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1 online resource (350 pages) |
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Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology |
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Blackwell studies in global archaeology.
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| Contents |
1. Prehistory in the Mediterranean: The Connecting and Corrupting Sea -- 2. Substances in Motion: Neolithic Mediterranean "Trade" -- 3. Agriculture, Pastoralism, and Mediterranean Landscapes in Prehistory -- 4. Changing Social Relations in the Mediterranean Copper and Bronze Ages -- 5. The Material Expression of Cult, Ritual, and Feasting -- 6. The Gendered Sea: Iconography, Gender, and Mediterranean Prehistory -- 7. The Genesis of Monuments among the Mediterranean Islands -- 8. Lithic Technologies and Use |
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9. Archaeometallurgy in the Mediterranean: The Social Context of Mining, Technology, and Trade -- 10. Settlement in the Prehistoric Mediterranean -- 11. Maritime Commerce and Geographies of Mobility in the Late Bronze Age of the Eastern Mediterranean: Problematizations -- 12. Museum Archaeology and the Mediterranean Cultural Heritage |
| Summary |
This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the archaeology of Mediterranean prehistory. Its case studies, spanning the Neolithic through the Iron Age, are drawn from all the Mediterranean's major lands, coasts, and islands. Written by fourteen of the leading archaeologists in the field, The Archaeology of Mediterranean Prehistory presents diverse theoretical approaches that enable students as well as other archaeologists to see the benefits of multivocality. The chapters look beyond Mediterranean diversity toward common links based on social interaction and geography. The book also inclu |
| Notes |
Figures; Tables; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1 Prehistory in the Mediterranean: The Connecting and Corrupting Sea; 2 Substances in Motion: Neolithic Mediterranean "Trade"; 3 Agriculture, Pastoralism, and Mediterranean Landscapes in Prehistory; 4 Changing Social Relations in the Mediterranean Copper and Bronze Ages; 5 The Material Expression of Cult, Ritual, and Feasting; 6 The Gendered Sea: Iconography, Gender, and Mediterranean Prehistory; 7 The Genesis of Monuments among the Mediterranean Islands; 8 Lithic Technologies and Use |
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9 Archaeometallurgy in the Mediterranean: The Social Context of Mining, Technology, and Trade10 Settlement in the Prehistoric Mediterranean; 11 Maritime Commerce and Geographies of Mobility in the Late Bronze Age of the Eastern Mediterranean: Problematizations; 12 Museum Archaeology and the Mediterranean Cultural Heritage; Index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Prehistoric peoples -- Mediterranean Region
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Archaeology -- Mediterranean Region
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Antiquities
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Archaeology
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Prehistoric peoples
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| SUBJECT |
Mediterranean Region -- Antiquities
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| Subject |
Mediterranean Region
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Knapp, A. Bernard
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| ISBN |
9781405144476 |
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1405144475 |
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