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The Bronze Age Begins : The Ceramics Revolution of Early Minoan I and the New Forms of Wealth that Transformed Prehistoric Society

This book focuses on economic and social changes, particularly during the opening phase of the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete. New developments in ceramics that reached Crete at the end of the Neolithic period greatly contributed to the creation of economic, technological, social, and re...

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VerfasserIn: Betancourt, Philip P. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Online-Ressource Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Havertown : INSTAP Academic Press , 2009
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  • Cover; LIST OF FIGURES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; PART 1; 1. Introduction; 2. The Change in Ceramic Technology in EM I; 3. The Clays and the Fired Fabrics; 4. The Pottery Shapes; 5. EM I Surface Treatments and Decoration and their Relation toFabrics, Shapes, and Methods of Manufacture; 6. Comments and Conclusions on the Pottery; PART II; 7. The Transformation of Cretan Society; REFERENCES; INDEX