Cultural Identity in Minoan Crete - Social Dynamics in the Neopalatial Period

A comprehensive account of the Palaces, control networks and spatial dynamics of Neopalatial Crete, the floruit of the Minoan civilization.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The background to Neopalatial Crete; 3. Elite architecture and artefacts; 4. Palaces and their context; 5. Other settlements and regional groupings; 6. The ritual landscape and extra-urban sanctuaries; 7. Literacy, administration and communication; 8. The economy; 9. Who were the Minoans? Self-representation and others in 'Minoan' identity; 10. Conclusion.

About the author

Ellen Adams is Lecturer in Classical Art and Archaeology at King's College London. She has conducted research based at the University of Cambridge (Ph.D.), the British School at Athens (Ph.D. and Leverhulme Study Abroad Award), and Trinity College, Dublin (Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Postdoctoral Award). She has been involved in fieldwork in Britain, Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus.

Summary

Minoan Crete holds the key to the origins of Greek - and arguably European - history. It will therefore be of interest to Classicists, archaeologists and historians, and is pitched for both students and scholars. This synthesis combines in-depth knowledge with a wider understanding of early cultures - and how to interpret them.

Product details

• Authors: Ellen Adams, Ellen (King's College London) Adams, Ellen (King''s College London) Adams, Adams Ellen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781107197527
• ISBN: 978-1-107-19752-7
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Greece, Crete, Ancient World, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, c 1000 BCE to start of CE period, BCE to c 500 CE, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology