An Archaeological Palimpsest in Minoan Crete : Tholos Tomb a and Habitation at Apesokari Mesara / Georgia Flouda, Maciej Chyleński, Sylviane Déderix, Doniert Evely, Anna Juras, Olga Krzyszkowska, Argyro Nafplioti, Michael Nelson, Niki Papakonstantinou, Sevi Triantaphyllou and Basilios Tsikouras.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flouda, Georgia, author.

Chyleński, Maciej, author.

Déderix, Sylviane, author.

Evely, R. D. G., author.

Juras, Anna, author.

Krzyszkowska, O. (Olga), author.

Nafplioti,Argyro, author.

Series:

Prehistory monographs

Prehistory Monographs ; v.70

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minoans.

Crete (Greece)--Antiquities.

Crete (Greece).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (441 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Institute for Aegean Prehistory Press, 2023.

Summary:

This publication presents the archaeological evidence from two associated Minoan sites situated at Apesokari in the Mesara Plain of South-Central Crete, Tholos Tomb A and the neighboring free-standing domestic complex on Vigla Hill. It thoroughly reconstructs the natural and social landscape of this Cretan community from the late Prepalatial to the early Neopalatial periods through its interdisciplinary character; this includes photogrammetric two- and three-dimensional models of the architectural remains, viewshed analysis of both monuments and of the earlier Tholos Tomb B, as well as A-DNA and stable isotope analysis of the bones. The study of the burial dataset provides insights into the social construction of collective memory and identity by the burying social group, whereas the habitational deposits from the building on Vigla hill establish the longevity and function of the site as a node of the southern Mesara communication and exchange networks.

Notes:

title from online book version (viewed on July 21,2023).

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ISBN:

1-62303-440-X

Access Restriction:

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