Download or read book The Seals from the Minoan Site of Chryssi Island written by Sydney Sarasin and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five seals come from a Minoan site on the island of Chryssi, just off the southeastern coast of Crete. Four of these seals are sealstones, and one is the bezel of a metal seal ring. These seals are important as individual objects to allow for a deeper understanding of the people that inhabited Chryssi Island during the Bronze Age, but a further understanding of the site itself is also garnered by expanding the focus to include all of the seals of Crete. By doing so, this study allows for the discussion of regional interactions among the people of Chryssi and various other Minoan sites throughout Crete. The various approaches to seals come together to suggest the same conclusions, most notably that at least some of the people on Chryssi enjoyed a life of limited luxury through the control of various industries on the island, particularly the production of murex purple dye.
Download or read book Minoan Archaeology written by Sarah Cappel and published by Presses universitaires de Louvain. This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 100 years ago Sir Arthur Evans' spade made the first cut into the earth above the now well-known Palace at Knossos. His research saw the birth of a new discipline: Minoan Archaeology. The present volume aim to outline current trends and prospects of this scientific field.
Download or read book Island Gems written by John Boardman and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cretan Seals written by V. E. G. Kenna and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aegaeum written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 1014 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Seals Sealings and Seal Impressions from Akrotiri in Thera written by Artemis Karnava and published by . This book was released on with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cultural Identity in Minoan Crete written by Ellen Adams and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive account of the Palaces, control networks and spatial dynamics of Neopalatial Crete, the floruit of the Minoan civilization.
Download or read book Early Cretan Seals written by Paul Yule and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ambiguity and Minoan Neopalatial Seal Imagery written by Erin McGowan and published by Eastreoms Feorlag. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Minoan seals have often been described as probelmatically ambiguous. By assembling and reframing current discourse, this volume challenges the value of characterising glyptic imagery in this way. Istead ambiguity may indicate the presence of deliberate practice, incorporateing varied meaning through multivalent or condensed expression, well suited to the compact size of the glyptic medium. Using a form of relational network theory, the author explores the ways in which a selection of glyptic images from Ayia Triada respond to different coneptual and associative contexts and suggests that the idea of indeterminate ambiguity--as a by-product of western taxonomic systems--may mask this multivalent aspect. By positioning glyptic imagery as multivalent this volume makes a signficant contribution to debates within Aegean Bronze Age archaeology and current interpretative practice."--[P] 4 of cover.
Download or read book Processions Studies of Bronze Age Ritual and Ceremony presented to Robert B Koehl written by Judith Weingarten and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-10-05 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book South by Southeast The History and Archaeology of Southeast Crete from Myrtos to Kato Zakros written by Emilia Oddo and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions investigate the settlement patterns, maritime connectivity, and material culture of the southeast of Crete in a diachronic fashion, in an attempt to define it as a region and trace its history. Papers focus primarily on the archaeology of the sites along the coastal strip spanning between the Myrtos Valley and Kato Zakros.
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Crete written by Geoff Garvey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-06-07 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Crete is the essential travel companion to the largest and most diverse of the Greek islands with detailed coverage of all the top attractions. From the bustling modern city of Iráklion to the laid-back beaches of Paleohóra, discover Crete’s highlights inspired by dozens of photos. Rely on practical advice on travelling around the island and up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops, restaurants and resorts for all budgets. The Rough Guide to Crete includes insider guidance on a host of local activities including wine-tasting in rustic villages, where to find the best Venetian fortifications and exploring the fertile valleys and breathtaking Samariá and Ímbros gorges. You'll find sections on the mountainous regions and coastal areas as well as a handy language section. Explore every corner of this captivating island with clear maps and expert background on everything from the country's distinctive traditions, music and wildlife to its long heritage as the seat of European civilisation. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Crete.
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Crete written by John Fisher and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Crete is the essential travel companion to the largest and most diverse of the Greek islands with detailed coverage of all the top attractions. From the bustling modern city of Ir�klion to the laid-back beaches of Paleoh�ra, discover Crete's highlights inspired by dozens of colour photos. Rely on practical advice on travelling around the island and up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops, restaurants and resorts for all budgets. The Rough Guide to Crete includes insider guidance on a host of local activities including wine-tasting in rustic villages, where to find the best Venetian fortifications and exploring the fertile valleys and breathtaking Samari� and �mbros gorges. You'll find colour sections on the mountainous regions and coastal areas as well as a handy language section. Explore every corner of this captivating island with clear maps and expert background on everything from the country's distinctive traditions, music and wildlife to its long heritage as the seat of European civilisation. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Crete.
Download or read book Woven Threads written by Maria C. Shaw and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Philistor written by Philip P. Betancourt and published by INSTAP Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions by 37 scholars are brought together here to create a volume in honor of the long and fruitful career of Costis Davaras, former Ephor of Crete and Professor Emeritus of Minoan Archaeology at the University of Athens. Articles pertain to Bronze Age Crete and include mortuary studies, experimental archaeology, numerous artifactual studies, and discussions on the greater Minoan civilization.
Download or read book KOSMOS written by Marie-Louise Nosch and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject of KOSMOS in the Aegean Bronze Age includes jewellery, costume, aesthetics, body adornment, colours, pigments, and textiles. The reason for this choice of subject was our wish to merge the textile research carried out currently at the Danish National Research Foundations Centre for Textile Research, with the major research topic of Robert Laffineur, jewellery. This KOSMOS volume addresses the issues of textile production, costumes, dyes and pigments, colours, jewellery, aesthetics, body adornment, luxury and exotic items, gender and femininity/masculinity, as well as their social, religious, ideological, economic, technological, administrative and philological connections. In the Bronze Age, men, women and children would dress in garments, wear jewellery and adorn themselves to express their gender, age and status.
Download or read book Aegean Prehistory written by Tracey Cullen and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aegean prehistory has developed over the 20th century into a distinctive and vibrant area of archaeological research. The past few decades, in particular, have seen a dramatic reorientation and expansion of goals and methods as well as a flood of new fieldwork in the Agean. Keeping abreast of these new developments has become a daunting task. Aegean Prehistory: A Review contains detailed syntheses of research, originally published in the American Journal of Archaeology and newly updated here. The volume conveys the diversity and richness of current approaches to the discipline of Aegean prehistory whilst also marshalling an enormous amount of information pertaining to field projects, museum studies, analyses of materials and texts, and supporting theories of interpretation. An introduction by Tracey Cullen places the review articles in historical perspective, tracing the evolution of Aegean prehistory from the 19th century to the present. The author also considers the current status of the discipline--its relationships with classical archaeology and anthropology, and the manner in which it is shaped by various sociopolitical forces. Aegean Prehistory: A Review is a powerful research tool for the exploration of Aegean themes. With its expansive and detailed coverage, the book constitutes essential reading for professionals and students of Aegean prehistory. It will also be of great interest to all who wish to learn more about intellectual trends and current discoveries in this part of the Mediterranean. Perhaps most important, Aegean Prehistory: A Review provides a solid foundation upon which Aegean archaeology can build as it continues to thrive in the coming years.
