Aphrodite s Kephali An Early Minoan I Defensive Site in Eastern Crete Prehistory Monographs 1st Edition by Philip Betancourt ISBN 978-1931534710 1931534713

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ISBN 10:  1931534713

ISBN 13: 978-1931534710

Author: Philip P. Betancourt

The small site of Aphrodite’s Kephali, among several other Minoan and later sites, took advantage of the valley topography in the Isthmus of Ierapetra in eastern Crete by establishing themselves along the nearby hills, resulting in easy access to the natural trade route between the Aegean and the Libyan Seas. A discussion of the architecture, artifacts, and ecofacts are presented from the excavation of this Early Minoan I watchtower.
The conclusions challenge some of the commonly held views about Crete in the third millennium B.C. It is suggested that rather than being a precursor to a socially complex state that would arise later, early polities involving several communities probably already existed in the isthmus during the EM I period. Social and economic differentiation existed on a regional, not just a local level, and decisions for mutual defense could involve collaboration by groups of workers, including the building of the watchtower that is the focus of this volume.

Table of contents: 

1. Introduction
Author: Philip P. Betancourt

2. The Isthmus of Ierapetra
Author: Philip P. Betancourt

3. Geology and Geologic History
Author: Floyd W. McCoy

4. The FN/EM I Settlement Patterns in the Northern Part of the Isthmus of Ierapetra
Author: Philip P. Betancourt

5. The FN/EM I Settlement Patterns in the Southern Part of the Isthmus of Ierapetra
Author: Kostas Chalikias

THE EVIDENCE

6. The Excavation of the Site
Author: Philip P. Betancourt

7. The Architecture
Author: Philip P. Betancourt

8. The Pottery
Author: Philip P. Betancourt

9. The Ground and Chipped Stone Tools
Author: Heidi M.C. Dierckx

10. The Faunal Remains
Author: David S. Reese

11. Arboriculture at Aphrodite’s Kephali
Author: Evi Margaritis

DISCUSSION AND INTERPRETATION

12. Hillforts and Watchtowers
Author: Philip P. Betancourt

13. The Place of Aphrodite’s Kephali in the Early Development of Fortifications
Author: Philip P. Betancourt

14. The Significance of Aphrodite’s Kephali
Author: Philip P. Betancourt

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