FAH206H1 Lecture : FAH206H1S- Lecture #7 Feasting.docx
Document Summary
Linear b tablets (patron of specialized crafts) Central palace for town and territory (early politics) Palace shorthand notation as in civilization. Important to look at the margins in which a feast might be evident. Space in the central and west court for feasting. Food perhaps brought from the town to the palace. Areas 14, 15 had storage space for food. Very early courts/feasting (c. 3000 2000 bc) Building around court areas (neolithic iv early minoan i) Community rituals for uniting (central court and palace) Large chalices in early minoan i (1900 2100 bc) Similar understanding as the palace at knossos. Something happened before the building of one palace. Feasting building interactions of a community. Couple of hundred pots (within a 1-2 meter area) Eggshell thin (very rare and hard to fashion) Hierarchy of materials (polychrome pottery, untreated pottery, goblets) Taking out of all cups at the same time. Perhaps an indication of social status (based on gender/age)
