The islands of the Aegean
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The history of the Aegean islands is usually associated with that of Greece. However, recent archaeological evidence indicate that the islands could have been colonized much earlier than previously assumed by settlers from adjacent mainlands. Artworks unearthened from various archaeological sites on the islands reveal extensive trade contacts between Crete and Cyclades, a group of islands in southern Aegean, from the Neolithic period to the early part of the Late Bronze Age.
Publication Name: American Journal of Archaeology
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0002-9114
Year: 1992
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Early Phoenicians presence in the Mediterranean islands: a reappraisal
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Archaeological records indicate that the Phoenicians expanded their colonial activities to Cyprus in the early 12th century BC in order to secure new trade routes and by the end of the 10th century BC they had established permanent posts in the nearby islands of Crete and Sardinia. From these outposts, the Phoenicians founded major colonies in North Africa including Utica, Carthage and Leptis Magna.
Publication Name: American Journal of Archaeology
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0002-9114
Year: 1992
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"Ancillary to the study of people": the presence and absence of B.A. Botkin at Point Park College
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The Point Park College meeting on applied folklore in 1971 was tainted by the criticism of folklorist Richard M. Dorson, who felt the field of applied folklore threatened the cause of folklore as an academic discipline. The papers from the Point Park meeting are best read as historical documents, within the context of the state of the field of folklore at that time.
Publication Name: Journal of Folklore Research
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0737-7037
Year: 1998
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