A diachronic study of the Early Bronze Age pottery from Heraion on Samos, Greece : an integrated approach
Heraion on Samos lies in a strategic position between the central Aegean and western Anatolia. Recent excavations have revealed an extensive settlement of the Early Bronze Age (EBA), a time characterised by increasing social differentiation, intensified interaction, and technological innovation. An integrated study of the rich ceramic assemblage from both new and old excavations, this thesis addresses fundamental questions about the position of Heraion in a changing EBA world, examining aspects of production, specialisation, connectivity, and technological transfer. Following an agent-centred approach, diachronic change in local ceramic production is investigated, the provenance of imports suggested, with insights into the circulation of pottery within Aegean-Anatolian exchange networks. This is achieved through typological study, phasing, and contextual analysis of three ceramic major deposits, with the integrated study by macroscopic analysis, thin section petrography and microstructural analysis. This is supplemented by consideration of the local geology, ceramic resources, and ethnography. A revised EBA sequence is produced for Heraion, with the secure characterisation of local pottery production on Samos.
Menelaou, Sergios
A diachronic study of the Early Bronze Age pottery from Heraion on Samos, Greece : an integrated approach. Heraion on Samos lies in a strategic position between the central Aegean and western Anatolia. Recent excavations have revealed an extensive settlement of the Early Bronze Age (EBA), a time characterised by increasing social differentiation, intensified interaction, and technological innovation. An integrated study of the rich ceramic assemblage from both new and old excavations, this thesis addresses fundamental questions about the position of Heraion in a changing EBA world, examining aspects of production, specialisation, connectivity, and technological transfer. Following an agent-centred approach, diachronic change in local ceramic production is investigated, the provenance of imports suggested, with insights into the circulation of pottery within Aegean-Anatolian exchange networks. This is achieved through typological study, phasing, and contextual analysis of three ceramic major deposits, with the integrated study by macroscopic analysis, thin section petrography and microstructural analysis. This is supplemented by consideration of the local geology, ceramic resources, and ethnography. A revised EBA sequence is produced for Heraion, with the secure characterisation of local pottery production on Samos.
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