Tiled-Roof Phenomenon in Early Helladic Greece
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- ISBN 9780876615553
- Weight: 1022g
- Dimensions: 217 x 279mm
- Publication Date: 02 Sep 2024
- Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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This study presents the Early Helladic II ceramic roofing tile fragments from Zygouries, a site excavated by Carl Blegen more than a century ago. It is the first publication of an entire assemblage of Early Helladic roofing tiles, an oft-neglected find on archaeological sites. Details about the tiles' forms, features, and variability are presented first, followed by a production-oriented analysis reconstructing much of the chaÎne opératoire and complementary volumetric and energetic analyses. The results of these studies allow for the local reception and sociopolitical implications of Zygouries's ceramic-tiled roof to be explored. The assemblage is then contextualized alongside other Early Helladic roofing tile assemblages and the material culture of the period to gain a clearer understanding of the broader cultural significance of such tiled roofs.
