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This book compiles a series of case studies derived from
archaeological excavation in Greek cultural contexts in the
Mediterranean (ca. 800-100 B.C), addressing the current state of
the field, the goals and direction of Greek archaeology, and its
place in archaeological thought and practice. Overviews of
archaeological sites and analyses of assemblages and contexts
explore how new forms of data; methods of data recovery and
analysis; and sampling strategies have affected the discourse in
classical archaeology and the range of research questions and
strategies at our disposal. Recent excavations and field practices
are steering the way that we approach Greek cultural landscapes and
form broader theoretical perspectives, while generating new
research questions and interpretive frameworks that in turn affect
how we sample sites, collect and study material remains, and
ultimately construct the archaeological record. The book confronts
the implications of an integrated dialogue between realms of data
and interpretive methodologies, addressing how reengagement with
the site, assemblage, or artifact, from the excavation context can
structure the way that we link archaeological and systemic contexts
in classical archaeology.
A regional survey was undertaken in the central part of the
Mirabello Bay area: along the northeastern coast of Crete in the
Gournia Valley and the northern half of the Isthmus of Ierapetra,
ending in the valley of Episkopi, to provide a regional context for
the Bronze Age palace and settlement of Gournia. As this survey was
the last and geographically most central compared to three other
surveys (Vrokastro [Hayden 2004a], Pseira [Betancourt, Davaras, and
Hope Simpson 2005], and Kavousi [Haggis 2005]) conducted in the
Mirabello region, it ties together the data from all four surveys
regarding the environment, population(s), and social organization
of an entire region. Furthermore, this volume goes beyond the
survey data to consider, at some length, the evidence from local
excavations, so as to provide an in-depth and integrated picture of
the regional socio-economic development. It is meant as a regional
archaeological study of the Mirabello Bay area.
State Formation in Italy and Greece offers an up-to-date and
comprehensive sampler of the current discourse concerning state
formation in the central Mediterranean. While comparative
approaches to the emergence of political complexity have been
applied since the 1950s to Mesopotamia, Mesoamerica, Peru, Egypt
and many other contexts, Classical Archaeology as a whole has not
played a particularly active role in this debate. Here, for the
first time, state formation processes occurring in the Bronze Age
Aegean as well as in Iron Age Greece and Italy are explicitly
juxtaposed, revealing a complex interplay between similar dynamics
and differing local factors. Building upon recent theoretical
developments in the origins and functioning of early states, the
papers in this volume experiment with a variety of new approaches
to old problems. Dual-processual theory, heterarchy, agency theory
and weak state theory figure very prominently in the book and offer
innovative, context-sensitive comparative frameworks that match the
richness of the archaeological and historical record in the
Mediterranean. Contributors include scholars working in Etruscan
and early Roman archaeology and history, in Aegean archaeology and
on the emergence of the Greek polis. A full analytical index
further facilitates the cross-referencing of common themes across
the geographic scope of the book.
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