Crete beyond the palaces : proceedings of the Crete 2000 Conference ; [Crete 2000: A centennial celebration of American archaeological work on Crete (1900-2000), held in Athens from July 10-12, 2000

This volume presents the papers from the conference "Crete 2000: A Centennial Celebration of American Archaeological Work on Crete (1900-2000)," held in Athens from July 10-12, 2000. The American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the Institute for Aegean Prehistory (INSTAP) Study Center for East Crete organized the conference. Scholars participating in the American and joint Greek-American excavations on Crete or studying material from these excavations were invited to present papers at the conference. The volume is divided into the following sections: Trade, Society and Religion, Chronology and History, Landscape and Survey, and Technology and Production. Introduction Geraldine C. Gesell: History of American Excavations on Crete Part I: Trade 1 Philip P. Betancourt: Pseira and Knossos: The Transformation of an East Cretan Seaport 2 Thomas M. Brogan: The Incised and Relief Lily Jars from Mochlos 3 Joseph W. Shaw: Kommos: The Sea-Gate to Southern Crete 4 Elpida Hadjidaki: A Possible Minoan Harbor on South Crete Part II: Society and Religion 5 Leslie Preston Day and Lynn M. Snyder: The “Big House” at Vronda and the “Great House” at Karphi: Evidence for Social Structure in LM IIIC Crete 6 Theodore Eliopoulos: Gournia, Vronda Kavousi, Kephala Vasilikis: A Triad of Interrelated Shrines of the Expiring Minoan Age on the Isthmus of Ierapetra 7 Nancy L. Klein: The Architecture of the Late Minoan IIIC Shrine (Building G) at Vronda, Kavousi 8 Metaxia Tsipopoulou: Halasmenos, Destroyed but not Invisible: New Insights on the LM IIIC Period in the Isthmus of Ierapetra. First Presentation of the Pottery from the 1992–1997 Campaigns 9 Kevin T. Glowacki: Household Analysis in Dark Age Crete 10 Maria C. Shaw: Religion at Minoan Kommos Part III: Chronology and History 11 Jeffrey S. Soles: New Construction at Mochlos in the LM IB Period 12 Margaret S. Mook: From Foundation to Abandonment: New Ceramic Phasing for the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age on the Kastro at Kavousi 13 Paula J. Perlman: Writing on the Walls. The Architectural Context of Archaic Cretan Laws 14 Brice Erickson: Eleutherna and the Greek World, ca. 600–400 B.C. 15 Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan: The Late Hellenistic Period in East Crete Part IV: Landscape and Survey 16 Donald C. Haggis: Past and Present Perspectives on the Archaeological Landscapes of Mirabello 17 Barbara J. Hayden: Vrokastro and the Settlement Pattern of the LM IIIA–Geometric Periods 18 Jennifer Moody: Western Crete in the Bronze Age: A Survey of the Evidence 19 Krzysztof Nowicki: South of Kavousi, East of Mochlos: The West Siteia Mountains at the End of the Bronze Age Part V: Technology and Production 20 James D. Muhly: Chrysokamino and the Beginnings of Metal Technology on Crete and in the Aegean 21 Tristan Carter: Mochlos and Melos: A Special Relationship? Creating Identity and Status in Minoan Crete 22 R. Angus K. Smith: Late Minoan III Mochlos and the Regional Consumption of Pottery