Thessaly, from the late Bronze Age to the early Iron Age (c. 1600-700 BC)
Thessaly during the Late Bronze (LBA) and Early Iron Age (EIA) is a relatively little-known region that only recently has started to be studied more thoroughly. The present thesis seeks to examine Thessaly during those two periods and understand its social, cultural and political character and the way it changes from the one period to the other. The focus of this thesis is the transformation of Thessaly from the LBA to the EIA. This research will offer a new approach to the changing network of interactions among sites within Thessaly and their connections with the rest of the Greek mainland and the Aegean. This thesis will explore the similarities and differences among the Mycenaean centres of power in the Pagasetic Gulf, namely Kastro, Dimini and Pefkakia and attempt to define their relationship and in what ways they related to each other and with other places in Thessaly and the Aegean and ultimately, try to understand the extent and organisation of the local Mycenaean administrative system. Another issue that is explored is how Thessaly overcame the crisis after the collapse of the Mycenaean palaces during the transition from the LBA to the EIA. Through the study of changes in the settlement and cemetery
Karouzou, Eleni
Thessaly, from the late Bronze Age to the early Iron Age (c. 1600-700 BC). Thessaly during the Late Bronze (LBA) and Early Iron Age (EIA) is a relatively little-known region that only recently has started to be studied more thoroughly. The present thesis seeks to examine Thessaly during those two periods and understand its social, cultural and political character and the way it changes from the one period to the other. The focus of this thesis is the transformation of Thessaly from the LBA to the EIA. This research will offer a new approach to the changing network of interactions among sites within Thessaly and their connections with the rest of the Greek mainland and the Aegean. This thesis will explore the similarities and differences among the Mycenaean centres of power in the Pagasetic Gulf, namely Kastro, Dimini and Pefkakia and attempt to define their relationship and in what ways they related to each other and with other places in Thessaly and the Aegean and ultimately, try to understand the extent and organisation of the local Mycenaean administrative system. Another issue that is explored is how Thessaly overcame the crisis after the collapse of the Mycenaean palaces during the transition from the LBA to the EIA. Through the study of changes in the settlement and cemetery
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