Pseira VIII: The Archaeological Survey of Pseira Island, Part 1 (Prehistory Monographs)

Richard B. Seager excavated the Minoan town and cemetery at Pseira in 1906-1907, but the work was not fully published. The Temple University excavations (1985-1994) under the direction of Philip P. Betancourt and Costis Davaras conducted an intensive surface survey of the island. The results of the survey on the small island off the northeast coast of Crete are published in two volumes. Pseira VIII presents the results from the corollary studies that accompany the surface survey. Pseira IX presents the results from the intensive surface survey. List of Illustrations in the Text 8 List of Plates 10 List of Tables in the Text 12 Preface 14 Acknowledgments 16 Introduction to the Survey 18 Part I The Island 22 1 Introduction 24 2 Modern Toponyms on Pseira 26 3 The Bedrock Geology of Pseira 30 4 Soils and Land Use at Pseira 44 5 On the Historical Ecology of Pseira 72 Part II Previous Work 78 6 Pseira Island after the Byzantine Period and before 1906 80 7 The Excavations of Richard Seageron Pseira 82 8 Research at Pseira, 1908–1984 90 Part III Ethnology Studies 94 9 Introduction, Ethnology Section 96 10 Traditional Fishing Practices in the Eastern Gulf of Mirabello Area 98 11 Coastal Trade: the Eastern Gulf of Mirabello in the Early Twentieth Century 108 12 Traditional Lime Productionin the Eastern Gulf of Mirabello Region 116 13 Marriage and Mobility: Traditions and the Dynamics of the Pottery System in Twentieth Century East Crete 122 14 The Relation of the Ethnology Studies to the Archaeology of Pseira 160 References 168 Index 184 Pt. 1. [without Special Title] -- Pt. 2. The Intensive Surface Survey. Edited By Philip P. Betancourt, Costis Davaras, And Richard Hope Simpson ; With Contributions From Philip P. Betancourt ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.