Maritime Networks in the Ancient Mediterranean World

ISBN-13: 9781108429948 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 272 str.

Justin Leidwanger; Carl Knappett

Opis

This volume brings together scholars of Mediterranean archaeology, ancient history, and complexity science to advance the study of maritime connectivity.

Recenzje

'… the authors of the volume have succeeded in presenting a consistent sample of current research in Mediterranean archaeology and history, with networks given pride of place … this is a major contribution to a promising field of inquiry.' François Gerardin, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Spis treści

1. Maritime networks, connectivity, and mobility in the ancient Mediterranean Justin Leidwanger and Carl Knappett; 2. Robust spatial network analysis Tim Evans; 3. New approaches to the Theran eruption Ray Rivers; 4. Geography matters: defining maritime small worlds of the Aegean Bronze Age Thomas F. Tartaron; 5. Cults, cabotage and connectivity: experimenting with religious and economic networks in the Greco-Roman Mediterranean Barbara Kowalzig; 6. Shipwrecks as indices of Archaic Mediterranean trade networks Elizabeth S. Greene; 7. Netlogo simulations and the use of transport Amphoras in antiquity Mark L. Lawall and Shawn Graham; 8. Lessons learned from the uninformative use of network science techniques: an exploratory analysis of tableware distribution in the Roman Eastern Mediterranean Tom Brughmans; 9. Amphorae, networks, and Byzantine maritime trade Paul Arthur, Marco Leo Imperiale and Giuseppe Muci; 10. Navigating Mediterranean archaeology's maritime networks Barbara J. Mills.