An island archaeology of the early Cyclades
"Cyprian Broodbank uses comparative island archaeology to present the most up-to-date analysis of early Cycladic culture and to interpret a vital phase in early Aegean history. He traces the development of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age societies in these islands from first colonisation through to their incorporation, three millenia later, in the world system of the Minoan palaces and the wider eastern Mediterranean. The archaeology of the Cyclades is rich and well-documented, allowing Dr. Broodbank to reformulate early Cycladic history and deploy detailed examples that question established approaches in island archaeology
Print Book, English, 2000
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [England], 2000
xvii, 414 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
9780521782722, 9780521528443, 0521782724, 0521528445
43499455
Prologue: islands of 'prehistory'; 1. Whither island archaeology?; 2. Cycladic approaches; 3. Islands, people and seafaring; 4. The dawn treaders; 5. Cultures of colonisation; 6. Small worlds; 7. Which islands in the stream?; 8. Paint, paddles and the politics of value; 9. Ulysses without sails; 10. An altered archipelago; 11. The emergence of Minoan dominance; 12. Cycladic archaeology as island archaeology.