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The last three decades have witnessed a period of growing archaeological activity in Greece that have enhanced our awareness of the diversity and variability of ancient communities. New sites offer rich datasets from many aspects of material culture that challenge traditional perceptions and suggest complex interpretations of the past. This volume provides a synthetic overview of recent developments in the study of Neolithic Greece and reconsiders the dynamics of human-environment interactions while recording the growing diversity in layers of social organization. It fills an essential lacuna in contemporary literature and enhances our understanding of the Neolithic communities in the Greek Peninsula.

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Author:   Apostolos Sarris ,  Evita Kalogiropoulou ,  Tuna Kalayci ,  Evagelia Karimali
Publisher:   International Monographs in Prehistory
Imprint:   International Monographs in Prehistory
Volume:   20
ISBN:  

9781879621473

ISBN 10:   1879621479
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   17 August 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors List of Figures List of Tables Maps Chapter 1. Communities, Landscapes, and Interaction: An Introduction Evita Kalogiropoulou and Apostolos Sarris PART I: COMMUNITIES, SOCIAL SPACES, AND DIMENSIONS OF NEOLITHIC LIFEWAYS (AND DEATH) Chapter 2. The Transition from the Mesolithic to the Neolithic in a Circum-Aegean Perspective: Concepts and Narratives Agathe Reingruber Chapter 3. Opening a New Frontier in the Study of Neolithic Settlement Patterns of Eastern Thessaly, Greece Apostolos Sarris, Tuna Kalayci, Francois-Xavier Simon, Jamieson Donato, Carmen Cuenca Garcia, Meropi Manataki, Gianluca Cantoro, Ian Moffat, Evita Kalogiropoulou, Georgia Karampatso, Kayt Armstrong, Nassos Argyriou, Sylviane Dederix, Cristina Manzetti, Nikos Nikas, Konstantinos Vouzaxakis, Vasso Rondiri, Polyxeni Arachoviti, Kalliopi Almatzi, Despina Efstathiou, and Evangelia Stamelou Chapter 4. A Road to Variation: Diversity among Neolithic Settlements in Central Macedonia, Greece Maria Pappa, Stratos Nanoglou, and Melina Efthymiadou Chapter 5. An Investigation of Neolithic Settlement Pattern and Plant Exploitation at Dikili Tash: Reconsidering Old and New Data from the late 5th Millennium B.C. Settlement Dimitra Malamidou, Maria Ntinou, Soultana-Maria Valamoti, Zoi Tsirtsoni, Haido Koukouli-Chrysanthaki, and Pascal Darcque Chapter 6. Koutroulou Magoula in Pthiotida, Central Greece: a Middle Neolithic Tell site in Context Yannis Hamilakis, Nina Kyparissi-Apostolika, Thomas Loughlin, Tristan Carter, James Cole, Yorgos Facorellis, Stella Katsarou, Aggeliki Kaznesi, Areti Pentedeka, Vasileios Tsamis, and Nicolas Zorzin Chapter 7. The Environment and Interactions of Neolithic Halai John E. Coleman, Evangelia Karimali, Lilian Karali, Melanie Fillios, Charlotte Diffey, Petra Vaiglova, Amy Bogaard, Jayme Joos, and Effie Angeli Chapter 8. Diros in Context: Alepotrypa Cave and Ksagounaki Promontory in the Neolithic Period William Parkinson, Anastasia Papathanasiou, Michael Galaty, Daniel Pullen, Panagiotis Karkanas, and Giorgos Papathanassopoulos Chapter 9. Visviki Magoula Revisited: Comparing Past Excavations' Data to Recent Geophysical Research Eva Alram-Stern, Apostolos Sarris, Konstantinos Vouzaxakis, Kalliopi Almatzi, Polyxeni Arachoviti, Vasso Rondiri, Despina Efstathiou, Evangelia Stamelou, Carmen Cuenca Garcia, Tuna Kalayci, Francois-Xavier Simon, Gianluca Cantoro, Jamieson Donati, and Meropi Manataki Chapter 10. Kouphovouno (Laconia): Some Thoughts about the Settlement Pattern at the end of the Middle Neolithic Josette Renard and William Cavanagh Chapter 11. Pictures of Home: Regional Perspectives into the Neolithic Building Technology of Northern Greece Dimitris Kloukinas Chapter 12. Communities Interaction and (intended) Land Use in Neolithic Greece: the Testimony of the Defensive Architecture Tomas Alusik Chapter 13. Fluid Landscapes, Bonded People? The Role of Burial Areas as Places for Interaction, Exchange and Deposition during the Final Neolithic Period in Central and Southern Greece Katerina Psimogiannou PART II: LANDSCAPE DYNAMICS AND SUBSISTENCE STRATEGIES Chapter 14. Islands out of the Mainstream: Landscapes of Action, Settlements and Social Identities in the Neolithic Aegean Evita Kalogiropoulou Chapter 15. Cycladic or Mainland? The Prehistoric Landscapes of Southern Euboea Zarko Tankosic and Markos Katsianis Chapter 16. Human - Landscape Interaction in Neolithic Kephalonia, West Greece: the Dynamic Role of Drakaina Cave within an Insular Environment Georgia Stratouli and Odysseas Metaxas Chapter 17. Submerged Neolithic Landscapes off Franchthi Cave: the Measurements from the Terra Submersa Expedition and their Implications Julien Beck, Dimitris Sakellariou, and Despina Koutsoumba Chapter 18. Humans, Animals, and the Landscape in Neolithic Koutroulou Magoula, Central Greece: An Approach Through Micromorphology and Plant Remains in Dung Georgia Koromila, Panagiotis Karkanas, Georgia Kotzamani, Kerry Harris, Yannis Hamilakis, and Nina Kyparissi-Apostolika Chapter 19. Farming Strategies at Kouphovouno, Lakonia, in the MN-LN periods William Cavanagh, Josette Renard, Amy Bogaard, Armelle Gardeisen, Jean Cantuel, Petra Vaiglova, and Charlotte Diffey Chapter 20. Animal Husbandry and the Use of Space in the Greek Sector of the Late Neolithic Settlement of Promachon-Topolnica George Kazantzis PART III: INTERACTIONS AND MATERIAL PERSPECTIVES Chapter 21. Social Interaction in the Farming Communities of Neolithic Greece: Archaeological Perceptions Nikos Efstratiou Chapter 22. Patterns in Contemporaneous Ceramic Traditions: Inter-Regional Relations between Thessaly and Macedonia during the Early and Middle Neolithic Dushka Urem-Kotsou, Anastasia Dimoula, Gazmed Elezi, Trisevgeni Papadakou, Anna Papaioannou, Niki Saridaki, Ioanna Siamidou, Teresa Silva, Eirini Tzemopoulou, and Kostas Kotsakis Chapter 23. Pottery Exchange Networks under the Microscope: the case of Neolithic Thessaly Areti Pentedeka Chapter 24. The Discovery of Painted Pottery in Caves: an Interpretation in the Case of Sarakenos Cave (Kopais, Boeotia) Vagia Mastrogiannopoulou Chapter 25. Thoughts on the Preliminary Study of Early Neolithic Decorated Pottery from the Central Origma at Mavropigi-Filotsairi Lily Bonga Chapter 26. Emergent Networks and Socio-Cultural Change in Final Neolithic Southern Greece David Michael Smith Chapter 27. Ritual and Interaction during the Final Neolithic Period: The example of Aegina-Kolonna Eva Alram-Stern Chapter 28. Making Choices in a Neolithic Landscape: Raw Materials and Ground Stone Technology in Neolithic Avgi, Northwest Greece Tasos Bekiaris, Christos Stergiou, and Stella Theodoridou Chapter 29. Chipped Stone Aspects of the Interaction among Neolithic Communities of Northern Greece Odysseas Kakavakis Chapter 30. Casting A Wide Network: Preliminary Results from the Early Neolithic Chipped Stone Assemblage from Revenia, Pieria (Greece) Lilian Dogiama Color Plates

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Apostolos Sarris is a Professor of ""Sylvia Ioannou"" Chair for Digital Humanities at the Archaeological Research Unit (ARU) of the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Cyprus. He is also a Director of Research at the GeoSat Research Lab of the Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH) and Research Associate of the Field Museum of Natural History of Chicago. He has organized and participated in more than 240 geophysical/satellite remote sensing/GIS projects in Greece, U.S.A, Cyprus, Hungary, Germany, Albania, Italy, Turkey and Egypt and he participated in 106 Greek and International/European large-scale research projects.

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