Qualities of Humanness

Material Aspects of Greek Neolithic Anthropomorphic Imagery

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2390917
AutoresStratos Nanoglou (University of Thessaly), Στράτος Νανόγλου (0000-0002-1562-791X, University of Thessaly, autor de correspondencia)
Año2008
Volumen13
Número3
Páginas311-334
Fecha de publicación2008-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Material Culture (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1835 • E-ISSN: 1460-3586
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359183508095498
OpenAlexW2116027289
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas16
Referencias citadas39

This article considers the materialization of human representations in Neolithic northern Greece and particularly the materials used in their production. Contending that materialization is contingent upon but not reducible to the materials used, an attempt is made to understand the implications of using different materials to represent humans, especially clay and stone. Thus, it is suggested that in the earlier Neolithic, clay and stone were reserved for different classes of artefacts. Human figures in this period show an interest in action, whereas in the later Neolithic, changes occur that suggest a preoccupation with the substance of the figures. It is suggested that these changes point to the emergence of different subjectivities during the later Neolithic

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