Orientalia in the Aegean: Dynamics, Response and Impact in the Bronze and Early Iron Ages
This thesis examines the consumption and reception of two connected bodies of material culture from the Bronze and Early Iron Age Aegean: 'orientalia' (imports to the Aegean from the Levant, Cyprus, Egypt, Anatolia and Mesopotamia) and 'orientalising' artefacts (locally produced, but demonstrating the impact of the Near East in material, technique, style or iconography). Research questions addressed are the localised patterns of consumption of orientalia across this period; broader patterns of connectivity between regions of the Aegean and Near East; how imported goods and foreign connections were responded to in terms of processes of orientalisation; and the impact of and implications for Aegean socio-political structures. The historical background to the Bronze and Early Iron Age Aegean is outlined, focusing on socio-political structure and the character of elites in each period. Previous scholarship is discussed, including historiographical background and perceived gaps in research. The theoretical framework for the thesis is presented, outlining three levels of analysis: worldsystems, regional and local, and artefact category. The data for the thesis and the methods used to analyse it are discussed. Chronological
Fentem, Rachel Emma-Jane
Orientalia in the Aegean: Dynamics, Response and Impact in the Bronze and Early Iron Ages. This thesis examines the consumption and reception of two connected bodies of material culture from the Bronze and Early Iron Age Aegean: 'orientalia' (imports to the Aegean from the Levant, Cyprus, Egypt, Anatolia and Mesopotamia) and 'orientalising' artefacts (locally produced, but demonstrating the impact of the Near East in material, technique, style or iconography). Research questions addressed are the localised patterns of consumption of orientalia across this period; broader patterns of connectivity between regions of the Aegean and Near East; how imported goods and foreign connections were responded to in terms of processes of orientalisation; and the impact of and implications for Aegean socio-political structures. The historical background to the Bronze and Early Iron Age Aegean is outlined, focusing on socio-political structure and the character of elites in each period. Previous scholarship is discussed, including historiographical background and perceived gaps in research. The theoretical framework for the thesis is presented, outlining three levels of analysis: worldsystems, regional and local, and artefact category. The data for the thesis and the methods used to analyse it are discussed. Chronological
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