Ayia Irini

Area B

By (author) Natalie Abell

Book cover: Ayia Irini

Extent: 434, 434 pages

Publisher: Lockwood Press

Subjects: European Prehistory, Mediterranean Archaeology

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(April 2022)

ISBN: 9781948488570

8.98 x 11.97 inches

Price: $99.50

In stock

PDF (Published)

(April 2022)

ISBN: 9781948488679

Price: $80.00

Area B, in the southeastern part of the Bronze Age town of Ayia Irini, Kea, preserves evidence for human activity from the mid-Early Bronze Age to the mid-Late Bronze Age, or Periods III-VII in the parlance of the site. This volume summarizes the results of excavation in the area and provides an overview of the stratigraphy, architecture, and artifacts found in it. Owing to its status as one of the best-excavated and best-documented sectors of the site, Area B also provides an excellent opportunity to consider diachronic changes in the ceramic assemblage through time. Analysis of macroscopic and petrographic fabrics and evaluation of how fabric, ware, and shape categories intersect enables a detailed, diachronic study of changes in pottery production, trade, and consumption patterns at the site in view of broader shifts in Aegean economy and society.

  • By (author) Natalie Abell