Beyond The Cyclades

Author : Marisa Marthari,Colin Renfrew,Michael J. Boyd
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789250633

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Early Cycladic Sculpture in Context from beyond the Cyclades by Marisa Marthari,Colin Renfrew,Michael J. Boyd Pdf

This second volume on Early Cycladic (and Cycladicising) sculptures found in the Aegean, examines finds from mainland Greece, along with the rarer items from the north and east Aegean, with the exception of those discovered in the Cyclades (covered in the preceding volume), and of those found in Crete. The significance of these finds is that these are the principal testimonies of the influence of the Early Bronze Age Cycladic cultures in the wider Aegean. This influence is shown both by the export of sculptures produced in the Cyclades (and made of Cycladic marble), and of their imitations, produced elsewhere in the Aegean, usually of local marble. They hold the key, therefore, to the cultural interactions developing at this time, the so-called ‘international spirit’ manifest particularly during the Aegean Early Bronze II period. This was the time when the foundations of early Aegean civilization were being laid, and the material documented is thus of considerable significance. The volume is divided into sections wherein contributions examine finds and their archaeological, social, and economic contexts from specific regions. It concludes with an overview of the significance and role of these objects in Early Bronze Age societies of the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean region. This will be the first time that this material has been systematically gathered together. Highly illustrated, it follows and builds on the successful preceding volume, Early Cycladic Sculpture in Context (Oxbow 2016).

Author : Marisa Marthari,Colin Renfrew,Michael J. Boyd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1789250625

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Beyond the Cyclades by Marisa Marthari,Colin Renfrew,Michael J. Boyd Pdf

Author : Pat Getz-Preziosi
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1995-01-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780892362202

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Early Cycladic Sculpture by Pat Getz-Preziosi Pdf

First published in 1985, this ground-breaking book surveys the development of Cycladic sculpture produced by unidentified artists who worked in the Aegean islands forty-five hundred years ago. Illustrated with numerous objects from American collections—with particular emphasis on some two dozen pieces in the Getty Museum—this volume surveys the typological development of Early Cycladic sculpture and identifies, where possible, the work of individual sculptors. Newly revised and updated, this book is a concise introduction to the field.

Author : Cyprian Broodbank
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2002-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0521528445

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An Island Archaeology of the Early Cyclades by Cyprian Broodbank Pdf

A case study of the Greek Cyclades, documenting new ways of studying global island archaeology.

Author : Erica Angliker,John Tully
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784918101

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Cycladic Archaeology and Research: New Approaches and Discoveries by Erica Angliker,John Tully Pdf

Recent excavations and new theoretical approaches are changing our view of the Cyclades. This volume aims to share these recent developments with a broader, international audience. Essays have been carefully selected as representing some of the most important recent work and include significant previously-unpublished material.

Author : Gilly Cameron-Cooper
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781783628285

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Walking on the Greek Islands - the Cyclades by Gilly Cameron-Cooper Pdf

This guidebook offers 35 day walks across the four Cycladic islands of Paros, Naxos, Amorgos and Santorini. Best explored in spring and autumn, each island offers a unique walking experience and the walks range from easy 4km town tours to 16km hikes visiting remote peaks in wild interiors. This is the first guide to feature the new 50km Naxos Strada, which is introduced as a series of five day walks. The walks often follow traditional paved paths which have been used by locals for centuries and the guide offers a wealth of insights into the history, geology and wildlife of the areas travelled through. Dotted amongst rugged mountains and working farmland are historic sites dating back to the height of Ancient Greece and impressive rural monasteries. On the coast, white sand bays and dramatic cliffs frame the expansive blue Aegean sea. For each walk, this guide includes detailed route description and Anavasi mapping to aid navigation. It also contains information about getting to the Cyclades and island hopping, along with an English-Greek glossary of key words and phrases and an appendix full of useful contacts.

Author : Neil Brodie
Publisher : McDonald Institute Monographs
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131747516

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Horizon by Neil Brodie Pdf

The Cycladic Islands of Greece played a central role in Aegean prehistory, and many new discoveries have been made in recent years at sites ranging in date from the Mesolithic period to the end of the Bronze Age. In the well-illustrated chapters of this book, based on the recent conference held at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research in Cambridge, international scholars including leading Greek archaeologists offer new information about recent developments, many arising from hitherto unpublished excavations. The book contains novel theoretical insights into the workings of culture process in the prehistoric cultures of the islands. It will be an indispensable resource for students and scholars interested in the prehistory of the Aegean and in the contributions made to its development by the prehistoric inhabitants of the Cyclades.

Author : Evi Gorogianni,Peter Pavuk,Luca Girella
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781785702068

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Beyond Thalassocracies by Evi Gorogianni,Peter Pavuk,Luca Girella Pdf

Beyond Thalassocracies aims to evaluate and rethink the manner in which archaeologists approach, understand, and analyze the various processes associated with culture change connected to interregional contact, using as a test case the world of the Aegean during the Late Bronze Age (c. 1600–1100 BC). The 14 chapters compare and contrast various aspects of the phenomena of Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation, both of which share the basic underlying defining feature of material culture change in communities around the Aegean. This change was driven by trends manifesting themselves in the dominant palatial communities of each period of the Bronze Age. Over the past decade, our understanding of how these processes developed and functioned has changed considerably. Whereas current discussions on Minoanisation have already been informed by more recent theoretical trends, especially in material culture studies and post‐colonial theory, the process of Mycenaeanisation is still very much conceptualized along traditional lines of explanation. Since these phenomena occurred in chronological sequence, it makes sense that any reappraisal of their nature and significance should target those regions of the Aegean basin that were affected by both processes, highlighting their similarities and differences. Thus, in the present volume we focus on the southern and eastern Aegean, in particular the Cyclades, Dodecanese, and the north-eastern Aegean islands.

Author : Mariza Martharē,Colin Renfrew,Michael J. Boyd
Publisher : Oxbow Books Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Art
ISBN : 1785701959

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Early Cycladic Sculpture in Context by Mariza Martharē,Colin Renfrew,Michael J. Boyd Pdf

The sculpture of the early bronze age Cyclades has been systematically studied since the time of Christos Tsountas at the end of the 19th century. But that study has been hampered by the circumstance that so many of the subsequent finds come from unauthorized excavations, where the archaeological context was irretrievably lost. Largely for that reason there are still many problems surrounding the chronology, the function and the meaning of Early Cycladic sculpture. This lavishly illustrated and comprehensive reassessment sets out to rectify that situation by publishing finds which have been recovered in controlled excavations in recent years, as well as earlier finds for which better documentation can now be provided. Using the material from recent excavation projects, and drawing on the papers presented at a symposium held in Athens in 2014, it is possible now to undertake a fresh overview of the entire body of sculpture from the Cycladic islands which has been found in secure archaeological contexts. Beginning with early examples from Neolithic settlement sites and extending into a consideration of material found in later contexts, the 35 chapters are divided into sections which examine sculpture from settlements, cemeteries and the sanctuary at Kavos, concluding with a discussion of material, techniques and aspects of manufacture.

Author : Louise Steel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780415537346

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Materiality and Consumption in the Bronze Age Mediterranean by Louise Steel Pdf

The importance of cultural contacts in the East Mediterranean has long been recognized and is the focus of ongoing international research. Fieldwork in the Aegean, Egypt, Cyprus, and the Levant continues to add to our understanding of the nature of this contact and its social and economic significance, particularly to the cultures of the Aegean. Despite sophisticated discussion of the archaeological evidence, in particular on the part of Aegean and Mediterranean archaeologists, there has been little systematic attempt to incorporate anthropological perspectives on materiality and exchange into archaeological narratives of this material. This book addresses that gap and integrates anthropological discourse on contact, examining exchange systems, the gift, notions of geographical distance and power, colonization, and hybridization. Furthermore, it develops a social narrative of culture contact in the Mediterranean context, illustrating the reasons communities chose to engage in international exchange, and how this impacted the construction of identities throughout the region. While traditional archaeologies in the East Mediterranean have tended to be reductive in their approach to material culture and how it was produced, used, and exchanged, this book reviews current research on material culture, focusing on issues such as the biography of objects, inalienable possessions, and hybridization - exploring how these issues can further illuminate the material world of the communities of the Bronze Age Mediterranean.

Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-02
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780241236260

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The Cyclades (Rough Guides Snapshot Greece) by Rough Guides Pdf

The Rough Guide Snapshot to Greece: The Cyclades is the ultimate travel guide to this captivating region of Greece. It leads you through the area with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the major sights and attractions. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, pubs, and nightlife, ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend, or longer. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Greece, with all the practical information you need for traveling in and around the Cyclades, including transportation, food, drink, costs, health, events, and outdoor activities. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Greece.

Author : Denis Roubien
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798626999402

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Syros. The Noble Heart of the Cyclades by Denis Roubien Pdf

You want to discover the treasures of one of the culturally richest and yet mostly unknown Greek islands? This is the book for you! (look also for the colour edition) This book describes, through a large number of black and white photos, accompanied by concise historical and architectural explanations, the known and unknown treasures of one of the culturally richest and yet not enough known islands of Greece. Syros, the heart of the Cyclades, includes two very different settlements: Ano Syros. A shelter from pirates, a cultural centre with some of the first schools in Greece and today a rare medieval fortified town. And Hermoupolis. The former residential, cultural, commercial, and industrial centre of Greece. The world's largest neoclassical ensemble. A feast of images. This book endeavours to give a glimpse of this cultural richness to the visitor who desires to discover it. The author of this book holds a PhD in Architectural History from the National Technical University of Athens and a master in heritage preservation from the Ecole de Chaillot of Paris. He is a professor in the University of the Peloponnese, where he teaches these subjects. He is also a fervent cultural hiker. His travel books (mostly about Greece) are addressed to a public with a special interest in cultural sites. In order to help the readers better understand and remember these sites, they are written as a guided tour, including encounters with interesting people and other personal travel experiences which could help the readers organise their own trip beyond the tourist clichés.

Author : Pat Getz-Gentle
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Art
ISBN : UCSC:32106012004575

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Early Cycladic Sculpture by Pat Getz-Gentle Pdf

First published in 1985, this ground-breaking book surveys the development of Cycladic sculpture produced by unidentified artists who worked in the Aegean islands 4,500 years ago. Illustrated wherever possible with objects from American collections--with particular emphasis on some two dozen pieces in the Getty Museum--this volume surveys the typological development of Early Cycladic sculpture and identifies, where possible, the work of individual sculptors. Newly revised and updated, this book is a concise introduction to the field.

Author : Pat Getz-Gentle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015012222322

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Sculptors of the Cyclades by Pat Getz-Gentle Pdf

Discusses the culture of the Cyclades and the work of 16 artists who lived between ca. 3000 and 2200 B.C.

Author : Pat Getz-Gentle
Publisher : Penn State University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780271015354

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Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age by Pat Getz-Gentle Pdf

With the exception of early Egypt and Minoan Crete, no early culture had such a vigorous stone vase-making industry as the Cyclades. Figures and vessels of stone, overwhelmingly of marble, are the most distinctive and appealing products of the Early Cycladic culture. The vessels, like the better-known figures, formed a special class of object that conformed to a strict traditional typology. Ranging from charming miniatures to works of impressive size, they often show a striking purity of form, beauty of material, and excellence in their workmanship. Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age is the first comprehensive study of these vessels. For each vessel type, Pat Getz-Gentle considers the material used, the size range, and the formal characteristics and the extent of their variation. She also discusses manufacturing methods, the incidence of repairs occasioned by accidental damage, and the possible function or functions, as well as the development, frequency, dating, and distribution of each vessel type within the Cyclades and beyond. She stresses the human element--how the vessels were used, held, and carried; how much they weigh; and how much they hold. She examines the sculptors who made them--how they might have designed and executed their works, how on occasion they seem to have modified their original plans, and how they stand out as individual artists working within a traditional craft. The 114 plates, with more than 500 separate photographs, illustrate works that show both the homogeneity and the diversity within each type.