Prehistoric Sitagroi: Excavations In Northeast Greece 1968-1970. Volume 2: The Final Report (Monumenta Archaeologica Volume 20) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1931745021 ISBN 13: 9781931745024

Publisher: The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press, 2003

Synopsis

Recipient of the Jo Anne Stolaroff Cotsen Prize

Volume 2 presents the concluding research on Sitagroi, a prehistoric settlement mound in northeastern Greece, excavated between 1968 and 1970. This volume offers a detailed report on the plant remains along with a full treatment of craft and technology: artifacts of adornment; tools of bone and flaked stone; artifacts and tools of bone and ground and polished stone (and petrology); tools of the spinner, weaver and mat maker; pottery technology; metallurgy; and special clay finds such as seals, miniatures, and utensils. This rich presentation offers unparalleled insights into the life of the prehistoric inhabitants of the area. Sitagroi now becomes one of the most comprehensively published sites from prehistoric Europe and will be indispensable for all those concerned with European prehistory.

About this title

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Prehistoric Sitagroi (Vol 2) presents the concluding research on Sitagroi, a prehistoric settlement mound in northeastern Greece, excavated between 1968 and 1970.

About the Author:

Ernestine S. Elster of the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, was a member of the excavation team at Sitagroi.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1931745021
• ISBN 13: 9781931745024
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 632
• Editor: Elster Ernestine S., Renfrew Colin