An edition of Sea peoples or Syrian peddlers? (2007)

Sea peoples or Syrian peddlers?

the Late Bronze-Iron I Aegean presence in Syria and Cilicia

Sea peoples or Syrian peddlers?
Kathleen Jeanne Birney, Kathle...
Sea peoples or Syrian peddlers? by Kathleen Jeanne Birney, Kathleen Jeanne Birney
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An edition of Sea peoples or Syrian peddlers? (2007)

Sea peoples or Syrian peddlers?

the Late Bronze-Iron I Aegean presence in Syria and Cilicia

To date, a great deal of attention has been focused on the Aegean presence in the Near East during the pivotal point of transition between the Late Bronze and Iron Ages. Traditional theories advocating a mass immigration of the 'Sea Peoples' into Cyprus and the southern Levant have been borne out by evidence for a pervasive, intrusive population of Aegean origins in these regions. Circumstances in the northern Levant during this transition remain considerably more opaque. Scholarly emphasis has been upon coastal areas and particularly focused upon evidence for destructions; moreover, labyrinthine terminology has added to the difficulties in ascertaining whether and which vessels of Mycenaean origin can be identified in a northern milieu. Drawing upon published sites, multiple surveys and unpublished collections, this study gathers all of the evidence for Iron Age Mycenaean-style pottery currently known in Cilicia and Syria. The Iron Age wares are presented alongside data for imported assemblages at these sites (where present), and provided with brief archaeological context. In addition, we present herein a detailed analysis of the unpublished Mycenaean-style collections from the 'Amuq sites of Chatal Hüyük and Tell Judeideh in the Syrian interior. The ceramic evidence is paired with a brief examination of the features of Aegean and Anatolian material culture appearing also during this horizon in the northern Levant. In light of the distributive patterns of the Mycenaean-style wares, their morphology and decorative repertoires, and additional evidence of intrusive cultural elements, we explore throughout the validity of both Sea Peoples' migration and Sherratt's mercantilist hypothesis as possible mechanisms for the appearance of Mycenaean-style pottery in the Iron Age northern Levant.

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English
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478

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"May 2007."

Thesis (Ph.D., Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations)--Harvard University, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references.

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x, 478 leaves
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478

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OL45170926M
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430499343

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