Politics of Storage

Storage and Sociopolitical Complexity in Neopalatial Crete

AvKostandinos S. Christakis

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

The storage of staples and its importance for the functioning of Cretan Bronze Age society has become an active topic of debate. This study reassesses the intrinsic relationship between storage and sociopolitical complexity by combining testimonies on the storage of staples from palatial, nonpalatial elite, and ordinary domestic contexts dated to the LM I period. The main goals are (1) to examine a wide range of information concerned with the storage of staples; (2) to develop a comprehensive model to explain how storage strategies operate within LM I societies; and (3) to infer sociopolitical and socio-economic levels of interaction among the different social sectors operating within LM I societies (mainly LM IB societies).

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-08-10
Mått:225 x 288 x 22 mm
Vikt:1 185 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Prehistory Monographs
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:INSTAP Academic Press
ISBN:9781931534505

Utforska kategorier

Arkeologiska perioder och områden inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Kostandinos S Christakis is a Lecturer in the Department of Primary Education, University of Rethymnon, Crete, Greece.

Recensioner i media

The Politics of Storage: Storage and Sociopolitical Complexity in Neopalatial Crete, offers a thorough evaluation and analysis of the role pithoi and storage in Neopalatial Crete...This analysis offers a number of new insights into the workings of the Neopalatial economy, and even its demise.' -- Mouseion Mouseion

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; From Storage Implements to Subsistence Autarkies: A Framework for Interpreting the Archaeological Record; Palatial Storage Practices; Domestic and Nonpalatial Elite Storerooms Described; Storage Behaviors and Subsistence Autarkies in the Nonpalatial Sector of LM I Societies; Storage and Sociopolitical Dynamics in LM I State Societies.