Emma Blake & A. Bernard Knapp 
The Archaeology of Mediterranean Prehistory 

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the archaeology of
Mediterranean prehistory and an essential reference to the most
recent research and fieldwork.

* * Only book available to offer general coverage of Mediterranean
prehistory

* Written by 14 of the leading archaeologists in the field

* Spans the Neolithic through the Iron Age, and draws from all
the major regions of the Mediterranean’s coast and islands

* Presents the central debates in Mediterranean
prehistory—trade and interaction, rural economies, ritual, social
structure, gender, monumentality, insularity, archaeometallurgy and
the metals trade, stone technologies, settlement, and maritime
traffic—as well as contemporary legacies of the region’s
prehistoric past

* Structure of text is pedagogically driven

* Engages diverse theoretical approaches so students will see the
benefits of multivocality

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

Notes on Contributors.

Acknowledgments.

1. Prehistory in the Mediterranean: The Corrupting and
Connecting Sea: A. Bernard Knapp and Emma Blake (University of
Glasgow; University of Michigan).

2. Substances in Motion: Neolithic Mediterranean
‚Trade‘: John E. Robb and R. Helen Farr (both
University of Cambridge).

3. Agriculture, Pastoralism, and Mediterranean Landscapes in
Prehistory: Graeme Barker (University of Cambridge).

4. Changing Social Relations in the Mediterranean Copper and
Bronze Ages: Robert Chapman (University of Reading).

5. The Material Expression of Cult, Ritual, and Feasting: Emma
Blake (University of Michigan).

6. The Gendered Sea: Iconography, Gender, and Mediterranean
Prehistory: Lauren E. Talalay (University of Michigan).

7. The Genesis of Monuments among the Mediterranean Islands:
Michael J. Kolb (Northern Illinois University).

8. Lithic Technologies and Use: Evagelia Karimali (Institute for
Mediterranean Studies, Hellas, Greece).

9. Archaeometallurgy in the Mediterranean: The Social Context of
Mining, Technology, and Trade: Vasiliki Kassianidou and A. Bernard
Knapp (University of Cyprus; University of Glasgow).

10. Settlement in the Prehistoric Mediterranean: Luke Sollars
(University of Glasgow).

11. Maritime Commerce and Geographies of Mobility in the Late
Bronze Age of the Eastern Mediterranean: Problematizations: Sturt
W. Manning and Linda Hulin (University of Toronto; University of
Reading).

12. Museum Archaeology and the Mediterranean Cultural Heritage:
Robin Skeates (University of Durham).

Index

Über den Autor

Emma Blake is Visiting Assistant Professor in Classical
Studies, University of Michigan. Her articles have appeared in
World Archaeology, the Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology,
the European Journal of Archaeology, and the American
Journal of Archaeology.

A. Bernard Knapp is Professor of Mediterranean
Archaeology in the Department of Archaeology, University of
Glasgow. He co-edits the Journal of Mediterranean
Archaeology (with John F. Cherry) and is co-editor of
Archaeologies of Landscape (with Wendy Ashmore, Blackwell
1999).