Search Results - "Bronze Age"

The fantastic creatures of Bronze age Crete by Zouzoula, Evgenia

“…This thesis studies the imaginary beings of Minoan iconography with the aim of understanding their functions and meaning within the iconography of Bronze Age Crete. Two broad categories of Minoan fantastic creatures can be discerned, namely the imported and the locally created hybrids. …”
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The archaeobotany of Neolithic and Bronze Age Crete: synthesis and prospects by Livarda, Alexandra, Kotzamani, Georgia

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Aspects of bronze age metalwork in northern East Anglia by Pendleton, Colin F.

“…The bronze age metalwork of northern East Anglia is well known, both for its quality and quantity. …”
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Altered states of consciousness and ritual in late Bronze Age Cyprus by Collard, David

“…This thesis combines an anthropological approach to the study of Altered States of Consciousness (ASCs) with a detailed analysis of previously published evidence for the consumption of psychoactives from Late Bronze Age Cypriote (Late Cypriote) contexts to investigate the possibility that such mental phenomena may have been utilised within religious rituals of this period. …”
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The Mycenean series 2014-15: foodscapes, plants, and ecofacts in Bronze Age Greece by Livarda, Alexandra

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Decoding the network of glass production: a meta-analysis of Bronze Age glass by Worrall, Imogen

Subjects: “…Glass; Bronze Age; Glass manufacture;…”
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The talking dead in Late Bronze Age Dendra: storytelling, outreach and public engagement by Sampatakou, Despoina Vasiliki

Subjects: “…Late Bronze Age…”
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Cattle, canines, and culture: reconstructing human-animal relationships in the Bronze Age Aegean by Murphy, Ciara

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Fast food: feasts in transition in the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age northern Aegean by Jordan, J.W.

“…The development of feasting in the northern Aegean Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age is one of gradual, but visible change – set against the backdrop of wider social changes. …”
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The effects of the Avellino Pumice eruption on the population of the Early Bronze age Campanian plain (Southern Italy) by Albore Livadie, Claude, Pearce, Mark, Delle Donne, Matteo, Pizzano, Natascia

“…Palma Campania, the type-site of the Early Bronze Age Palma Campania culture, was covered by the products of the Avellino Pumice eruption, and was thus preserved in a similar way to the Roman sites in Campania covered by the AD 79 eruption. …”
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Hard cheese: upland pastoralism in the Italian Bronze and Iron Ages by Pearce, Mark

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Metal assemblages in Late Bronze Age Greek mainland funerary contexts: an investigation for their identification as functional metal hoards by Kypraiou, Filia

Subjects: “…Bronze Age…”
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Frattesina: la prospettiva europea by Pearce, Mark

Subjects: “…Final Bronze Age; Mediterranean trade; amber; bronze…”
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The cretan middle bronze age ‘Minoan Kernos’ was designed to predict a total solar eclipse and to facilitate a magnetic compass by Downey, William

“…Archaeometry is the application of scientific techniques used to analyze archaeological materials. The Cretan Bronze Age Minoan Kernos, has hitherto, been regarded as a gaming board or for religious purposes. …”
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The spread of rice to Japan: insights from Bayesian analysis of direct radiocarbon dates and population dynamics in East Asia by Leipe, Christian, Long, Tengwen, Wagner, Mayke, Goslar, Tomasz, Tarasov, Pavel E.

Subjects: “…Agriculture spread; Yayoi culture; Mumun culture; East Asian prehistory; Bronze Age; Mainland China; Korean Peninsula…”
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Human management and landscape changes at Palaikastro (Eastern Crete) from the Late Neolithic to the Early Minoan period by Cañellas-Boltà, Nuria, Riera-Mora, Santiago, Orengo, Hector Aleix, Livarda, Alexandra, Knappett,, Carl

Subjects: “…Landscape change; Land use; Olive; Crete; Minoan; Late Neolithic; Early Bronze Age; Vegetation dynamics; Holocene; Eastern Europe…”
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Book review: Social Networks and Regional Identity in Bronze Age Italy. By Emma Blake. Pp. xiv + 325, figs. 23, tables 15, maps 18.... by Pearce, Mark

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A scientific and archaeological investigation of prehistoric glasses from Italy by Towle, Andrew C.

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Eastern Mediterranean hydroclimate over the late glacial and Holocene, reconstructed from the sediments of Nar lake, central Turkey, using stable isotopes and carbonate mineralogy by Dean, Jonathan R., Jones, Matthew D., Leng, Melanie J., Noble, Stephen R., Metcalfe, Sarah E., Sloane, Hilary J., Sahy, Diana, Eastwood, Warren J., Roberts, C. Neil

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Of white hair and feeding bottles: exploring children-elderly interactions in prehistoric Aegean by Gallou, Chrysanthi

“…Lacking a strong insight into attitudes that were shown towards these two age groups, however archaeologists do not really harbour a concept of the whole span of life in the cultures that developed in the Aegean region during the Late Bronze Age. Making children and the elderly visible in the archaeological record and examining their social roles, agency and interactions is vital for a better understanding of the social workings of the prehistoric Aegean world. …”
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