Beyond Thalassocracies : Understanding Processes of Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation in the Aegean

"Beyond Thalassocracies aims to evaluate and rethink the manner in which archaeologists approach, understand, and analyse the various processes associated with culture change connected to interregional contact, using as a test case the world of the Aegean during the Late Bronze Age (c. 1600-1100 BC). The 14 chapters compare and contrast various aspects of the phenomena of Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation, both of which share the basic underlying defining feature of material culture change in communities around the Aegean. This change was driven by trends manifesting themselves in the dominant palatial communities of each period of the Bronze Age. Over the past decade, our understanding of how these processes developed and functioned has changed considerably. Whereas current discussions on Minoanisation have already been informed by more recent theoretical trends, especially in material culture studies and post-colonial theory, the process of Mycenaeanisation is still very much conceptualised along traditional lines of explanation. Since these phenomena occurred in chronological sequence, it makes sense that any reappraisal of their nature and significance should target those regions of the Aegean basin that were affected by both processes, highlighting their similarities and differences. Thus, in the present volume we focus on the southern and eastern Aegean, in particular the Cyclades, Dodecanese, and the north-eastern Aegean islands"--Publisher's website.;Introduction: Methodological considerations / Luca Girella, Evi Gorogianni and Peter Pavúk -- The nature of Minoan and Mycenaean involvement in the northeastern Aegean / Luca Girella and Peter Pavúk -- Minoanisation, Mycenaeanisation, and mobility : a view from southwest Anatolia / Jana Mokrišová -- Discerning acculturation at Miletus : Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation / Amy Raymond, Ivonne Kaiser, Laura-Concetta Rizzotto and Julien Zurbach -- Cultural entanglements on Kos during the late Bronze Age : a comparative analysis of Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation at the "Serraglio," Eleona, and Langada / Salvatore Vitale -- Melos in the middle : Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation at late Bronze Age Phylakopi / Jason W. Earle -- Neither far from Knossos nor close to Mycenae : Naxos in the middle and late Bronze Age Aegean / Andreas G. Vlachopoulos -- Keian, Kei-noanised, Kei-cenaeanised? : interregional contact and identity in Ayia Irini, Kea / Evi Gorogianni -- Adoption and adaptation in pottery production practices : investigating Cycladic community interactions through the ceramic record of the second millennium BC / Natalie Abell and Jill Hilditch -- Fashioning identity : weaving technology, dress and cultural change in the middle and late Bronze Age southern Aegean / Joanne Cutler -- Mycenaeanisation in Thessaly : a study in differential acculturation / Bryan Feuer -- Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation : a commentary / Carl Knappett -- The Mycenaeanisation process / Michael L. Galaty. Beyond Thalassocracies aims to evaluate and rethink the manner in which archaeologists approach, understand, and analyze the various processes associated with culture change connected to interregional contact, using as a test case the world of the Aegean during the Late Bronze Age (c. 16001100 BC). The 14 chapters compare and contrast various aspects of the phenomena of Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation, both of which share the basic underlying defining feature of material culture change in communities around the Aegean. This change was driven by trends manifesting themselves in the dominant palatial communities of each period of the Bronze Age. Over the past decade, our understanding of how these processes developed and functioned has changed considerably. Whereas current discussions on Minoanisation have already been informed by more recent theoretical trends, especially in material culture studies and postcolonial theory, the process of Mycenaeanisation is still very much conceptualized along traditional lines of explanation. Since these phenomena occurred in chronological sequence, it makes sense that any reappraisal of their nature and significance should target those regions of the Aegean basin that were affected by both processes, highlighting their similarities and differences. Thus, in the present volume we focus on the southern and eastern Aegean, in particular the Cyclades, Dodecanese, and the northeastern Aegean islands. Table of Contents Preface Contributors 1. Introduction Methodological considerations Evi Gorogianni, Peter Pavk & Luca Girella 2. The Nature of Minoan and Mycenaean Involvement in the Northeastern Aegean Luca Girella & Peter Pavk 3. Minoanisation, Mycenaeanisation, and a View from Southwest Anatolia Jana Mokriov 4. Discerning Acculturation at Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation Amy Raymond, Ivonne Kaiser, Laura-Concetta Rizzotto & Julien Zurbach 5. Cultural Entanglements on Kos during the Late Bronze A Comparative Analysis of Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation at the Serraglio, Eleona, and Langada Salvatore Vitale 6. Melos in the Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation at Late Bronze Age Phylakopi Jason W. Earle 7. Neither far from Knossos nor close to Mycenae. Naxos in the Middle and Late Bronze Age Aegean Andreas Vlachopoulos 8. Keian, Kei-noanised, Kei-cenaeanised? Interregional Contact and Identity in Ayia Irini, Kea Evi Gorogianni 9. Adoption and Adaptation in Pottery Production Investigating Cycladic Community Interactions through the Ceramic Record of the Second Millennium BC Natalie Abell & Jill Hilditch 10. Fashioning Weaving Technology, Dress and Cultural Change in the Middle and Late Bronze Age Southern Aegean Joanne Cutler 11. Mycenaeanisation in Thessaly. A Study in Differential Acculturation Bryan Feuer 12. Minoanisation and A Commentary Carl Knappett 13. The Mycenaeanisation Process Michael L. Galaty Index Scope and content: "Beyond Thalassocracies aims to evaluate and rethink the manner in which archaeologists approach, understand, and analyse the various processes associated with culture change connected to interregional contact, using as a test case the world of the Aegean during the Late Bronze Age (c. 1600-1100 BC). The 14 chapters compare and contrast various aspects of the phenomena of Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation, both of which share the basic underlying defining feature of material culture change in communities around the Aegean. This change was driven by trends manifesting themselves in the dominant palatial communities of each period of the Bronze Age. Over the past decade, our understanding of how these processes developed and functioned has changed considerably. Whereas current discussions on Minoanisation have already been informed by more recent theoretical trends, especially in material culture studies and post-colonial theory, the process of Mycenaeanisation is still very much conceptualised along traditional lines of explanation. Since these phenomena occurred in chronological sequence, it makes sense that any reappraisal of their nature and significance should target those regions of the Aegean basin that were affected by both processes, highlighting their similarities and differences. Thus, in the present volume we focus on the southern and eastern Aegean, in particular the Cyclades, Dodecanese, and the north-eastern Aegean islands"--Publisher's website "Beyond Thalassocracies aims to evaluate and rethink the manner in which archaeologists approach, understand, and analyse the various processes associated with culture change connected to interregional contact, using as a test case the world of the Aegean during the Late Bronze Age (c. 1600-1100 BC). The 14 chapters compare and contrast various aspects of the phenomena of Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation, both of which share the basic underlying defining feature of material culture change in communities around the Aegean. This change was driven by trends manifesting themselves in the dominant palatial communities of each period of the Bronze Age. Over the past decade, our understanding of how these processes developed and functioned has changed considerably. Whereas current discussions on Minoanisation have already been informed by more recent theoretical trends, especially in material culture studies and post-colonial theory, the process of Mycenaeanisation is still very much conceptualised along traditional lines of explanation. Since these phenomena occurred in chronological sequence, it makes sense that any reappraisal of their nature and significance should target those regions of the Aegean basin that were affected by both processes, highlighting their similarities and differences. Thus, in the present volume we focus on the southern and eastern Aegean, in particular the Cyclades, Dodecanese, and the north-eastern Aegean islands"--From publisher's website

Beyond Thalassocracies aims to evaluate and rethink the manner in which archaeologists approach, understand, and analyze the various processes associated with culture change connected to interregional contact, using as a test case the world of the Aegean during the Late Bronze Age (c. 1600–1100 BC). The 14 chapters compare and contrast various aspects of the phenomena of Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation, both of which share the basic underlying defining feature of material culture change in communities around the Aegean. This change was driven by trends manifesting themselves in the dominant palatial communities of each period of the Bronze Age. Over the past decade, our understanding of how these processes developed and functioned has changed considerably. Whereas current discussions on Minoanisation have already been informed by more recent theoretical trends, especially in material culture studies and post‐colonial theory, the process of Mycenaeanisation is still very much conceptualized along traditional lines of explanation. Since these phenomena occurred in chronological sequence, it makes sense that any reappraisal of their nature and significance should target those regions of the Aegean basin that were affected by both processes, highlighting their similarities and differences. Thus, in the present volume we focus on the southern and eastern Aegean, in particular the Cyclades, Dodecanese, and the north-eastern Aegean islands.

"Beyond Thalassocracies aims to evaluate and rethink the manner in which archaeologists approach, understand, and analyse the various processes associated with culture change connected to interregional contact, using as a test case the world of the Aegean during the Late Bronze Age (c. 1600-1100 BC). The 14 chapters compare and contrast various aspects of the phenomena of Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation, both of which share the basic underlying defining feature of material culture change in communities around the Aegean. This change was driven by trends manifesting themselves in the dominant palatial communities of each period of the Bronze Age. Over the past decade, our understanding of how these processes developed and functioned has changed considerably. Whereas current discussions on Minoanisation have already been informed by more recent theoretical trends, especially in material culture studies and post-colonial theory, the process of Mycenaeanisation is still very much conceptualised along traditional lines of explanation. Since these phenomena occurred in chronological sequence, it makes sense that any reappraisal of their nature and significance should target those regions of the Aegean basin that were affected by both processes, highlighting their similarities and differences. Thus, in the present volume we focus on the southern and eastern Aegean, in particular the Cyclades, Dodecanese, and the north-eastern Aegean islands"-- Résumé de l'éditeur CONTENTS 6 Preface 8 Contributors 9 1. Introduction: Methodological Considerations 12 2. The Nature of Minoan and Mycenaean Involvement in the Northeastern Aegean 26 3. Minoanisation, Mycenaeanisation, and Mobility: A View from Southwest Anatolia 54 4. Discerning Acculturation at Miletus: Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation 69 5. Cultural Entanglements on Kos during the Late Bronze Age: A Comparative Analysis of ‘Minoanisation’ and ‘Mycenaeanisation’ at the ‘Serraglio’, Eleona, and Langada 86 6. Melos in the Middle: Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation at Late Bronze Age Phylakopi 105 7. Neither Far from Knossos nor Close to Mycenae: Naxos in the Middle and Late Bronze Age Aegean 127 8. Keian, Kei-noanised, Kei-cenaeanised? Interregional Contact and Identity in Ayia Irini, Kea 147 9. Adoption and Adaptation in Pottery Production Practices: Investigating Cycladic Community Interactions through the Ceramic Record of the Second Millennium BC 166 10. Fashioning Identity: Weaving Technology, Dress and Cultural Change in the Middle and Late Bronze Age Southern Aegean 183 11. Mycenaeanisation in Thessaly: A Study in Differential Acculturation 197 12. Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation: A Commentary 213 13. The Mycenaeanisation Process 218 Index of Geographical Names 230 Index of Personal Names 234