This volume is based on material from an intensive and systematic field survey of Halasarna (modern Kardamaina), located on a coastal plain in the southern part of the Dodecanesian island of Kos, and a study of settlement patterns across the Aegean. It provides a new corpus of data on the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age periods, presents a material sequence based on stylistic analysis, and develops a diachronic understanding of settlement dynamics within a wider regional context.



by Mercourios Georgiadis



1. Introduction 2. Topography of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Sites 3. Pottery Fabrics 4. Pottery Shapes 5. Chronological and Cultural Significance of the Halasarna Prehistoric Pottery 6. Chipped Stone 7. Ground Stone 8. Small Finds 9. The Halasarna Chronology 10. Catalog of Diagnostic Finds 11. Settlement Patterns in the Pre-Neolithic and Neolithic Aegean 12. Early Bronze Age Settlement Patterns 13. Diachronic Developments in the Halasarna Region in Their Broader Aegean Context References Index Tables Maps Figures Plates