Examine archaeological information from the 3rd millennium BCE to discover the significance of burial practices on forming memory and meaning on islands of the Cyclades in the South Aegean Sea. Reconstructed habits, traditions, and ceremonies shed light on ideologies conceptualized in the simplicity of the forms and high aesthetical standards of the marble figurines and vessels that serve as loci of memory storage for these small communities.
Traces of Memory in the Third Millennium Cyclades | Annual Cycladic Lecture
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