03082nam 2200673 a 450 991045254220332120200520144314.01-62303-009-9(CKB)2550000001100258(EBL)1274610(OCoLC)852759418(SSID)ssj0000916669(PQKBManifestationID)11524406(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000916669(PQKBWorkID)10878063(PQKB)11640359(MiAaPQ)EBC1274610(Au-PeEL)EBL1274610(CaPaEBR)ebr10734000(CaONFJC)MIL504684(EXLCZ)99255000000110025820090210d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Bronze Age begins[electronic resource] the ceramics revolution of early Minoan I and the new forms of wealth that transformed prehistoric society /by Philip P. BetancourtPhiladelphia INSTAP Academic Press20081 online resource (161 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-931534-52-7 1-299-73433-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-130) and index.The change in ceramic technology in EM I -- The clays and the fired fabrics -- The pottery shapes -- EM I surface treatments and decoration and their relation to fabrics, shapes, and methods of manufacture -- Comments and conclusions on the pottery -- The transformation of Cretan society.This book focuses on economic and social changes, particularly during the opening phase of the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete. New developments in ceramics that reached Crete at the end of the Neolithic period greatly contributed to the creation of economic, technological, social, and religious advancements we call the Early Bronze Age. The arguments are two-fold: a detailed explanation of the ceramics we call Early Minoan I and the differences that set it apart from its predecessors, and an explanation of how these new and highly superior containers changed the storage, transport,Pottery, MinoanGreeceCreteCeramicsGreeceCreteHistoryBronze ageGreeceCreteWealthSocial aspectsGreeceCreteHistoryTo 1500Social changeGreeceCreteHistoryTo 1500Crete (Greece)AntiquitiesCrete (Greece)Social conditionsCrete (Greece)Economic conditionsElectronic books.Pottery, MinoanCeramicsHistory.Bronze ageWealthSocial aspectsHistorySocial changeHistory939/.1801Betancourt Philip P.1936-208786MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452542203321The Bronze Age begins1952728UNINA