In October 2006, the 3rd International Conference on Prehistoric Ceramics, entitled 'Breaking the Mould: Challenging the Past through Pottery', was hosted by the Department of Archaeology on behalf of the Prehistoric Ceramics Research Group and The Prehistoric Society at the University of Manchester.

Analyzing the development of the Cycladic and Aegean islands from their earliest settlement in the Mesolithic through to the end of the Mycenaean period, The Cycladic and Aegean Islands in Prehistory traces the major environmental, cultural and religious transformations of these communities. Fully up-to-date, this book incorporates into its narrative well-known historical excavations as well as the results of important excavations undertaken over the last 20 years. The book's chronological structure delivers the necessary factual knowledge of sites, objects, debates and theoretical...

Analyzing the development of the Cycladic and Aegean islands from their earliest settlement in the Mesolithic through to the end of the Mycenaean period, The Cycladic and Aegean Islands in Prehistory traces the major environmental, cultural and religious transformations of these communities. Fully up-to-date, this book incorporates into its narrative well-known historical excavations as well as the results of important excavations undertaken over the last 20 years. The book's chronological structure delivers the necessary factual knowledge of sites, objects, debates and theoretical...