PRINIATIKOS PYRGOS AND THE CLASSICAL PERIOD IN EASTERN CRETE: Feasting and Island Identities Author(s): Brice L. Erickson Source: Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Vol. 79, No. 3 (July-September 2010), pp. 305-349 Published by: The American School of Classical Studies at Athens Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40981053 . Accessed: 18/03/2014 10:15 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 71.168.218.10 on Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:15:14 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions HESPERIA 79 (2OIO) PRINIATIKOS PYRGOS Pages30 ss '49 AND THE CLASSICAL PERIOD IN EASTERN CRETE Feasting and Island Identities ABSTRACT Classical Creteis stillpoorly understood archaeologically, although recent workon local ceramicsequences has begunto changethe traditional picture ofisolation and declinein theSth century b.c. At PriniatikosPyrgos in the Mirabelloregion of eastern Crete, relatively rich phases of Classical occupation providea detailedview of local ceramicdevelopment.