The dynamics of domestic space: examples of households from the neopalatial society of Crete

Abstract

This thesis explores the dynamics of domestic space in prehistoric, Neopalatial, Crete. It adopts a household perspective, because of the importance of this analytical unit for the understanding of the way a society functions and due to the research gap that exists in the field of prehistoric archaeology of Crete, which has been oriented towards the study of the palatial and elite environments.The theoretical standpoint of the research is the concept of social complexity as currently defined, namely as a condition that favors the development of complex social behaviors, or the development of various levels of social relations among the population of an urban network.With synthetic view and the use of all existing evidence, as opposed to one line of it only, and with account of methodological parameters, such as the degree of excavation and documentation of the houses, it analyses a case study, House 2 at Galatas, Pediada and 147 domestic buildings from the towns of the Golf of Mirabell ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/34656
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/34656
ND
34656
Alternative title
Η δυναμική του οικιακού χώρου: παραδείγματα νοικοκυριών από τη νεοανακτορική κοινωνία της Κρήτης
Author
Apostolaki, Emmanouela (Father's name: Theodoros)
Date
2014
Degree Grantor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Committee members
Πλάτων Ελευθέριος
Μαντζουράνη Ελένη
Βουτσάκη Σοφία
Πολυχρονάκου-Σγουρίτσα Παναγιώτα
Κουρτέση-Φιλιππάκη Γεωργία
Παπαδάτος Ιωάννης
Βαβουρανάκης Γεώργιος
Discipline
Humanities and the ArtsHistory and Archaeology
Keywords
Houshold archaeology; Domestic space; Household; Household form; Domestic architecture; Houshold activities; Daily living; Social complexity; Neoplalatial society; Prehistoric Crete
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
392 σ., tbls., fig., ind.
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