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Huurlingen, mobiliteit en reizigerslatijn Contacten tussen Europa en het Nabije Oosten in de Late Bronstijd
- Author(s):
- Jorrit Kelder (see profile)
- Date:
- 2020
- Group(s):
- Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean archaeology
- Subject(s):
- Archaeology, Egypt
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Mycenaean Greece, long-distance trade
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/scry-pj25
- Abstract:
- The aim of this paper is twofold. First, it argues that the Mycenaean Greek world served as a nexus for international trade between the Near East and Europe during the Late Bronze Age (ca. 1600 to 1100 BCE). Rather than a barbarian periphery, Europe – and in particular regions such as the Carpathian basin and the southern Baltic (Denmark and Scania) – was an integral part of the much better known ‘civilised’ world of the ancient Near East. Second, it argues that ‘mercenaries’ (a term that I will use rather loosely, and which includes both private entrepreneurs and military captives) served as a hitherto overlooked conduit for knowledge exchange between Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Near East. It will do so by highlighting a number of remarkable archaeological finds, and by discussing these against the backdrop of contemporary (Late Bronze Age and Iron Age) texts as well as later legends.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 2 years ago
- License:
- Attribution-NonCommercial
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