Books by A. Bernard Knapp
A 50-page booklet about the findings of the Sydney Cyprus Survey Project, written for the schools... more A 50-page booklet about the findings of the Sydney Cyprus Survey Project, written for the schools and community councils of the project's survey area.
The maritime transport of goods in bulk provides a clear indicator of many facets of trade, from ... more The maritime transport of goods in bulk provides a clear indicator of many facets of trade, from trade networks and merchants to individual economic transactions. One of the key material factors involved is what we term the Maritime Transport Container (MTC), examples of which include the Canaanite jar, Transport Stirrup jar and Phoenician amphora, more generally transport amphora. Although studied systematically during later periods, the early phases in the development of MTCs are relatively obscure, because their maritime function and attributes are often overlooked. This volume provides an overview of these early stages—from the Early Bronze to Early Iron Ages in the Aegean, on Cyprus and in the Levant—in the emergence and development of MTCs, and their diverse roles in trade throughout the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean. By reconstructing the early phases of their production and use, we gain important insights into the initial phases of seaborne trade in the Mediterranean, and can see how maritime transport containers serve as markers of trade mechanisms of different scale, or of economies that more or less depended on seaborne trade.
The Cambridge Prehistory of the Bronze and Iron Age Mediterranean offers new insights into the ma... more The Cambridge Prehistory of the Bronze and Iron Age Mediterranean offers new insights into the material and social practices of many different Mediterranean peoples during the Bronze and Iron Ages, presenting in particular those features that both connect and distinguish them. Contributors discuss in depth a range of topics that motivate and structure Mediterranean archaeology today, including insularity and connectivity; mobility, migration and colonisation; hybridisation and cultural encounters; materiality, memory and identity; community and household; life and death; and ritual and ideology. The volume’s broad coverage of different approaches and contemporary archaeological practices will enable even general readers to understand better the people, ideas and materials that make up the world of Mediterranean archaeology today, beyond the borders that separate Europe, Africa and the Middle East. It will also help the practitioners of Mediterranean archaeology to move the subject forward in new and dynamic ways.
The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project (SCSP) devoted five seasons of fieldwork (1992-1997) to an inten... more The Sydney Cyprus Survey Project (SCSP) devoted five seasons of fieldwork (1992-1997) to an intensive archaeological survey in the north-central foothills of the Troodos Mountains on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The survey covered 65 square kilometers in and around the modern villages of Politiko and Mitsero. This pathbreaking project examined the relationship between the production and distribution of agricultural and metallurgical resources. Additionally, the project provides new insights into the interpretation and collection of regional archaeological data. The volume represents an integrated approach to the discussion of social landscapes--from archaeological, historical, geomorphological, geobotanical, and archaeometallurgical perspectives--within the SCSP survey universe. The twenty-two contributors to this volume provide a comprehensive data set including lithics, pottery, site types, and radiocarbon dates. Full color GIS maps provide a wealth of information on pottery densities and site distributions. This well-illustrated monograph will serve as a model for future research throughout the region.
provided the original impetus for this study when they organized a colloquium entitled "Late Bron... more provided the original impetus for this study when they organized a colloquium entitled "Late Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus: Function and Relationship," which took place at the 95th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America (Washington, DC), December 1993.
Papers by A. Bernard Knapp
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... From an archaeological perspective it can be argued that the Bronze Age cultures of Europe ..... more ... From an archaeological perspective it can be argued that the Bronze Age cultures of Europe ... Of the many projects that might be cited, we note two that have been completed ... 2000) which assessedhow ongoing desertification processes in the Vera Basin of southeast Spain are ...
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Books by A. Bernard Knapp
Papers by A. Bernard Knapp