Palaikastro Block M the Proto- and Neopalatial Town (47) - Couverture rigide

Knappett, Carl; Cunningham, Tim

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0904887650 ISBN 13 : 9780904887655

Editeur : British School at Athens, 2012

Synopsis

Block M is a substantial architectural complex comprising three large buildings at the heart of the Minoan town of Palaikastro. With traces of activity stretching back to the Prepalatial period, and occupation in the Protopalatial period, Block M sees its most intensive use in the Neopalatial period, in the 17th century BC. This period sees widespread construction, followed by two severe destruction horizons: the first seismic, the second associated with the Theran eruption, by which time the Block may already have been in ruins. Its subsequent history is very different from that usually encountered elsewhere in the town - it became an open area used only for the dumping of refuse in two abandoned wells, without widespread reoccupation in the LM II-III periods.

This volume presents the results of excavations conducted by the British School at Athens, which uncovered these extensive remains in the late 1980s, 1990s and 2003. These investigations have helped to elucidate the character of this important town during the Middle and early Late Bronze Ages, and offer valuable evidence for relations between eastern Crete and sites in the centre of the island such as Knossos.

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À propos de l?auteur

Carl Knappett is Professor of Aegean Prehistory at the University of Toronto. His research concerns the character and organisation of Bronze Age societies in the eastern Mediterranean, as revealed through patterns of pottery production, exchange, and use. His book Aegean Bronze Age Art: Meaning in the Making appeared in 2020. He is currently directing fieldwork at Palaikastro in eastern Crete.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: British School at Athens
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0904887650
• ISBN 13: 9780904887655
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 338
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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