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Transport Stirrup Jars of the Bronze Age Aegean and East Mediterranean
List of Illustrations in the Text; List of Tables; List of Graphs; List of Figures; List of Plates; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1Introduction; 2 Typology; 3 Scientific Backgound and Aims of the Analyses; 4 Chemical Analyses; 5 Petrographic Analyses; 6Interpretation of the Chemical and Pe...
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| Formato: | Online Resource Libro |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Havertown
: INSTAP Academic Press
, 2011
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| Edición: | Online-Ausg. |
| Colección: | EBL-Schweitzer
Prehistory Monographs v.33 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Volltext lizenzpflichtig |
| Publicación relacionada: | Druckausg.:
Transport stirrup jars of the Bronze Age Aegean and east Mediterranean |
| Sumario: | List of Illustrations in the Text; List of Tables; List of Graphs; List of Figures; List of Plates; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1Introduction; 2 Typology; 3 Scientific Backgound and Aims of the Analyses; 4 Chemical Analyses; 5 Petrographic Analyses; 6Interpretation of the Chemical and Petrographic Data; Chemistry, Petrography, and Typology: Geographical Associations; 8The Linear B Inscriptions; 9Chronology and Power; 10Trade; 11Catalog; Appendix; References; Concordance 1; Concordance 2; Index; General Index The transport stirrup jar was a vessel type used extensively in the Late Bronze Age III Aegean world. Found in a variety of contexts, the type was used both to transport and to store liquid commodities in bulk. The peak of the production and exchange of this jar corresponded with the time of economic expansion on the Greek mainland. On Crete, stirrup jars appeared at most major centres on the island. Their presence in large numbers in storerooms indicates the movement of commodities and the centralised storage and control of goods. The broad distribution of stirrup jars at coastal sites in the |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Descripción Física: | Online-Ressource (1 online resource (385 p.)) |
| ISBN: | 9781623030063 |
