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In this book the much-debated problem of political organization in Mycenaean Greece (ca. 1400-1200 BC) is analysed and contextualised through the prism of archaeology and contemporary textual (Linear B, Egyptian and Hittite) evidence. From the early 14th century BC onwards, Hittite texts refer to a land Ahhiya(wa). The exact geographic position of this land has been the focus of academic debate for more than a century, but most specialists nowadays agree that it must have been a Hittite designation for a part, or all of, the Mycenaean world. On at least two occasions, the ruler of Ahhiyawa is designated as LUGAL.GAL -'Great King'- a title that was normally reserved for a select group of kings (such as the kings of Egypt, Assyria, Mitanni, Babylon and Hatti itself). The Hittite attribution of this title thus seems to signify the Ahhiyawan King's supra-regional importance: it indicates his power over other, 'lesser' kings, and suggests that his relation to these vassals must have been comparable to the relations between the Hittite King and his own vassal rulers. The apparent Hittite perception of such an important ruler in the Mycenaean world is, however, completely at odds with the prevailing view of the Mycenaean world as a patchwork of independent states, all of which were ruled by a local 'wanax'-King. This papers address the apparent dichotomy and discuss various interpretations of the available evidence, and contextualise the role of the ruler in the Mycenaean world through comparisons with the contemporary Near East.

Bronze age --- Aegean Sea --- History, Local --- E-books --- Bronze age - Aegean Sea --- Aegean Sea - History, Local --- Mediterranean Sea --- Aegaeum Mare. --- History, Local. --- History.

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"Late Bronze Age Aegean cooking vessels illuminate prehistoric cultures, foodways, social interactions, and communication systems. While many scholars have focused on the utility of painted fineware vessels for chronological purposes, the contributors to this volume maintain that cooking wares have the potential to answer not only chronological but also economic, political, and social questions when analysed and contrasted with assemblages from different sites or chronological periods. The text is dedicated entirely to prehistoric cooking vessels, compiles evidence from a wide range of Greek sites and incorporates new methodologies and evidence. The contributors utilise a wide variety of analytical approaches and demonstrate the impact that cooking vessels can have on the archaeological interpretation of sites and their inhabitants. These sites include major Late Bronze Age citadels and smaller settlements throughout the Aegean and surrounding Mediterranean area, including Greece, the islands, Crete, Italy, and Cyprus. In particular, contributors highlight socio-economic connections by examining the production methods, fabrics and forms of cooking vessels. Recent improvements in excavation techniques, advances in archaeological sciences, and increasing attention to socioeconomic questions make this is an opportune time to renew conversations about and explore new approaches to cooking vessels and what they can teach us"--Publisher description.

Bronze age --- Pottery, Ancient --- Cookware --- Material culture --- Culture --- Folklore --- Technology --- Kitchen utensils --- Ancient pottery --- Pottery, Prehistoric --- History --- Aegean Sea Region --- Antiquities. --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Age du bronze --- Céramique antique --- Batterie de cuisine --- Egée, Région de la mer --- Antiquités --- Pottery --- Social archaeology --- Aegean Sea region --- Antiquities --- Social life and customs --- Bronze age - Aegean Sea Region. --- Pottery, Ancient - Aegean Sea Region --- Material culture - Aegean Sea Region - History - To 1500 --- Excavations (Archaeology) - Aegean Sea Region --- Social archaeology - Aegean Sea Region --- Cookware - Aegean Sea - History - To 1500 Cookware --- Aegean Sea Region - Antiquities --- Aegean Sea region - Social life and customs

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"Amphorae in the Eastern Mediterranean" was designed to share the subject of amphorae which were found on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey with the wider scholarly community. Amphorae from the shipwrecks discovered during underwater research, as well as the amphora specimens held in the region's largest museum, Antalya Museum, are examined. To widen the scope of the book, the Aydin Aytuğ collection, which consists of amphorae collected in the region, is also included. Mediterranean amphorae which have not been found during excavations and underwater research undertaken by the author's team up to now, are also presented. The amphorae and amphora-laden shiprwrecks that are examined derive from the research carried out between 2011 and 2015, conducted in Antalya province in Lycia, Pamphylia and Rough West Cilicia regions, and off the coast of Silifke, which is a part of Rough East Cilicia. This research has obtained a wealth of new information, leading to a fresh look at the archaeology in this area.

Amphoras --- Underwater archaeology --- Amphores --- Archéologie sous-marine --- Aegean Sea Coast (Turkey) --- Egée, Côte de la mer (Turquie) --- Antiquities. --- Antiquités --- Archaeology, Submarine --- Marine archaeology --- Maritime archaeology --- Nautical archaeology --- Submarine archaeology --- Archaeology --- Underwater exploration --- Marine archaeologists --- Antiquities --- Amphoras - Turkey - Aegean Sea Coast --- Underwater archaeology - Turkey - Aegean Sea Coast --- Aegean Sea Coast (Turkey) - Antiquities

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"Beyond Thalassocracies aims to evaluate and rethink the manner in which archaeologists approach, understand, and analyse the various processes associated with culture change connected to interregional contact, using as a test case the world of the Aegean during the Late Bronze Age (c. 1600-1100 BC). The 14 chapters compare and contrast various aspects of the phenomena of Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation, both of which share the basic underlying defining feature of material culture change in communities around the Aegean. This change was driven by trends manifesting themselves in the dominant palatial communities of each period of the Bronze Age. Over the past decade, our understanding of how these processes developed and functioned has changed considerably. Whereas current discussions on Minoanisation have already been informed by more recent theoretical trends, especially in material culture studies and post-colonial theory, the process of Mycenaeanisation is still very much conceptualised along traditional lines of explanation. Since these phenomena occurred in chronological sequence, it makes sense that any reappraisal of their nature and significance should target those regions of the Aegean basin that were affected by both processes, highlighting their similarities and differences. Thus, in the present volume we focus on the southern and eastern Aegean, in particular the Cyclades, Dodecanese, and the north-eastern Aegean islands"--From publisher's website.

Civilization, Aegean. --- Minoans. --- Civilization, Mycenaean. --- Mycenaean civilization --- Civilization, Aegean --- Civilization, Minoan --- Cretans --- Aegean civilization --- Aegean Sea Region --- Antiquities. --- Bronze age --- Material culture --- Social archaeology --- Civilisation égéenne --- Minoens --- Civilisation mycénienne --- Age du bronze --- Culture matérielle --- Archéologie sociale --- Egée, Région de la mer --- Antiquités --- Acculturation --- Social change --- History --- Antiquities --- Bronze age - Aegean Sea Region. --- Acculturation - Aegean Sea Region - History - To 1500 --- Material culture - Aegean Sea Region - History - To 1500 --- Social change - Aegean Sea Region - History - To 1500 --- Social archaeology - Aegean Sea Region --- Aegean Sea Region - Antiquities --- Regionalism

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Introduction. Civilisation ; The explanation of culture change ; The multiplier effect ; The Minoan-Mycenean civilisation and its origins -- Culture sequence. The neolithic background ; Crete in the third millennium BC ; The third millennium BC in the Eastern Aegean ; The early Cycladic culture sequence ; The Grotta-Pelos culture ; The Keros-Syros culture ; The Phylakopi I culture ; Aegean interrelations and chronology in the third millennium BC -- Culture process. Patterns of settlement and population in the prehistoric Aegean ; Natural environment and the subsistence subsystem ; The development of Aegean metallurgy ; Craft specialisation and the transformation of the physical environment ; Social systems ; Symbolic and projective systems ; Trade, communication and innovation ; The multiplier effect in action -- Appendix. Gazetteer of neolithic and early Bronze Age sites in the Cycladic Islands ; Local groups with the Grotta-Pelos and Keros-Syros cultures of the Cyclades ; Data for the matrix analysis of the early Cycladic cemeteries.

Civilization, Aegean. --- Cyclades (Greece) --- Aegean Sea Region --- Antiquities. --- Civilisation égéenne. --- Egeisk kultur. --- Egeiska öarna --- Europe --- Greece --- Kykladerna --- Fornlämningar.