- EAN13
- 9782390610403
- Éditeur
- Presses universitaires de Louvain
- Date de publication
- 03/06/2021
- Collection
- AEGIS
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
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How Long is a Century?
Late Minoan IIIB Pottery. Relative Chronology and Regional Differences
Presses universitaires de Louvain
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Covering approximately the century between 1300 and 1200 BC, the Late Minoan
IIIB phase remains a blurred episode of Minoan civilisation. Archaeological
data present a contradictory picture: on the one hand, they suggest a time of
prosperity. with favourable conditions of subsistence and growth; on the other
hand, there are signs of trouble illustrated by a series of abandonments of
century-old occupied settlements. Did these processes take place
simultaneously, in succession or were they punctual? Can we make sense of the
various hale Minoan IIIB developments from a chronological perspective? How
can a region-by region analysis inform us about the various island communities
and their histories during the 13th century BC? The international workshop
which the present volume reflects took place at the UCLouvainin Belgium on the
24th and 25th of October 2013. It specifically addressed these questions and
focused on the gradual transformation of Cretan society throughout the 13th
century BC by concentrating on a single aspect of its material culture: the
pottery. It was our infention to bring together a number of ceramic experts in
charge of the study of Late Minoan IIIB pottery deposits in a selection of
Cretan sites. We wanted them to discuss, confront and contextualise their
respective assemblages. The gathering was successful in many ways and not in
the least because not only we managed to progress on a variety of thorny
issues but it was also a real treat to assist in the thrilling exchanges
between the inspiring personalities who compose the ’family’ of Minoan (and
Mycenaean) pottery specialists.
IIIB phase remains a blurred episode of Minoan civilisation. Archaeological
data present a contradictory picture: on the one hand, they suggest a time of
prosperity. with favourable conditions of subsistence and growth; on the other
hand, there are signs of trouble illustrated by a series of abandonments of
century-old occupied settlements. Did these processes take place
simultaneously, in succession or were they punctual? Can we make sense of the
various hale Minoan IIIB developments from a chronological perspective? How
can a region-by region analysis inform us about the various island communities
and their histories during the 13th century BC? The international workshop
which the present volume reflects took place at the UCLouvainin Belgium on the
24th and 25th of October 2013. It specifically addressed these questions and
focused on the gradual transformation of Cretan society throughout the 13th
century BC by concentrating on a single aspect of its material culture: the
pottery. It was our infention to bring together a number of ceramic experts in
charge of the study of Late Minoan IIIB pottery deposits in a selection of
Cretan sites. We wanted them to discuss, confront and contextualise their
respective assemblages. The gathering was successful in many ways and not in
the least because not only we managed to progress on a variety of thorny
issues but it was also a real treat to assist in the thrilling exchanges
between the inspiring personalities who compose the ’family’ of Minoan (and
Mycenaean) pottery specialists.
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