Project

Provenance and function of the millstones in Thorikos and the Laurion: A contribution to the knowledge of exchange networks in the Aegean

Code
01D01017
Looptijd
01-10-2017 → 30-09-2021
Financiering
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Onderzoeksdisciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Archaeology
    • Theory and methodology of archaeology
    • Other history and archaeology
Trefwoorden
maalstenen vulkanische gesteenten herkomstbepaling netwerken archeometrisch onderzoek metallurgie hubs Athene Laurion Thorikos
 
Projectomschrijving

The proposed research studies the import, distribution and use of millstones in Thorikos and the Laurion, focusing on the provenance and function of these artefacts, to gain more insight into exchange networks from Early Bronze Age into Classical period as well as in the economic and technological choices made in the studied area.