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| Other authors / contributors: | Vianello, Andrea, 1975-
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| ISBN: | 9781842176238
1842176234
184217424X
9781842174241
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references.
English.
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| Summary: | This book examines how exotic materials were exchanged and used across the Mediterranean from the Neolithic era to the Iron Age, focusing on the Bronze Age. A variety of materials and interpretative approaches are presented through several case studies. These emphasise how the value of exotic materials depended on the context in which they were consumed. The book firmly departs from assumptions of fixed categories such as prestige items or corresponding values, as evident in the Amarna letters. Instead, it shows how almost any object could be appreciated or ignored depending primarily on the c.
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| Other form: | Print version: Exotica in the prehistoric Mediterranean. Oxford : Oxbow Books ; Oakville, Conn. : David Brown Book Co., ©2011
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