Plain of Plenty: Farming Practices, Food Production, and the - Agricultural Potential of the Late Bronze Age 16001200 Bce Argive

The Argive Plain was central to Late Bronze Age Mycenaean culture. Renowned for its settlements and treasures, less is known about its agricultural sustainability. This study examines Mycenaean farming in the Argive Plain and its societal implications, investigating if resource depletion contributed to the Bronze Age collapse.

About the author

Riia Timonen is a PhD Candidate in Bronze Age Aegean archaeology at Leiden University, the Netherlands. She specializes in prehistoric and Bronze Age subsistence strategies, and early agriculture in the Eastern Mediterranean. Ms. Timonen has more than 10 years of field experience in Greece. Her previous publications include Timonen, R. & A. Brysbaert 2021. 'Saving up for a rainy day? Climate events, human-induced processes, and their potential effects on people's coping strategies in the Mycenaean Argive Plain, Greece'. In: Erdkamp, P., J. G. Manning and K. Verboven (eds.), Climate and Society in Ancient Worlds. Diversity in Collapse and Resilience. Springer.

Product details

• Authors: Riia Elina Timonen, Riia Elina (Leiden University) Timonen
• Publisher: Archaeopress bar
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781803278551
• ISBN: 978-1-80327-855-1
• No. of pages: 268
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity