Anthropologie et développement n° 54, 2023

Sommaire

1. Introduction 1
1. Previous Fieldwork and Research Questions 3
2. The Research Areas as Case Studies 6
3. The Sitanos Uplands 7
4. The South-eastern Slopes of Mt. Dikte 9
2. Methodology 12
3. The Sites 14
1. The History of Human Activity on the Sitanos Uplands during Prehistory 14
1.1. Topography and Geomorphology 15
1.2. Final Neolithic Period 15
1.3. Prepalatial Period 19
1.4. Ritual Activity of the Protopalatial Period 20
1.5. Neopalatial Period 22
1.6. Pottery Fabrics 34
2. The History of Human Activity on the South-eastern Slopes of Mt. Dikte during Prehistory 36
2.1. Topography and Geomorphology 37
2.2. Final Neolithic and Prepalatial Periods 37
2.3. Protopalatial Period 37
2.4. Neopalatial Period 41
2.5. Pottery Fabrics 83
4. Discussion 89
1. The Final Neolithic Period 89
2. The Protopalatial Period 92
3. The Neopalatial Period 95
3.1. Settlement Patterns and Habitation Models - Farmhouses vs. Rural 'Villas' 96
3.2. Subsistence and Exploitation Practices 99
5. Conclusions 104
The Mountain Zone as an Economic Entity and as a New (Neo)palatial Territory
Bibliography 108
Site Gazetteer 123