Phaestia Tellus: Immagazzinamento, economia e societa nella pianura nella pianura della Messara a Creta nell’Eta del Bronzo

PHAESTIA TELLUS Immagazzinamento, economia e società nella pianura della Messarà a Creta nell’Età del Bronzo.COLLANA: Incunabula greca; CIX (109) AUTORE: S. Privitera  This volume, published with the contribution of Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna [https://www.unibo.it/it], presents a comprehensive study of the archaeological evidence for agricultural storage in the Messara Plain (south-central Crete) during the Bronze Age (late 4th to late 2nd millennium BC). The research examines hundreds of large terracotta containers from a variety of contexts—both palatial and non-palatial—as well as architectural structures specifically designed for the storage of substantial quantities of foodstuffs. These include the proto-palatial kouloures at Phaistos and several Neopalatial and Mycenaean buildings at Hagia Triada. The analysis also incorporates palaeobotanical data and economic information derived from sealed or inscribed administrative documents written in Cretan Hieroglyphic, Linear A, and Linear B. The wealth of data on food storage in the Messara Plain makes the area an exemplary case study. The integrated, multidisciplinary approach adopted by the author—combining archaeological, botanical, and textual evidence—offers not only a deeper insight into the economic and social dynamics of the Minoan and Mycenaean world, but also provides a valuable point of comparison with contemporary civilizations across the central and eastern Mediterranean.