Marvels of the system. Art, perception and engagement with the environment in Minoan Crete

Archaeological Dialogues

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-240

  Herva, Vesa Pekka ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Art; Ecology; Human environment system; Minoan Crete; Perception

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ART; HISTORICAL RECORD; LANDSCAPE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PERCEPTION;

CRETE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33750191804     PISSN: 13802038     EISSN: 14782294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1380203806002078     Document Type: Article

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