Ornaments and Other Ambiguous Artifacts from Fra – Volume 2, The Neolithic

Catherine Perlès is Emeritus Professor at the University of Nanterre and holds an honorary degree from Indiana University. She is author of several books, including The Early Neolithic in Greece and volumes on the chipped stones assemblages and ornaments from Franchthi Cave.

Preface
Introduction
1. A Compulsory Detour Through Discussions of Procedures
Part I: The Initial Neolithic
2. Newcomers or Local Groups? The Initial Neolithic Assemblage
Part II: The Early Neolithic
3. An Overview of Early Neolithic Ornament Assemblages
4. Colourful Beads, Pendants, and Studs
5. The Cerastoderma Bead Production: A Case of Apprenticeship?
6. Perforated Shells: Traditional Types and New Standards
7. Early Neolithic WATs
8. Early Neolithic Innovations
Part III: The Middle Neolithic
9. An Overview of Middle Neolithic Ornament Assemblages
10. Variation in Middle Neolithic Beads and Pendants
11. Perforated and Unperforated Shells: More Questions
12. Middle Neolithic WATs
13. Middle Neolithic Ornaments in Context
Part IV: The Late Neolithic
14. An Overview of Late Neolithic Assemblages
15. Late Neolithic Discoid and Cylindrical Beads: Variation in Black and White
16. Late Neolithic Ornaments other than Beads
17. The Puzzle(s) of the Late Neolithic
Part V: The Final Neolithic
18. The Final Neolithic: A Return to Traditional Values
19. Material from Mixed Contexts
Epilogue: Lessons from a Diversified Sequence
Appendix 1: Distribution of the Material by Unit in the Main Sequences Studied
Appendix 2: Mission archéométrique de caractérisation des matériauxlithiques de parure du site de Franchthi (Grèce), juillet 2010 by B. Mille
Appendix 3: List of Catalogued Pieces Considered Unworked or Reattributedand not Mentioned in the Text
Appendix 4: List of Shells Considered as Naturally or Accidentally Perforated
Appendix 5: Shell Tools
Appendix 6: Spondylus Valves
Appendix 7: Polished Steatite Artifacts
References
Index