Format:
xv, 347 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
26 cm
Edition:
First published 2017
ISBN:
9781107197527
Content:
"My interest in Crete began at the age of 13, during my first foreign holiday with my mother, step-father and sister. It fascinated me, and the spacious, dusty, timeless Heraklion Museum sparkled with its exhibits (even before the recent splendid renovation). It also spurred me to start going on a local dig not long after. I would like to thank them, and my father and step-mother, for support over many years. This book is dedicated to the memory of my step-father, and his fascination with ancient drains; Phaistos, on the book's cover, was understandably his favourite site"--
Content:
Introduction -- The background to neopalatial crete -- Elite architecture and artefacts -- Palaces and their context -- Other settlements and regional groupings -- The ritual landscape and extra-urban sanctuaries -- Literacy, administration and communication -- The economy -- Who were the minoans? self-representation and others in 'Minoan' identity -- Conclusion
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108195560
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Adams, Ellen Cultural identity in Minoan Crete Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017 ISBN 9781108178525
Language:
English
Keywords:
Minoische Kultur
;
Kulturelle Identität
;
Geschichte 1700 v. Chr.-1450 v. Chr.
