Ornaments and Other Ambiguous Artifacts from Franchthi: Volume 1, the Palaeolithic and the Mesolithic

by Catherine Perlès

The famous Franchthi Cave excavations in Greece brought to light an exceptionally long sequence of ornaments, spanning from the earliest Upper Palaeolithic to the end of the Neolithic. This volume focuses on the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic ornaments and ornamental species, which constitute one of the largest collections in Europe for these periods combined. Franchthi is one of the few identified production centers for ornaments, which are overwhelmingly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253031842
• ISBN13: 9780253031846
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher