The Late Geometric and Early Archaic North-Eastern Aegean : Through the Emergence, Distribution and Consumption of 'G 2-3 Ware'

by: Velichkova Ilieva, P.

 The Late Geometric and Early Archaic North-Eastern Aegean
Through the Emergence, Distribution and Consumption of ?G 2-3 Ware?
Petya Velichkova Ilieva

About this book
The book focuses on the archaeology of the Late Geometric and Early Archaic North-Eastern Aegean through the emergence, manufacture, distribution and consumption of a regional pottery group known as G 2-3 Ware. It offers the first comprehensive, in-depth study through combination of scientific (fabric analysis) and traditional (morphological, stylistic, comparative and distribution analysis) methods. The large body of studied material allows for drawing conclusions on a broader geographical and historical scale, in contrast to earlier studies focused on individual sites. The manufacture, distribution and consumption patterns are characterised by diversity, which reflects a dynamic, multiethnic communication network developed in the Northern Aegean basin in the late 8th and the 7th c. BC. The adoption of G 2-3 Ware by local, Thracian coastal communities is discussed in the light of transfer of knowledge and social practices. It is argued that the G 2-3 Ware potters were aware of earlier and contemporaneous ceramic developments in southern Greece and Anatolia and created a blend of pottery features specific for each one of these areas. The study deconstructs the forged link between G 2-3 Ware and the Greek colonisation in the area, by linking it to a local, pre-colonial development.

Author / Editor information
Petya Ilieva, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Frontmatter

Preface and Acknowledgements

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction and History of Research

Chapter 2 Recognising G 2-3 Ware: Technological Features and Ornamental System

Chapter 3 Repertory of Shapes

Chapter 4 Centres of Manufacture and Distribution Patterns. The Question of Origin

Chapter 5 Chronology

Chapter 6 Introduction, Adoption and Consumption of G 2-3 Ware by Northern Aegean Communities: A Contextual Approach

Chapter 7 The Late Geometric and Early Archaic Northern Aegean: A Ceramic Perspective

Appendix μ-XRF Fluorescence Spectroscopy

Bibliography

Index of Place Names

Plates

The Late Geometric and Early Archaic North-Eastern Aegean : Through the Emergence, Distribution and Consumption of 'G 2-3 Ware'

by: Velichkova Ilieva, P.

• ISBN-13: 9783111289939 / 978-3-11-128993-9
• ISBN-03: 3111289931 / 3-11-128993-1
• Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 2024