The Galatas survey : socio-economic and political development of a contested territory in central Crete during the Neolithic to Ottoman periods / by L. Vance Watrous, D. Matthew Buell, Eleni Kokinou, Pantelis Soupios, Apostolos Sarris, Sabine Beckmann, Georgos Rethemiotakis, Lee Ann Turner, Scott Gallimore, and Mark D. Hammond ; with contributions by Kapua Iao, Amy Heimroth, and Brice Erickson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watrous, Livingston Vance, 1943- author.

Buell, D. Matthew, 1978- author.

Kokinou, Eleni, author.

Soupios, Pantelis, 1973- author.

Sarris, Apostolos, author.

Rethemiōtakēs, Giōrgos, author.

Turner, Lee Ann, 1961- author.

Gallimore, Scott, 1981- author.

Hammond, Mark D., 1979- author.

Series:

Prehistory monographs ; 55.

Prehistory monographs ; 55

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Galatas Survey Project.

Archaeological surveying--Greece--Galatás Region (Crete).

Archaeological surveying.

Social archaeology.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Greece.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Greece--Galatás Region (Crete).

Social archaeology--Greece--Galatás Region (Crete).

Galatás Region (Crete, Greece)--Antiquities.

Galatás Region (Crete, Greece).

Crete (Greece)--Antiquities.

Crete (Greece).

Physical Description:

xxvi, 310 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : INSTAP Academic Press, 2017.

Summary:

"Explores the American archaeological survey (2005-2007) around Galatas in central Crete, Greece. Traces the socioeconomic and political development of the area and its relations with other parts of Crete during the Neolithic through Ottoman periods. Knossos/Herakleion and Kastelli/Lyttos brought Galatas under their control at various times in history"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chronology

Introduction

Part I. The Galatas Project and its Natural Environment: 1. Field survey / by L. Vance Watrous ; 2. Survey area / by L. Vance Watrous ; 3. Geological implications of the broader Galatas region / by Eleni Kokinou, Pantelis Soupios, and Apostolos Sarris ; 4. Pre-industrial life in the Galatas area / by Sabine Beckmann

Part II. Prehistoric Settlement and Society: 5. The first settlers / by D. Matthew Buell ; 6. Prepalatial growth in social complexity / by D. Matthew Buell ; 7. Emergence of a stratified society / by L. Vance Watrous ; 8. The excavation of the Minoan palace and town of Galatas / by Georgos Rethemiotakis ; 9. Building a Minoan state at neopalatial Galatas / by D. Matthew Buell ; 10. Collapse and retraction / by D. Matthew Buell and Lee Ann Turner

Part III. Historical Settlement and Society: 11. Population reduction and a polis / by Lee Ann Turner ; 12. Population retraction during the Hellenistic period / by Scott Gallimore ; 13. Abandonment and assimilation in the Roman period / by Scott Gallimore ; 14. An imperial territory / by Mark D. Hammond

Part IV. Conclusion: 15. Final perspectives / by L. Vance Watrous

Part V. Appendices: Appendix A. Register of sites / by Kapua Iao ; Appendix B. Prehistoric pottery / by L. Vance Watrous and Amy Heimroth ; Appendix C. Ground and chipped stone artifacts / by D. Matthew Buell ; Appendix D. A Neolithic pendant / by Sabine Beckmann ; Appendix E. A neopalatial sealing / by Sabine Beckmann ; Appendix F. Protogeometric to Hellenistic pottery / by Brice Erickson ; Appendix G. Early to late Roman pottery / by Scott Gallimore ; Appendix H. Byzantine to Ottoman pottery / by Mark D. Hammond ; Appendix I. A new history of pottery production in Thrapsano / by Mark D. Hammon

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Watrous, Livingston Vance, 1943- Galatas survey.

ISBN:

9781931534895

1931534896

OCLC:

957140010