Theme:
Mediterranean seascapes
Session format:
Session, made up of a combination of papers, max. 15 minutes each
Title:
Exotics and Social Interactions in the Terminal Pleistocene – Early Holocene Mediterranean Seascape
Content:
This session examines how exotic materials were circulated and used across the Mediterranean during the terminal Pleistocene – early Holocene. Of particular interest is the movement of exotic items across the Mediterranean seascape reaching the various Mediterranean islands from the neighbouring mainland. Case studies are welcome that show how social communication was possible via sea routes despite geographical distance and presumed water ‘barriers’. The session also considers how the Mediterranean seascape denoted objects with ‘exoticness’ examining how any artefact can acquire a high value based on the social context in which it is consumed.
Keywords:
exotics, Mediterranean, seascape, prehistory, interactions
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Co-organisers:
Professor Vasiliki Kassianidou (Cyprus) 1
Affiliations:
1. University of Cyprus
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