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

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.

Date:1 Oct 2017 →  30 Sep 2021
Keywords:millstones, volcanic rocks, metallurgy, Athens, networks, hubs, Thorikos, archaeometry, provenance, Laurion
Disciplines:Archaeology, Theory and methodology of archaeology, Other history and archaeology