Lecture: "Archaeology Beyond the City: The Varied Landscapes of Rural Crete"

This talk explores emerging forms of inequality and social difference on the Mediterranean island of Crete from the seventh through the fourth centuries BCE, a time of profound political and cultural change in the ancient Greek world. Though small rural sites in Greece are often interpreted as simple farmsteads, Erny argues that these sites served many different functions and made up distinct social places in the landscape. The talk concludes with a new analysis of architecture and pottery from rural setlements in East Crete.