Aegean and Anatolian Bronze Age metal vessels : a social perspective
The aim of this thesis is to extend the traditional formal/stylistic approach to metal vessels and access issues such as their role in ancient societies and social dynamics through the application to their study of a theory-informed approach. The choice of geographical and temporal focus, the Bronze Age Aegean and Anatolia, was informed by the complex socio-cultural transformations that these two regions experienced at this time, and an interest in how a study of this aspect of elite material culture might contribute to our understanding of the emergence and maintenance of social differentiation in pre and proto-historic societies. The current study therefore revolves around a diachronic exploration of the advent and development of metal vessels in terms of their style, functions, the techniques involved in their construction, and any inter-regional influences that can be detected and traced. In order to accomplish this it was necessary to devise a combined typology that encompassed the material of both regions, as well as create a database of the Anatolian corpus and update that of the Aegean, both of which are included in the thesis. Another aspect of this work is the study of the ceramic skeuomorphs of
Reeves, Lucinda Carol
Aegean and Anatolian Bronze Age metal vessels : a social perspective. The aim of this thesis is to extend the traditional formal/stylistic approach to metal vessels and access issues such as their role in ancient societies and social dynamics through the application to their study of a theory-informed approach. The choice of geographical and temporal focus, the Bronze Age Aegean and Anatolia, was informed by the complex socio-cultural transformations that these two regions experienced at this time, and an interest in how a study of this aspect of elite material culture might contribute to our understanding of the emergence and maintenance of social differentiation in pre and proto-historic societies. The current study therefore revolves around a diachronic exploration of the advent and development of metal vessels in terms of their style, functions, the techniques involved in their construction, and any inter-regional influences that can be detected and traced. In order to accomplish this it was necessary to devise a combined typology that encompassed the material of both regions, as well as create a database of the Anatolian corpus and update that of the Aegean, both of which are included in the thesis. Another aspect of this work is the study of the ceramic skeuomorphs of
aegean anatolian bronze_age metal vessel social perspective aim extend traditional formal stylistic metal vessel access issue role ancient societies social_dynamic application study theory informed approach choice geographical_temporal focus bronze age aegean anatolia inform complex socio_cultural transformation two_region experience time interest study aspect elite material_culture might_contribute emergence maintenance_social differentiation pre proto historic society current study_therefore revolve_around diachronic exploration advent development metal vessel term style function technique involve construction inter_regional influence detect traced order accomplish necessary devise combine typology encompass material region well create_database anatolian corpus update aegean include thesis another aspect work study ceramic