<p>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.</p>

An Archaeological Palimpsest in Minoan Crete: Tholos Tomb a and Habitation at Apesokari Mesara (Prehistory Monographs, 70)

History

Flouda, Georgia

Ancient Civilizations

Inst for Aegean Prehistory Pr

Kavousi IV: The Early Iron Age Cemeteries at Vronda (Prehistory Monographs, 71)

Liston, Maria A.

Day, Leslie Preston

<p>This volume presents the results of the survey and excavation of a second peak sanctuary on Minoan Kythera at Leska. An introduction to the archaeological background of the island is provided, as well as a discussion on peak sanctuaries there and in Minoan Crete. The discovery of Leska and the research conducted there are described, and a discussion of the diachronic use of the summit is presented, following analyses of the material remains (including pottery, figurines, stone vessels, stone tools, and jewelry). Detailed discussions of the active role and significance of the landscape and the cultic practices allow an in-depth analysis of the links between society and cult, and also of the ways in which the landscape and immediate surroundings at Leska were sacralised in the Middle Minoan IB to Late Minoan IB phase. The broader analysis of the sacred landscape on Kythera provides a unique opportunity to asess Aegean religion during the Minoan period outside Crete.</p>

The Sacred Landscape at Leska and Minoan Kythera (Prehistory Monographs, 72)

Georgiadis, Mercourios

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The Cretan Collection in the University of Pennsylvania Museum: Metal Objects from Gournia (3) (Prehistory Monographs, 73)

Betancourt, Philip P.

Giumlia-Mair, Alessandra

Ferrence, Susan C.

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