Table of Contents

1. Introduction, Philip P. Betancourt; 2. The Isthmus of Ierapetra, Philip P. Betancourt; 3. Geology and Geologic History, Floyd W. McCoy; 4. The FN/EM I Settlement Patterns in the Northern Part of the Isthmus of Ierapetra, Philip P. Betancourt; 5. The FN/EM I Settlement Patterns in the Southern Part of the Isthmus of Ierapetra, Kostas Chalikias; 6. The Excavation of the Site, Philip P. Betancourt; 7. The Architecture, Philip P. Betancourt; 8. The Pottery, Philip P. Betancourt; 9. The Ground and Chipped Stone Tools, Heidi M.C. Dierckx; 10. The Faunal Remains, David S. Reese, 11. Arboriculture at Aphrodite's Kephali, Evi Margaritis; 12. Hillforts and Watchtowers, Philip P. Betancourt; 13. The Place of Aphrodite's Kephali in the Early Development of Fortifications, Philip P. Betancourt; 14. The Significance of Aphrodite's Kephali, Philip P. Betancourt; Appendix A. The Ceramic Petrography, Eleni Nodarou; Appendix B. Gas Chromatography Analysis, Andrew Koh and Philip P. Betancourt; References; Index.

About the Author

Philip P. Betancourt is Laura H. Carnell Professor of Archaeology and Art History at Temple University.