TY - BOOK ID - 7261661 TI - An archaeology of prehistoric bodies and embodied identities in the Eastern Mediterranean AU - Mina, Maria AU - Triantaphyllou, Sevi AU - Papadatos, Giannè„s PY - 2016 SN - 9781785702914 1785702912 1785702920 9781785702938 1785702939 9781785702945 1785702947 9781785702921 PB - Oxford ; Philadelphia : Oxbow Books, DB - UniCat KW - Social archaeology KW - Human body KW - Identity (Psychology) KW - Antiquities. KW - Social archaeology. KW - Social aspects KW - History KW - Social aspects. KW - Mediterranean Region KW - Antiquities KW - Personal identity KW - Personality KW - Self KW - Ego (Psychology) KW - Individuality KW - Body, Human KW - Human beings KW - Body image KW - Human anatomy KW - Human physiology KW - Mind and body KW - Archaeology KW - Methodology KW - Social archaeology - Mediterranean Region KW - Human body - Social aspects - Mediterranean Region - History - To 1500 KW - Identity (Psychology) - Mediterranean Region - History - To 1500 KW - Human body - Social aspects. KW - Mediterranean Region - Antiquities KW - Bronze age KW - Figurines, Ancient KW - Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7261661 AB - In the long tradition of the archaeology of the eastern Mediterranean bodies have held a prominent role in the form of figurines, frescos, or skeletal remains, and have even been responsible for sparking captivating portrayals of the Mother-Goddess cult, the elegant women of Minoan Crete or the deeds of heroic men. Growing literature on the archaeology and anthropology of the body has raised awareness about the dynamic and multifaceted role of the body in experiencing the world and in the construction, performance and negotiation of social identity. In these 28 thematically arranged papers, specialists in the archaeology of the eastern Mediterranean confront the perceived invisibility of past bodies and ask new research questions. Contributors discuss new and old evidence; they examine how bodies intersect with the material world, and explore the role of body-situated experiences in creating distinct social and other identities. Papers range chronologically from the Palaeolithic to the Early Iron Age and cover the geographical regions of the Aegean, Cyprus and the Near East. They highlight the new possibilities that emerge for the interpretation of the prehistoric eastern Mediterranean through a combined use of body-focused methodological and theoretical perspectives that are nevertheless grounded in the archaeological record ER -