| The Neolithic Pottery from Lerna Volume V Edition Contributor(s): Vitelli, K. K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0876613059 ISBN-13: 9780876613054 Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athen OUR PRICE: $142.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2007 Annotation: A large amount of Neolithic pottery was found during excavations at Lerna in the 1950s. Mixing of material during these early investigations makes it impossible to establish an independent ceramic sequence for the site, but the author is able to differntiate Early and Middle Neolithic types using her knowledge of material from the well-stratified Franchthi Cave, across the Argolic Gulf. By placing the ceramic material in archaeological context, the author makes a number of important new claims about Lerna's earliest history. While the date of the first settlement is still unclear, the Middle Neolithic was clearly a time of intense activity at the site, when the digging of at least one long ditch across the site suggests some internal planning. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Antiques & Collectibles | Pottery & Ceramics - History | Ancient - Greece |
| Dewey: 938.8 |
| LCCN: 75324986 |
| Series: Lerna |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 9.23" W x 12.06" (4.01 lbs) 404 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 by the American School of Classical Studies. Although the mixing of material makes it impossible to establish an independent ceramic sequence for the site, the author is able to differentiate Early and Middle Neolithic types using her knowledge of material from the well-stratified Franchthi Cave, across the Argolic Gulf. By placing the ceramic material in archaeological context, the author makes a number of important new claims about Lerna's earliest history. While the date of the first settlement is still unclear, the Middle Neolithic was clearly a time of intensive occupation at Lerna, when the digging of at least one long ditch across the site suggests some internal planning. Sherds of the first Late Neolithic phase are totally absent, suggesting that Lerna had been abandoned by the end of Middle Neolithic but substantial quantities of Final Neolithic pottery, found largely in pits and two graves, suggest ritual reuse in this period. A 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 86 color images of the pottery is included.) This volume is also available to download in .ePub format. This digital format allows reading on your mobile device (such as an iPhone or a Sony Reader) or on your computer (using a reader such as Adobe Digital Editions). Click on the following link to download the .ePub edition: Download as .zip file |
Contributor Bio(s): Vitelli, Karen D.: - Karen D. Vitelli is Professor Emerita of Anthropology and of Classical Archaeology at Indiana University. |