The pithos is one of the most distinctive utilitarian forms of the Cretan Bronze Age ceramic repertoire. Because of its use as a storage container, a pithos is

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest m

This major study of pithoi storage vessels has two aims: To present in detail the technology of making storage vases without the use of a potters wheel, as this

This book focuses on economic and social changes, particularly during the opening phase of the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete. New developments in c

This volume is intended to be the first in a series that will focus on the origin of script and the boundaries of non-scribal communication media in proto-liter