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Aphrodite's Kephali
Philip P. Betancourt
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Description for Aphrodite's Kephali
Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 tables, 97 B/W figures. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HDD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 284 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1134.
The small site of Aphrodite's Kephali, among several other Minoan and later sites, took advantage of the valley topography in the Isthmus of Ierapetra in eastern Crete by establishing themselves along the nearby hills, resulting in easy access to the natural trade route between the Aegean and the Libyan Seas. A discussion of the architecture, artifacts, and ecofacts are presented from the excavation of this Early Minoan I watchtower. The conclusions challenge some of the commonly held views about Crete in the third millennium B.C. It is suggested that rather than being a precursor to a socially complex state that ... Read more
The small site of Aphrodite's Kephali, among several other Minoan and later sites, took advantage of the valley topography in the Isthmus of Ierapetra in eastern Crete by establishing themselves along the nearby hills, resulting in easy access to the natural trade route between the Aegean and the Libyan Seas. A discussion of the architecture, artifacts, and ecofacts are presented from the excavation of this Early Minoan I watchtower. The conclusions challenge some of the commonly held views about Crete in the third millennium B.C. It is suggested that rather than being a precursor to a socially complex state that ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, United States
ISBN
9781931534710
SKU
V9781931534710
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About Philip P. Betancourt
Philip P. Betancourt is Laura H. Carnell Professor of Archaeology and Art History at Temple University.
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