1st Edition
An Archaeology of Land Ownership
1. An Archaeology of Land Ownership: Introducing the Debate Despina Catapoti and Maria Relaki 2. Land Tenure, Social Relations and Social Landscapes Stella Souvatzi 3. Minoan Lands? Some Remarks on Land Ownership on Bronze Age Crete Simon Jusseret, Jan Driessen and Quentin Letesson 4. Where Mythical Space Lies: Land Ownership Versus Land Use in the Northern Bronze Age Jane Downes and Antonia Thomas 5. Pervasive Assumptions of Ownership: Land, Gender and Reproductive Narratives Maria Relaki 6. Land and People in Tribal Societies: Aspects of Land Possession in Oman Nikos Efstratiou and Efthymia Alphas 7. Ownership or Tenure? A Case Study of Tribal Land Use from the Cusp of Prehistory Moira Jackson and Ian W.G. Smith 8. Harnessing the Land: Pioneers, Perception, and Place in Early Modern British Columbia Jeff Oliver 9. Losing and Repossessing Land and Ancestral Landscapes: Archaeology and Land Reforms in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe Paul Mupira 10. Land, Power and Status in Material Culture Studies. A Case Study on Alienability and Inalienability of Land in Brazil Clarissa Sanfelice Rahmeier 11. Land Ownership and Rights of Use on Land in the South Italian Countryside: Ethnoarchaeological and Historical Perspectives Antoon C. Mientjes and Mark Pluciennik 12. To Own or to Share: The Crisis of the Past at the Onset of the 21st Century Despina Catapoti 13. Concluding Comment: Land, Life and the Dwelling Perspective John C. Barrett
Biography
Maria Relaki has conducted research in archaeological theory, regional analysis, seals and sealing practices in the Bronze Age, ceramics, and the social dimensions of technological practice. Her research and teaching interests focus on anthropology and social theory, ancient technologies and technological practice, the emergence of complex societies and aspects of material and social representation. She is currently an Associate Lecturer at the Open University, UK and a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Sheffield.
Despina Catapoti is currently teaching at the Department of Cultural Informatics, University of the Aegean, Greece. Her research focuses on archaeological theory and epistemology, social identity and material culture as well as the impact of digital technology on current archaeological practice.
