Ancient Gordion

Lisa Kealhofer author Mary M Voigt author Peter Grave author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:8th Sep '22

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Explores the formation of power during secondary polity formation by integrating multifaceted ceramic and material analyses of Gordion.

This study of an iconic Iron Age site in Turkey, Gordion, integrates for the first time nearly 70 years of fieldwork and analysis to address key questions of political group formation and identity.Ancient Gordion has long been recognized as a key Iron Age site for Anatolia and the eastern Mediterranean. Archaeological research has revealed much about its sequence of occupation. However, as yet no study has explored the underlying drivers of political and economic change at this site. This volume presents an overview of the political and economic histories supporting emergent elites and how they constructed power at Gordion during the Iron Age (1200-300 BCE). Based on geochemical and typological analysis of nearly 2000 Late Bronze Age to Hellenistic ceramic samples, the volume contextualizes this primary dataset through the lens of ceramic production, consumption, exchange and emulation. Synthesizing site data sets, the volume more broadly contributes to our understanding of the pivotal role of groups and their economic, social, and ritual practices in the creation of complex societies.

ISBN: 9781108748391

Dimensions: 229mm x 153mm x 20mm

Weight: 730g

436 pages