Kommos

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ID23403969
AuthorsJoseph Shaw (archaeology, University of Toronto), Joseph A Shaw (0000-0003-1056-1269, University of Toronto), Maria C Shaw (University of Toronto), Maria Shaw (archaeology, University of Toronto)
Year2012
Pages543-555
Publication date2012-09-18
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueThe Oxford Handbook Of The Bronze Age Aegean (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199873609.013.0041
OpenAlexW4206122224
ISBN9780199873609
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited6

Kommos was lightly settled as early as the Late Neolithic/Early Minoan period, especially on the sloping side of the small southernmost hills known as Tou Spanou Ta Kephalia. Like most Minoan sites, Kommos was mainly an agricultural community, with its inhabitants sustained by farming and herding but also by the sea. In about 1020 bc, locals established a small temple upon the Minoan ruins. With this broad review in mind, this article turns to specific aspects relating to the town: its topography, the architecture of the houses, and the activities as implied both by architectural features and finds. With regard to town planning, the article talks about one main road that ran north to south, which it nicknamed the Rampa dal Mare.

Aesthetics · Agriculture · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Geography · Herding · Period (music) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Ancient Near East History · Architecture · Classical Antiquity Studies · History

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