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Late Bronze Age Mycenaean and Italic Products in the West Mediterranean - A social and economic analysis (Paperback, New)
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Late Bronze Age Mycenaean and Italic Products in the West Mediterranean - A social and economic analysis (Paperback, New)
Series: British Archaeological Reports International Series
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Aegean-type pottery has been found in the West Mediterranean for
more than a century and several publications have tried to explain
the phenomenon from an Aegeancentric point of view. The search for
metals, the arrival of Mycenaean people after the LH III B
destructions in Mainland Greece and the hypothesis that Mycenaeans
had to sail westwards because of the dominance of the Minoan
thalassocracy on the eastern routes are only some of the proposals.
Yet, what do we know about the Italics, the people who consumed,
and eventually produced, Aegean-type pottery? This question is at
the centre of this study. The state of research on this topic, in
spite of almost a century and a half of studies is disappointing.
The phenomenon is still seen in terms of economic exchange, where
the Aegeans are the primary players. There has been no attempt to
research methodically the reasons why the Italics accepted and used
Aegean-type pottery. In the last few decades, many anthropologists
have concentrated their efforts on ethnographic studies of patterns
of consumption and several theoretical models have been published
as a result. In particular, globalisation has provided the stimulus
for research focussed on cross-cultural consumption of standardised
products. Using these studies, this research has tried to provide
the Italic perspective, one of consumption as well as production.
The results of this research demonstrate the independence of the
Italics in their choices as consumers and provide insights on the
social and cultural processes of these Bronze Age populations. As a
result, while the role of the Aegeans in the phenomenon appears
less important, the complexity of the regional Italic processes
associated with the presence of Aegean-type pottery in the West
Mediterranean becomes more apparent.
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