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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"Late Bronze Age"”.
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Arkadia in transition: exploring late Bronze Age and early Iron Age human landscape
… research explores the region of Arkadia in the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age using an interpretative and phenomenologically inspired approach. It is region associated with many myths pointing to a continuing population throughout the period, yet beset with a problematic archaeological …
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A re-interpretation of the late Bronze Age metalwork hoards of Essex and Kent
Recent works have offered an alternative to traditional archaeological classification, particularly in the field of ceramic studies. These use theories of human categorisation processes derived from other areas of research, in particular psychology and linguistics. The purpose of this thesis was - …
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Agricultural Adaptations during the Late Bronze Age: Archaeobotanical Evidence from Sovjan, Albania, and Tsoungiza, Greece
… between humans and their environment during the Late Bronze Age (LBA) (ca. 1600-1000 BC) in southern Europe. By studying archaeobotanical assemblages recovered through spatially intensive sampling methods from the LBA deposits from Sovjan, Albania, and Tsoungiza, Greece, agricultural regimes and …
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The Archaeology of Hittite Imperialism and Ceramic Production in Late Bronze Age IIA Tarsus-Gözlükule, Turkey
<p>The Late Bronze IIA (LB IIA) period signaled a change in the material culture of Tarsus-Gözlükule, an urban center in Cilicia, southern Turkey. Written sources and archaeological evidence indicate that the LB IIA coincided with the expansion of the Hittite Empire into the region. Previous …
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Organic residue analysis of Red Lustrous Wheelmade Ware vessels traded across the eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age
… Wheelmade Ware (RLWm ware) transport and storage vessels have been excavated from Late Bronze Age (LBA) sites across the eastern Mediterranean. These distinctive vessels were traded for the valuable commodity they contained so far unidentified. Seventy-three sherds (61 RLWm ware, 12 in local …
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Doing the Dishes: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Late Bronze Age Ceramics Excavated from Hut 12 at Mokarta, Sicily
… site as a whole. The site itself, Mokarta, is a Late Bronze Age site in western Sicily that was destroyed by fire ca. 950 B.C. The site has not yet been fully excavated, and only a fraction of information that has been gathered has been published. The research for this dissertation is the first …
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A Journey to the Late Bronze Age Minoan Underworld: The Reflection of Sunlight on the Sea as an Axis Mundi
… an archaeological perspective, focusing on the Late Bronze Age culture present on the Greek island of Crete. The observations gathered during the phenomenological fieldwork revealed that the elongated sunlight reflection has the qualities of a natural manifestation of the cosmological concept of …
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Middle and Late Bronze Age Metal Tools from the Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean, and Anatolia: Implications for Cultural/Regional Interaction and Craftmanship
… of metal tools during the Middle and Late Bronze Age. The progression of craft industries is also related to the development and production of specific and sometimes specialized tool forms.</p> <p>The degree of pre- and proto-historic interaction among multiple regions is evaluated …
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Configurations of the Symbolism of the Bull in Early Late Bronze Age Crete: A Case Study in the Interpretation of Minoan Religion
<p>The importance of the symbolism of the bull in Late Bronze Age Crete is well known. It has been the subject of many valuable studies for more than a hundred years. Only a handful of these studies have treated the search for the meaning of the bull as congruent with the wider issue of the …
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A Line in the Sand: Archaeological Evidence for the Interactions of Settled Farmers and Mobile Pastoralists in the Late Bronze Age (1950 - 1500 BC) Murghab alluvial fan, Turkmenistan
… groups with sedentary farming communities in the Late Bronze Age period (1950 - 1500 BCE) in the Murghab alluvial fan of present-day Turkmenistan. Traditional archaeological and historical studies in Central Asia, focused as they are on urban contexts or centers of dense population, have colored …
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On the Periphery of a Great "Empire": Secondary Formation of States and Their Material Basis in the Shandong Peninsula during the Late Bronze Age, ca. 1000-500 B.C.E
… and complex cultural traditions during the Late Bronze-Age (1000-500 BCE). In this research, the developmental trajectories of three different types of secondary states are examined. The first type is the regional states established by the Zhou court; the second type is the indigenous …
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Climate, Environment and Malaria during the Prehistory of Mainland Greece
… was prevalent between the Mesolithic and Late Bronze Age (c. 8700 cal. BC-1100 cal. BC). Although disregarded over the past decade, the theory has regained support in recent years from osteological, epidemiological, environmental and DNA studies. However, the presence of this strain of …
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The Early Iron Age socketed axes in Britain
… and association in the British Early Iron Age (800-600BC) through the medium of the socketed axe. Out of 1412 known Early Iron Age axes, 954 specimens were analysed in detail for this thesis: 680 associated finds and 274 single finds. The methodology was governed by two main objectives: …
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ΠΡΟΙΣΤΟΡΙΚΗ ΘΑΣΟΣ Ι: ΤΑ ΝΕΚΡΟΤΑΦΕΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΟΙΚΙΣΜΟΥ "ΚΑΣΤΡΙ"
… THE ISLAND OF THASOS AND DATEDTO THE END OF THE LATE BRONZE AGE AND TO THE EARLY IRON AGE PERIOD HAS BEEN STUDIED. THE MAIN EVIDENCE, ON WHICH THE RESEARCH HAS BEEN BASED, COMES FROM RECENT SURFACE EXPLORATIONS (SURVEY) AND FROM ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS ON THE ISLAND OF THASOS AND MAINLY FROM …
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Discerning activity areas in domestic space : a model for the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Levant
… new culture in the Levant in the period from the Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age has been strongly debated in Near Eastern studies. Proponents of cultural change argue that a new type of building, the “four-room” house is a strong indicator of a new population moving in, despite compelling …
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The Pre-Israelite Nations of Canaan
… Israelities. The lists are not inventions of later editors but refer to the pre-Israelite population of Palestine and therefore have historical significance for an understanding of the Late Bronze Age in Palestine.
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