This volume presents the salvage excavation of a Minoan settlement at Bramiana in southeastern Crete that was destroyed during the creation of a new system of agriculture in the 1980s. Excavation of the site provides new evidence for a Bronze Age economy based on trade, agriculture, and craftwork. This publication is a test case for a highly successful new system of organizing all the pottery based on its petrography, sorting it by materials and workshop practices. The results show the existence of an unsuspected large trade network operating across hundreds of kilometers for the routine distribution of cooking pots and other clay vessels and their contents. The Minoan settlement used the lustrous and silky smooth fine ceramics invented presumably in the still undiscovered palace near modern Ierapetra; this technology would be used for the fine Mycenaean tableware of the Late Bronze Age.

The Brogan Book is a collection of Blogs from the "Thoughts of Thomas." It takes a step back and looks at life in a very different way. The book includes thoughts, ideas, rants, blarney, sarcasm, and observations on everyday situations that happen to all of us. Brogan also includes some interesting poetry that will make you laugh and possibly inspire you. Makes a great coffee table book and conversation piece!

The Brogan Book is a collection of thoughts, ideas, rants, blarney and sarcasm taken from the blog, "The Thoughts of Thomas". It takes a look at everyday situations in life and puts a new spin on them. From dealing with life at work to handling that awkward silence in an elevator, Brogan has you covered. A great new book by Iowa author Thomas Brogan. Makes a great conversation piece or coaster for your coffee table!