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020			_a9781931534567 _q(hardcover : alk. paper)
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040			_aXX-XxUND _cΒιβλιοθήκη Τμήματος Αρχαιοτήτων
100	1		_aBetancourt, Philip P. _d1936- _4aut _9176409
245	1	0	_aPseira X : _bthe excavation of Block AF / _cby Philip P. Betancourt ; with contributions by Eleni Armpis ... [et al.] $g edited by Philip P. Betancourt and Costis Davaras.
260			_aPhiladelphia, Pa.: _bINSTAP Academic Press, _c2009.
300			_axxii, 240 p., [66] p. of plates : _bill., maps ; _c29 cm.
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490	0		_aPseira _v10
500			_aThis book is the tenth volume in the series of excavation reports about the harbor town of Pseira, which is located on the island of the same name, just off the northeast coast of Crete. The book focuses on the excavation and interpretation of the architecture and material culture in Block AF. This southern group of buildings is one of the most important areas in the settlement because of its long succession of building phases. Block AF provides the fullest sequence of building phases from any one area at Pseira, with habitation extending from before MM II to LM III. It has examples of complex architectural details including a "pillar crypt," elaborate upstairs floors, a well-preserved U-shaped staircase, and a well-designed kitchen, all of which contribute significantly to our knowledge of East Cretan building practices. In addition to domestic pottery, the houses furnish examples of stone tools, stone vessels, loom weights, inscriptions in Linear A, cult objects, animal bones, marine shells, and a wide ran
504			_aIncludes bibliography (p. [229]-236) and index.
505	0		_aPART I: History of the Excavation. 1. Introduction -- 2. Architectural Phases 1 to 3 (Early Phase) -- 3. Architectural Phases 3 (Late Phase) to 5. PART II: Architecture and Material Culture -- 4. Architecture in Block AF South -- 5. Architecture in Block AF North -- 6. Pottery from Block AF -- 7. Ground and Chipped Stone Tools from Block AF South -- 8. Ground and Chipped Stone Tools from Block AF North -- 9. Stone Weights from Block AF -- 10. Miscellaneous Objects from Block AF -- 11. Plaster from Block AF -- 12. Analysis of the Plaster -- 13. Plant Remains from Block AF -- 14. Lithic Materials from Block AF -- 15. Faunal Remains from Block AF -- 16. Fish Remains from Block AF -- 17. Comments on the Mud Mortar PART III: Interpretation and Conclusions -- 18. Architectural History -- 19. Room Functions and Activities in the Buildings -- Appendix A. Pottery Statistics -- Appendix B. Fabric Percentages -- References -- Index -- Figures, Plates.
650		4	_aExcavations (Archaeology) _zGreece _zPseira Island _9178160
650		4	_aHistoric buildings _zGreece _zPseira Island _9179049
650		4	_aArchitecture, Minoan _zGreece _zPseira Island _9175967
650		4	_aMinoans _zGreece _zPseira Island _9180419
650		4	_aΜινωίτες _zΕλλάδα _zΨείρα (Νησί) _9185719
651		4	_aPseira Island (Greece) _xAntiquities _9181506
651		4	_aPseira (Extinct city) _9181505
651		4	_aΨείρα (Νησί, Ελλάδα) _xΑρχαιότητες _9187234
700	1		_aArmpis _d1933-2021.
700	1		_aΔαβάρας, Eleni A., Κωστής.
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