The World of Figurines in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Aegean - The case of U¿urlu Höyük on Gökçeada (Imbros)

This book studies the corpus of figurines recovered from the Neolithic - Chalcolithic settlement of U¿urlu Höyük on the island of Gökçeada (Imbros) in the northeastern Aegean. Bringing together different strands of investigation about how they were produced, what they were meant to depict, and where they were used, the authors question in whose image these statuettes were created and why. Drawing parallels between contemporary figurine assemblages from the Eastern Mediterranean, the results challenge some of the common assumptions regarding the role these objects played in prehistoric belief systems, and instead explore the alternative ways in which the local, regional, mundane, and the sacred were weaved together in an island community more than 7,000 years ago.

Product details

• Authors: Çi& Atakuman, Çi&dem Atakuman, Çi¿dem Atakuman, Çigdem Atakuman, Hasan Can Gemici
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.04.2021
• EAN: 9781407357751
• ISBN: 978-1-4073-5775-1
• No. of pages: 190
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 297 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 746 g
• Series: International
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)