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Deities, Dolls, and Devices : Neolithic Figurines From Franchthi Cave, Greece, Fascicle 9, Excavations at Franchthi Cave, Greece
Talalay reports on the most important collection of figurines (24 figurines and 21 fragments)in southern Greece, recoveredduring excavations at Franchthi Cave and at the nearby open-air settlement along the present shoreline. She also reexamines the theoretical and methodological foundations of scho...
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
2018.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Deities, Dolls, and Devices Neolithic Figurines from Franchthi Cave, Greece; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; FIGURES; MAPS; TABLES; PLATES; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter One An Overview of the Franchthi Figurines; Chronological Distribution; Archaeological Context; Raw Material; Subject Matter; Design; Chapter Two Catalogue; Descriptive Categories; Catalogue; Chapter Three The Production of the Franchthi Figurines; Construction Techniques; Figurine-Makers and Ownership; Figurines and Pottery.
- Chapter Four Deciphering the Use and Meaning of Prehistoric FigurinesIntroduction; Figurines and Their Contexts; Ethnographic Analogues; Summary; Chapter Five The Use and Meaning of the Franchthi Figurines; Use; Meaning; Summary; Chapter Six Franchthi Figurines: A Regional Perspective; Introduction; Discussion of Regional Styles; Discussion of Use and Meaning by Region; Chapter Seven Conclusion; Summary; A venues for Future Research; APPENDIXES; Appendix A: Findspots of Franchthi Figurines; Appendix B: Hardness Ratings of Clay Bodies from Franchthi (Mohs Hardness Scale).
- Appendix C: Color Values of Figurines from Franchthi (Munsell Soil Color Charts)Appendix D: Possible Figurine Fragments; Appendix E: Coded Dimensions Used in Cluster Analysis; Appendix F: Published Figurines from Southern Greece; NOTES; REFERENCES; PLATES.