Ancient Greece : social structure and evolution

1. Verfasser: Small, David B. , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Ausgabe: First edition.
Umfang/Format: xvi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Case studies in early societies
Schlagworte:
Inhalte/Bestandteile: 1 Datensätze
Inhaltsangabe:
  • My analytical frame
  • Social structure as an analytical frame
  • Complexity theory
  • Structure and scope of this book
  • Readings
  • The ancient greek landscape
  • People, land, environment
  • The topography
  • The seas
  • Climate
  • Subsistence
  • Subsistence and environment
  • Demographics
  • Readings
  • The neolithic in greece
  • Tell sites
  • Were communities hierarchical?
  • Measures of social complexity
  • Readings
  • Developments ca. 3200-2200 BCE
  • Developments on the mainland
  • Measures of social complexity
  • The Cyclades
  • Measures of social complexity Crete
  • Measures of social complexity
  • Readings
  • The beginning of change and the evolution of a Koine Crete
  • Evolution on the community level
  • The complexity theory frame
  • Evolution on a different scale: the palace polities and peak sanctuaries
  • The complexity theory window into the palaces
  • The west court
  • Large storage rooms
  • Central courtyards
  • Reception rooms
  • Banquet halls
  • Residential areas
  • Various cult activities
  • Other results of feasting: houses, "villas" and a return to the community level scale
  • Polity size and territorial control
  • Measures of social complexity
  • The Cyclades
  • Measures of social complexity
  • The mainland
  • Measures of social complexity
  • Later developments and the creation of an Aegean Koine.