The tiled-roof phenomenon in early Helladic Greece : evidence from Zygouries / by Kyle A. Jazwa.
By: Jazwa, Kyle A [author.]
Series: : 53.Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey : American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2024Description: 1 volume, xvi, 304 pages : illustrations (black) ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780876615553Subject(s): Tiles, Roofing, -- Greece -- Zygouries (Site) -- Catalogs | Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Greece -- Korinthia -- Catalogs | Excavations (Archaeology) -- Greece -- Korinthia -- CatalogsDDC classification: 938/.7 LOC classification: NA3705 | .J39 2024Summary: "This study presents the Early Helladic (EH) 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 EH roof tiles, an oft-neglected find on archaeological sites. Details about the tiles' forms, dimensions, features, and variability are presented first, followed by a production-oriented analysis reconstructing much of the chaine operatoire and complementary volumetric and energetic analyses. The results of these studies allow for the local reception and socio-political implications of Zygouries's ceramic-tiled roof to be explored. The assemblage is then contextualized alongside other EH roofing tile assemblages and the material culture of the period to gain a clearer understanding of the broader cultural significance of such tiled roofs"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-296) and index.
"This study presents the Early Helladic (EH) 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 EH roof tiles, an oft-neglected find on archaeological sites. Details about the tiles' forms, dimensions, features, and variability are presented first, followed by a production-oriented analysis reconstructing much of the chaine operatoire and complementary volumetric and energetic analyses. The results of these studies allow for the local reception and socio-political implications of Zygouries's ceramic-tiled roof to be explored. The assemblage is then contextualized alongside other EH roofing tile assemblages and the material culture of the period to gain a clearer understanding of the broader cultural significance of such tiled roofs"-- Provided by publisher.