Ceramic traditions in Palatial Crete in the longue durée. Examining shifts in pottery consumption and production at palatial Malia and non-palatial Sissi

Langohr, Charlotte;Mathioudaki, Argyro
(2018) 19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology — Location: Cologne/Bonn (22.May.2018)

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Malia and Sissi are centuries-old Minoan settlements located at 4 km of distance on the northeastern coast of Crete, 40 km east of Knossos. This paper aims at examining main shifts in table, coarse and cooking wares consumption and production at two neighboring sites in adopting a broad chronological perspective. Malia was one of the major palatial centres of the island; it knew its moment of glory during the First Palaces period before its violent destruction and following rebuilding during the Second Palaces period. The secondary site of Sissi was densely occupied throughout these periods of the Middle and Late Bronze Age; it knew a totally new layout and extension by the beginning of the Second Palaces period. Our current research focuses on refining and comparing the respective local ceramic sequences in order to shed some light on the developments and changes in pottery traditions at both sites. In the framework of this panel, by highlighting and contextualizing the main shifts in the consumption and production of different categories of pottery from both Malia and Sissi, it will be shown how these traditions meet or differ within this region. In doing so, we aim at opening a new window on processes of continuity and rupture at two regional palatial and non-palatial sites of North-central Crete, before, during and after the transition of the First and Second Palaces which sees the formation of a new political and socioeconomic geography for the island.
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Langohr, C., & Mathioudaki, A. (2018). Ceramic traditions in Palatial Crete in the longue durée. Examining shifts in pottery consumption and production at palatial Malia and non-palatial Sissi. 19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Cologne/Bonn. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/25398