kea and the wider Aegean world. Town, land, and seascapes illustrate the community of this harbor. This book is lavishly illustrated with many color drawings, visualizations, and photographs.

The Hagia Photia Cemetery II

Author : Philip P. Betancourt,Costis Davaras
Publisher : INSTAP Academic Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781623030339

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The Hagia Photia Cemetery II by Philip P. Betancourt,Costis Davaras Pdf

The publication of the Hagia Photia Cemetery is planned in three volumes. The first volume, which has already been published (Davaras and Betancourt 2004), presented the tomb groups and the architecture. The second volume about the excavation of the Hagia Photia cemetery focuses on the pottery. The third volume will present the obsidian, stone finds, metal objects, and other discoveries. The Early Minoan I tombs at Hagia Photia included the largest assemblage of vessels in Cycladic style known from Crete as well as vases from production workshops in Crete. The pottery is extremely important for several reasons, including the definition of the EM I ceramic styles that were being used as funerary offerings in this part of Crete, the establishment of the chronological synchronisms between Crete and the Cyclades, and information on the history of the Minoan pottery industry. When compared with other deposits from EM I Crete, the pottery helps to establish a better understanding of the ceramic development within the first Minoan time period.