The Neolithic Pottery from Lerna

A large amount of Neolithic pottery was found during excavations at the site of Lerna in the Argolid. While the date of the first settlement is still unclear, the Middle Neolithic was clearly a time of intense activity. Ceramic fragments of the first Late Neolithic phase are totally absent, suggesting that Lerna had been abandoned by this time. More substantial quantities of Final Neolithic pottery were found largely in pits and two graves. The final chapter (in both English and Modern Greek) summarizes the results of the study, including the changing patterns of burial practices over the course of the Neolithic. A CD-ROM with numerous color images of the pottery is also included.

Summary

Beneath the famous remains of the House of the Tiles and the other Bronze Age remains found at Lerna, a large amount of Neolithic pottery was found during 1950s excavations. This book, by placing the ceramic material in archaeological context, makes a number of important new claims about Lerna's earliest history.

Product details

• Authors: American School of Classical Studies at, K. D. Vitelli, K. K. Vitelli, Karen D. Vitelli
• Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.12.2007
• EAN: 9780876613054
• ISBN: 978-0-87661-305-4
• No. of pages: 404
• Dimensions: 237 mm x 317 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 1820 g
• Illustrations: 95 figs, 28 plans, 10 tbls & CD-ROM with col images
• Series: Lerna; CORINTH; Lerna
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Collecting, collectors' catalogues; Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques