The final neolithic-early minoan I/IIA settlement history of the Vrokastro area, Mirabello, Eastern Crete
Part of : Mediterranean archaeology & archaeometry : international journal ; Vol.3, No.1, 2003, pages 31-44
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31-44
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This paper discusses the FN-EM I/IIA settlement pattern along the west-central coast of the Gulf of Mirabello in eastern Crete. Survey has revealed a settlement pattern that is widespread by EM I, but concentrated primarily along the coast and around a fertile coastal river valley. This pattern is functionally diverse, involving defensive sites, landing-places or harbors, and agricultural/pastoral settlements. The spread of settlement inland during EM I/IIA is focused on regional hydrology and routes, and these settlements can be size-ranked. The depth, breadth, and functional diversity of this pattern may reflect a degree of social complexity by EM I-II. This developed settlement pattern could be the result of the stimulus provided by extensive contacts with the Cyclades, and provides aframework for new data concerning trade in bulk (ceramics) across long distances.
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settlement pattern, clay fabric, trade, coastal zone, Priniatikos Pyrgos, Cyclades
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