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Exotica in the Prehistoric Mediterranean (Paperback)
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Pages: 216
Illustrations: 8 pages of colour illustrations, b/w illustrations
ISBN: 9781842174241
Published: 15th May 2011
Casemate UK Academic
Pages: 216
Illustrations: 8 pages of colour illustrations, b/w illustrations
ISBN: 9781842174241
Published: 15th May 2011
Casemate UK Academic
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This book examines how exotic materials were exchanged and used across the Mediterranean from the Neolithic era to the Iron Age, focusing on the Bronze Age. A variety of materials and interpretative approaches are presented through several case studies. These emphasise how the value of exotic materials depended on the context in which they were consumed. The book firmly departs from assumptions of fixed categories such as prestige items or corresponding values, as evident in the Amarna letters. Instead, it shows how almost any object could be appreciated or ignored depending primarily on the cultural, social and economic dynamics of individual communities.
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