{"product_id":"9781784918859","title":"Le classi ceramiche della \"tradizione mista\" a Kos nel Tardo Bronzo IA by Salvatore Vitale","description":"This volume focuses on the pottery classes of the `Entangled Tradition', recovered at the settlement of the `Serraglio' on Kos during the early Late Bronze Age period. The results reveal new information on the chronology, typology, and decoration of Koan Painted Fine (PF) and Painted Medium-Coarse to Coarse (PMC-C) ceramics. Moreover, the analysis of manufacturing processes and consumption patterns contributes to a better comprehension of the socio-cultural and political context in which Koan entangled classes were produced. The data presented in this volume indicate that PF and PMC-C ceramics represent a unique case of fully entangled classes in the Aegean, which merge features of the Koan `Local Tradition' with characteristics of the Minoan potting tradition into a new technological and stylistic language. Contacts between these different cultures are explained based on the theoretical model provided by `human mobility'. The specific Koan cultural synthesis was endorsed and promoted by the local elites of the `Serraglio', who aimed to participate in the `new environment' determined by the economic and cultural expansion of Neopalatial Crete. In this respect, the manufacture of Koan entangled classes served a dual role. On the one hand, using transport containers made in the PMC-C class, Koan products were exported and exchanged throughout the Aegean. In addition, the finer vessels of the Koan `Entangled Tradition' were utilized for promoting Minoan-type social practices at the `Serraglio'. Through these practices, Koan elites reshaped their identity and portrayed an image of higher status within the local social arena.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304403612021,"sku":"9781784918859","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781784918859.jpg?v=1762795834","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781784918859","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}