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Ancient Gordion

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Part of Case Studies In Early Societies series

Summary

This study of an iconic Iron Age site in Turkey, Gordion, integrates for the first time nearly 70 years of fieldwork and analysis to address key questions of political group formation and identity.

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Ancient Gordion by Lisa Kealhofer

Ancient Gordion has long been recognized as a key Iron Age site for Anatolia and the eastern Mediterranean. Archaeological research has revealed much about its sequence of occupation. However, as yet no study has explored the underlying drivers of political and economic change at this site. This volume presents an overview of the political and economic histories supporting emergent elites and how they constructed power at Gordion during the Iron Age (1200-300 BCE). Based on geochemical and typological analysis of nearly 2000 Late Bronze Age to Hellenistic ceramic samples, the volume contextualizes this primary dataset through the lens of ceramic production, consumption, exchange and emulation. Synthesizing site data sets, the volume more broadly contributes to our understanding of the pivotal role of groups and their economic, social, and ritual practices in the creation of complex societies.

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Lisa Kealhofer is Professor in the Departments of Anthropology and Environmental Studies and Sciences at Santa Clara University. Peter Grave is Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of New England, Australia. Mary Mathilda Voigt is Chancellor Professor of Anthropology emerita at the College of William & Mary.
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ISBN 13 9781108748391
ISBN 10 1108748392
Title Ancient Gordion
Author Lisa Kealhofer
Series Case Studies In Early Societies
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2022-09-08
Number of pages 436
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