{"product_id":"the-late-minoan-iii-necropolis-yannis-tzedakis-9798888570463","title":"The Late Minoan III Necropolis of Armenoi: Volume II - Biomolecular and Epigraphical Investigations","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis is the first volume on the Late Minoan III necropolis of Armenoi in western Crete. It sets the scene, introduces the site and its topography, and offers the results of site surveys and their finds.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Late Minoan III Necropolis of Armenoi, Crete (ca. 1390-1190 BC) is the only intact, complete Late Minoan necropolis presently known, of which 232 tombs have been excavated. The research project was the first large-scale genomic sampling of skeletal material from a single site in Bronze Age Greece, as well as being the first time a multi-disciplinary approach with ancient DNA as its focus has been conducted on a large, well-curated necropolis assemblage. As such it provides a unique opportunity to answer archaeological questions, the most important of which are kinship, an analysis of the origin and ancestry of those buried in the tombs, the homogeneity of the population or otherwise, and diet. The analysis programme was only possible because the tombs had not been seriously disturbed, and human skeletal remains had survived and been expertly conserved. The results of ancient DNA, stable isotope analysis, osteological analysis, and radiocarbon dating are presented, providing the first detailed record of ancestry and kinship in this iconic period of Eastern Mediterranean prehistory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn addition, the long-debated problem of the location of the wealthy city of da-*22-to, referred to many times in the Linear B tablets, is addressed and key evidence is presented. The rich finds in the Necropolis, the town excavation, and in the environs, support the interpretation that the 'city' that built the Necropolis is da-*22-to.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yannis Tzedakis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798888570463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxbow Books Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Yannis Tzedakis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372564304127,"sku":"9798888570463","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5772cb6-1814-4909-a167-d8dfb99aba8c.jpg?v=1732726318","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-late-minoan-iii-necropolis-yannis-tzedakis-9798888570463","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}