The Ionian Islands in the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age3000-800 Bc

• ISBN13: 9780853236542
• ISBN10: 0853236542
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Summary

The cultural identity of the Ionian Islands during the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age was shaped by a variety of factors, not least by their geographical position at the north-western fringes of the Aegean world. Through the scrutiny of all the categories of archaeological evidence tombs and cemeteries, settlements and artifacts the author succeeds in reconstructing the archaeological profile of this fascinating region. Spanning the chronological period from 3000 to 800BC, this study will be of interest to archaeologists and students of Greek prehistory as a whole as well as to those studying regions and island groups. "The descriptions of sites are clear and detailed, the parallels thoroughly researched and the analysis of connections and implications lucid, objective and impressively well-informed... a gigantic step forward in the archaeology of the Ionian Islands."Mediterranean Prehistory Online

Author Biography

Christina Souyoudzoglou-Haywood is Research Curator of the Classical Museum, Department of Classics, University College Dublin.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	x
List of Illustrations	xi
Abbreviations	xv
PART I: INTRODUCTION
The Physical Environment	3	(3)
The Ionian Islands Before the Bronze Age	6	(3)
History of Archaeological Exploration in the Ionian Islands	9	(2)
Bronze Age Kerkyra (Corfu): A Summary	11	(6)
PART II: THE ISLANDS
Lefkada	17	(21)
Bronze Age sites
The South-West	17	(1)
The West	17	(1)
The North	17	(1)
The East	17	(2)
Meganisi	19	(1)
The Early Bronze Age
Settlement	19	(1)
Burials	20	(5)
Pottery	25	(3)
Metalwork	28	(1)
Jewellery	29	(1)
Miscellaneous Artefacts of Clay, Stone and Horn	29	(1)
The Middle Bronze Age
Settlement	30	(1)
Burials	30	(2)
Pottery	32	(1)
Metalwork	33	(1)
Miscellaneous Artefacts of Clay, Stone and Horn	34	(1)
The Late Bronze Age and Protogeometric periods	34	(4)
Kefalonia	38	(55)
Bronze Age sites	38	(8)
Argostoli-Livatho	38	(5)
Paliki	43	(1)
Koroni	44	(1)
Sami	45	(1)
The Early Bronze Age	46	(1)
Settlement	46	(1)
Pottery	46	(1)
Stone Tools and Obsidian	46	(1)
The Middle Bronze Age	47	(1)
Settlement	47	(1)
Tombs	47	(1)
Pottery	47	(1)
Other Industries	48	(1)
The Late Bronze Age and Protogeometric Periods	48	(45)
Tombs	48	(11)
Settlement	59	(1)
Pottery	60	(16)
Clay Figurine	76	(1)
Metalwork	77	(6)
Jewellery and Personal Effects of Glass, Stone, Clay and Amber	83	(10)
Ithaki	93	(29)
Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Sites	93	(2)
Northern Peninsula	93	(2)
Southern Peninsula	95	(1)
The Early Bronze Age	95	(6)
Settlement	95	(1)
Burials	96	(1)
Pottery	97	(2)
Metalwork	99	(1)
Tools, Implements and Objects of Personal Use in Stone, Obsidian, Clay, Bone and Ivory	100	(1)
The Middle Bronze Age	101	(1)
Settlement	101	(1)
Pottery	101	(1)
Metalwork	102	(1)
The Late-Bronze Age	102	(6)
Settlement	102	(1)
Pottery	103	(4)
Clay Figurine	107	(1)
Metalwork	107	(1)
Miscellaneous Artefacts of Clay and Stone	108	(1)
The Protogeometric period	108	(14)
Settlement	108	(1)
Pottery	109	(8)
Metalwork	117	(5)
Zakynthos	122	(9)
Bronze Age Sites	121	(1)
The Early and Middle Bronze Ages	122	(1)
The Late Bronze Age	122	(9)
Settlement	122	(1)
Tombs	123	(1)
Pottery	124	(2)
Metalwork	126	(1)
Miscellaneous Artefacts of Stone, Clay, Amber and Faience	126	(5)
PART III: CONCLUSIONS
The Islands Through Time	131	(16)
The Early Bronze Age (ca. 3000--2100 BC)	131	(3)
The Middle Bronze Age (ca. 2100--1550 BC)	134	(2)
The Late Bronze Age (ca. 1550--1050/40 BC)	136	(6)
The Protogeometric Period (ca. 1050/40--760 BC)	142	(5)
Catalogue of Late Bronze Age Pottery from Kefalonia	147	(14)
Tables	161	(38)
Appendix	199	(2)
Bibliography	201	(6)
Index	207