A Minoan Experimental House – Paying Tribute to Middle Bronze Age Cretan Vernacular Architecture

In the mountains south of Agios Nikolaos, north-east Crete, the Minoans of the Middle Bronze Age (2000-1650 B.C.) left behind several kinds of ruins, which were studied in my PhD thesis (Beckmann 2012a). The 337 ancient sites discovered during this investigation were arranged in a loose settlement p...

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Main Author: Sabine Beckmann
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Language:English
Published: EXARC 2016-12-01
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description In the mountains south of Agios Nikolaos, north-east Crete, the Minoans of the Middle Bronze Age (2000-1650 B.C.) left behind several kinds of ruins, which were studied in my PhD thesis (Beckmann 2012a). The 337 ancient sites discovered during this investigation were arranged in a loose settlement pattern, with dwellings ca. 150 m from each other, composed of manifold field- enclosures and animal pen walls surrounding variably sized houses and connected by an extensive network of paths.
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spelling doaj.art-6c00533fb09b4514a5ce7e980621ade92024-11-27T13:38:38ZengEXARCEXARC Journal2212-89562016-12-012016/4ark:/88735/10264A Minoan Experimental House – Paying Tribute to Middle Bronze Age Cretan Vernacular ArchitectureSabine BeckmannIn the mountains south of Agios Nikolaos, north-east Crete, the Minoans of the Middle Bronze Age (2000-1650 B.C.) left behind several kinds of ruins, which were studied in my PhD thesis (Beckmann 2012a). The 337 ancient sites discovered during this investigation were arranged in a loose settlement pattern, with dwellings ca. 150 m from each other, composed of manifold field- enclosures and animal pen walls surrounding variably sized houses and connected by an extensive network of paths.https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10264reconstructionconstruction of buildingbronze agegreece
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A Minoan Experimental House – Paying Tribute to Middle Bronze Age Cretan Vernacular Architecture
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reconstruction
construction of building
bronze age
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title A Minoan Experimental House – Paying Tribute to Middle Bronze Age Cretan Vernacular Architecture
title_full A Minoan Experimental House – Paying Tribute to Middle Bronze Age Cretan Vernacular Architecture
title_fullStr A Minoan Experimental House – Paying Tribute to Middle Bronze Age Cretan Vernacular Architecture
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title_short A Minoan Experimental House – Paying Tribute to Middle Bronze Age Cretan Vernacular Architecture
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