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Figurines in context

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TimothyInsoll (ed.). 2017. The Oxford handbook of prehistoric figurines. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 978-0-19-967561-6 hardback £110.

EdgarPeltenburg, DianeBolger & LindyCrewe (ed.). 2019. Figurine makers of prehistoric Cyprus: settlement and cemeteries at Souskiou. Oxford: Oxbow; 978-1-7892-5019-0 hardback £48.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2020

David Frankel*
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University, Australia (✉ [email protected])

Extract

For 50 years, Peter Ucko's Anthropomorphic figurines (1968) has served as an entry-point for anyone approaching the study of figurines: this new Oxford handbook now provides a broader alternative, which conveniently summarises much current evidence and thinking. Following the standard format of this series, Tim Insoll has brought together a wide array of studies covering many different periods and places as well as diverse approaches to analysis.

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Review Article
Copyright
Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd, 2020

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References

Peltenburg, E. (ed.). 2006. The Chalcolithic cemetery of Souskiou-Vathyrkakas, Cyprus: results of the investigations of four missions from 1950 to 1997. Nicosia: Department of Antiquities, Cyprus.Google Scholar
Ucko, P.J. 1968. Anthropomorphic figurines of Predynastic Egypt and Neolithic Crete with comparative material from the prehistoric Near East and mainland Greece. London: Szmidla.Google Scholar