Blake / Knapp The Archaeology of Mediterranean Prehistory

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-3724-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the archaeology ofMediterranean prehistory and an essential reference to the mostrecent research and fieldwork.
* * Only book available to offer general coverage of Mediterraneanprehistory
* Written by 14 of the leading archaeologists in the field
* Spans the Neolithic through the Iron Age, and draws from allthe major regions of the Mediterranean's coast and islands
* Presents the central debates in Mediterraneanprehistory---trade and interaction, rural economies, ritual, socialstructure, gender, monumentality, insularity, archaeometallurgy andthe metals trade, stone technologies, settlement, and maritimetraffic---as well as contemporary legacies of the region'sprehistoric past
* Structure of text is pedagogically driven
* Engages diverse theoretical approaches so students will see thebenefits of multivocality

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blake, Emma

Knapp, A. Bernard

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures.
List of Tables.
Notes on Contributors.
Acknowledgments.
1. Prehistory in the Mediterranean: The Corrupting andConnecting Sea: A. Bernard Knapp and Emma Blake (University ofGlasgow; University of Michigan).
2. Substances in Motion: Neolithic Mediterranean'Trade': John E. Robb and R. Helen Farr (bothUniversity of Cambridge).
3. Agriculture, Pastoralism, and Mediterranean Landscapes inPrehistory: Graeme Barker (University of Cambridge).
4. Changing Social Relations in the Mediterranean Copper andBronze Ages: Robert Chapman (University of Reading).
5. The Material Expression of Cult, Ritual, and Feasting: EmmaBlake (University of Michigan).
6. The Gendered Sea: Iconography, Gender, and MediterraneanPrehistory: Lauren E. Talalay (University of Michigan).
7. The Genesis of Monuments among the Mediterranean Islands:Michael J. Kolb (Northern Illinois University).
8. Lithic Technologies and Use: Evagelia Karimali (Institute forMediterranean Studies, Hellas, Greece).
9. Archaeometallurgy in the Mediterranean: The Social Context ofMining, Technology, and Trade: Vasiliki Kassianidou and A. BernardKnapp (University of Cyprus; University of Glasgow).
10. Settlement in the Prehistoric Mediterranean: Luke Sollars(University of Glasgow).
11. Maritime Commerce and Geographies of Mobility in the LateBronze Age of the Eastern Mediterranean: Problematizations: SturtW. Manning and Linda Hulin (University of Toronto; University ofReading).
12. Museum Archaeology and the Mediterranean Cultural Heritage:Robin Skeates (University of Durham).
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Emma Blake is Visiting Assistant Professor in ClassicalStudies, University of Michigan. Her articles have appeared inWorld Archaeology, the Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology,the European Journal of Archaeology, and the AmericanJournal of Archaeology.
A. Bernard Knapp is Professor of MediterraneanArchaeology in the Department of Archaeology, University ofGlasgow. He co-edits the Journal of MediterraneanArchaeology (with John F. Cherry) and is co-editor ofArchaeologies of Landscape (with Wendy Ashmore, Blackwell1999).