Del i serien Excavations at Franchthi Cave, Greece

Ornaments and Other Ambiguous Artifacts from Franchthi

Volume 2, the Neolithic

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

AvCatherine Perlès

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The famous Franchthi Cave excavations in Greece brought to light an exceptionally long sequence of ornaments, spanning from the earliest Upper Paleolithic to the end of the Neolithic. This volume focuses on the Neolithic, whose assemblages are far more diversified than those of earlier times. The introduction during the Neolithic of entirely artificial shapes, geometric and anthropomorphic, creates a marked departure from earlier periods and shows new directions in creativity by the bead makers. It also denotes a conceptual break in the treatment of shell, no longer solely a natural element barely modified by perforation, but now also a raw material rendered anonymous by workmanship. Due to the systematic sieving of the sediments and its location by the sea, the Franchthi cave and its outdoor settlement, the Paralia, yielded one of the richest collection of ornaments for Neolithic Greece.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-12-05
Mått216 x 279 x 25 mm
Vikt953 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieExcavations at Franchthi Cave, Greece
Antal sidor452
FörlagIndiana University Press
ISBN9780253067753

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PrefaceIntroduction1. A Compulsory Detour Through Discussions of ProceduresPart I: The Initial Neolithic2. Newcomers or Local Groups? The Initial Neolithic AssemblagePart II: The Early Neolithic3. An Overview of Early Neolithic Ornament Assemblages4. Colourful Beads, Pendants, and Studs5. The Cerastoderma Bead Production: A Case of Apprenticeship?6. Perforated Shells: Traditional Types and New Standards7. Early Neolithic WATs8. Early Neolithic InnovationsPart III: The Middle Neolithic9. An Overview of Middle Neolithic Ornament Assemblages10. Variation in Middle Neolithic Beads and Pendants11. Perforated and Unperforated Shells: More Questions12. Middle Neolithic WATs13. Middle Neolithic Ornaments in ContextPart IV: The Late Neolithic14. An Overview of Late Neolithic Assemblages15. Late Neolithic Discoid and Cylindrical Beads: Variation in Black and White16. Late Neolithic Ornaments other than Beads17. The Puzzle(s) of the Late NeolithicPart V: The Final Neolithic18. The Final Neolithic: A Return to Traditional Values19. Material from Mixed ContextsEpilogue: Lessons from a Diversified SequenceAppendix 1: Distribution of the Material by Unit in the Main Sequences StudiedAppendix 2: Mission archéométrique de caractérisation des matériauxlithiques de parure du site de Franchthi (Grèce), juillet 2010 by B. MilleAppendix 3: List of Catalogued Pieces Considered Unworked or Reattributedand not Mentioned in the TextAppendix 4: List of Shells Considered as Naturally or Accidentally PerforatedAppendix 5: Shell ToolsAppendix 6: Spondylus ValvesAppendix 7: Polished Steatite ArtifactsReferencesIndex