The Mediterranean Mirror

Cultural Contacts in the Mediterranean Sea between 1200 and 750 B.C. International post-doc and young researcher conference, Heidelberg, 6th - 8th October 2012. Edited by Andrea Babbi, Frederike Bubenheimer-Erhart, Beatriz Marín-Aguilera and Simone Mühl. Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum.

19 contributions (all of them in english) aim to bridge the gap between the chronological stages of Bronze Age civilizations and Iron Age cultures. The editors’ introduction and a picture of the theoretical framework of Mediterranean studies, are followed by five geographical parts. - Between 1200 and 750 BC, the Mediterranean world saw the breakdown of Bronze Age civilizations, and the rise of Iron Age cultures. These chronological stages which unfortunately are often taken into consideration separately, have been bridged. The editors’ introduction and a picture of the theoretical framework of Mediterranean studies, are followed by five geographical parts. Each of them is introduced by a senior scholar’s comprehensive overview article followed by papers of highly competent younger researchers. By commenting on cultural changes and interculturality in the sub-regions of the Mediterranean, new important insights into interregional mobility, connectivity, and decentering phenomena are provided. The vision of the Mediterranean parts as equally important for understanding the significance of contacts represents a special feature of the volume. VIII,328 Seiten mit 34 Farb- und 52 s/w-Abb., Großformat, broschiert (RGZM-Tagungen; Band 20/Schnell + Steiner/Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums 2015)