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Exotica in the prehistoric Mediterranean

This book examines how exotic materials were exchanged and used across the Mediterranean from the Neolithic era to the Iron Age, focusing on the Bronze Age. A variety of materials and interpretative approaches are presented through several case studies. These emphasise how the value of exotic materi...

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Dokumenttyp: Online-Ressource Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxbow Books , ©2011
Oakville, Conn : David Brown Book Co , ©2011
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Online Zugang:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/jstor-ebooks-altertum/www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvh1ds6z
Bibliogr. Hinweis:Erscheint auch als: Exotica in the prehistoric Mediterranean
E-Book-Pakete:JSTOR E-Books in Classical Studies
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Zusammenfassung:This book examines how exotic materials were exchanged and used across the Mediterranean from the Neolithic era to the Iron Age, focusing on the Bronze Age. A variety of materials and interpretative approaches are presented through several case studies. These emphasise how the value of exotic materials depended on the context in which they were consumed. The book firmly departs from assumptions of fixed categories such as prestige items or corresponding values, as evident in the Amarna letters. Instead, it shows how almost any object could be appreciated or ignored depending primarily on the c
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 200 pages, [8] pages of color plates) illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
ISBN:9781842176238
1842176234