03401 am 2200565 n 450 991049568690332120240104030720.02-39061-040-4(CKB)4100000011945177(FrMaCLE)OB-pucl-6039(PPN)256383294(EXLCZ)99410000001194517720210603j|||||||| ||| 0enguu||||||m||||How Long is a Century?Late Minoan IIIB Pottery. Relative Chronology and Regional DifferencesCharlotte LangohrLouvain-la-NeuvePresses universitaires de Louvain20211 online resource (414 p.) 2-87558-636-X Covering approximately the century between 1300 and 1200 BC, the Late Minoan IIIB phase remains a blurred episode of Minoan civilisation. Archaeological data present a contradictory picture: on the one hand, they suggest a time of prosperity. with favourable conditions of subsistence and growth; on the other hand, there are signs of trouble illustrated by a series of abandonments of century-old occupied settlements. Did these processes take place simultaneously, in succession or were they punctual? Can we make sense of the various hale Minoan IIIB developments from a chronological perspective? How can a region-by region analysis inform us about the various island communities and their histories during the 13th century BC? The international workshop which the present volume reflects took place at the UCLouvainin Belgium on the 24th and 25th of October 2013. It specifically addressed these questions and focused on the gradual transformation of Cretan society throughout the 13th century BC by concentrating on a single aspect of its material culture: the pottery. It was our infention to bring together a number of ceramic experts in charge of the study of Late Minoan IIIB pottery deposits in a selection of Cretan sites. We wanted them to discuss, confront and contextualise their respective assemblages. The gathering was successful in many ways and not in the least because not only we managed to progress on a variety of thorny issues but it was also a real treat to assist in the thrilling exchanges between the inspiring personalities who compose the ’family’ of Minoan (and Mycenaean) pottery specialists.ArchaeologypotteryarchaeologyexcavationMinoan civilisationArchaeologypotteryarchaeologyexcavationMinoan civilisationBorgna Elisabetta455290Chatzi-Vallianou Despina1454449Cucuzza Nicola747436Cunningham Tim1454450Hallager Birgitta1454451Hatzaki Eleni777882K. Smith R. Angus1454452Kanta Athanasia459608Kontopodi Danae Z1454453Langohr Charlotte1309347Lucia D’Agata Anna1454454Panagiotaki Marina1454455Panagiotakis Nikos1454456Paschalidis Kostas1454457Rutter Jeremy B1454458FR-FrMaCLEBOOK9910495686903321How Long is a Century3656905UNINA