This book is a study of 44 images of Minoan tree cult known primarily from sphragistic
jewellery and their impressions as well as a small number of portable objects and wall …

The proposed Early Cycladic III “gap” was identified through careful correlations in the late
Early Bronze II ceramic records of the mainland and the Cyclades. The absence of Cretan …

A long-recognised characteristic of Crete's later Bronze Age [BA] state-level society–the
'Minoan civilization'of the 2nd millennium cal. BC–was the establishment of socio-economic …

44 Georgia Flouda cultural meaning were already introduced at this early stage (Branigan
1968, 30; 1970, 114; 1974, 21, 164-165; MacGillivray 2012, 118). 4 ey were also commonly …

Two parallel visions of the nature of cult at peak sanctuaries have long co-existed within
Minoan studies. One, gives to these sites a rustic and folksy air, regarding them as popular …

In kee** with the new format of Archaeological Reports, this contribution takes a thematic
approach. It seeks to draw wider attention to some of the diverse new primary research that …

Abstract Sacred sites in Minoan Crete are known from both archaeological remains and
iconography. Glyptic art is the most extensive body of Aegean Bronze Age representational …

This dissertation presents a systematic study of the relationship between sanctuaries,
visualscapes, and the changing cultural valence of landscape in ancient Greek culture. The …

This paper explores reciprocal relationships between landscape, human attention, and time.
I present two sacred landscapes: Epidaurus and Nemea, located in Greece's northeastern …

Peak sanctuaries Many of the most significant recent contributions to primary research on
peak sanctuaries have come from central Crete. Amongst the most important of these have …