This article illustrates how changes in the use of vegetal temper in Bronze Age earthen
architecture in Crete are a key line of evidence for investigating the appearance of …

In this paper, we argue that the sociopolitical trajectory of Bronze Age of Crete was
characterized by the progressive but intentional manipulation of an enduring collective …

This paper investigates sun‑dried mudbrick architecture in the Minoan Palace at Malia on
the north coast of Crete (Greece), excavated and studied by the French School at Athens …

The function of a large number of distinctive signs, usually called masons' marks, carved on
cut-stone blocks found in Minoan or Bronze Age buildings on the island of Crete remains a …

Scholars have long hypothesised that the central courts of the elaborate Minoan complexes
of Crete (c. 1950–1450 BC) were used for ritualised, communal gatherings. New …

The site of Malia, on the northwest coast of Crete is stimulating for geoarchaeological
research. A Minoan palatial town developed during the Middle and Late Bronze Ages in an …

Ces travaux ont permis de définir les objectifs des prochaines missions aux «Magasins
Dessenne». L'étude des pithoi prélevés dans l'édifice en septembre 2013 et leur mise en …

Le comité de lecture de l'École française d'Athènes est composé de trois membres de droit
et de neuf membres désignés par le conseil scientifique sur proposition du directeur. Sa …

Different Times? Archaeological and environmental data from intra-site and off-site
sequences brings together seven papers from Session II-8 of the XVIII UISPP Congress …

Dans un précédent billet, nous avons vu que des carrières de calcarénite avaient fourni un
matériau de construction pour les édifices monumentaux de la ville minoenne de Malia en …