LEADER 02624nam 2200325z- 450 001 9910854299403321 005 20230913112557.0 010 $a1-78491-850-4 035 $a(CKB)4900000000578609 035 $a(BIP)080389278 035 $a(BIP)062984297 035 $a(EXLCZ)994900000000578609 100 $a20220216c2018uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aSpecial Place, Interesting Times: The Island of Palagru?a and Transitional Periods in Adriatic Prehistory 210 $cArchaeopress Publishing Ltd 215 $cill 311 $a1-78491-849-0 330 8 $aWhile one might say that prehistory of the Adriatic was always in transition, the rhythm of change was not always the same. On several occasions, a series of changes over a relatively short time period resulted in dramatic transformations. Three crucial episodes of change marked the later Adriatic prehistory. The first one, which took place around year 6000 BC, was a transformation of subsistence strategy, transition from hunting and gathering to farming. The second one was a social transformation that played out in the third millennium BC, when for the first time the power of individuals was clearly expressed by material culture. The third episode, inclusion into the classic Mediterranean civilization, coincided with the end of prehistory in the Adriatic region. During all of those episodes, travel and connectivity with distant lands played an exceptionally important role, and certain places gained particular importance due to their unique geographic location. Palagruza is among the most prominent such places, its importance being out of all proportion to its physical size. Adriatic prehistory cannot be told without mentioning Palagruza, and prehistory of Palagruza cannot be understood without knowing Adriatic prehistory. Due to its strategic position in the very center of the Adriatic Sea, due to the mystery born of distance and isolation, due to its wild and spectacular landscape, Palagruza indeed is a special place. A reflection of its specialty is an unexpected abundance of high-grade archaeological evidence, dating precisely from the three aforementioned periods marked by radical change. 517 $aSpecial Place, Interesting Times 610 $aExcavations (archaeology) 610 $aCroatia 610 $aSocial science 610 $aHistory 676 $a939.8 700 $aForenbaher$b Staso$01737851 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910854299403321 996 $aSpecial Place, Interesting Times: The Island of Palagru?a and Transitional Periods in Adriatic Prehistory$94159765 997 $aUNINA