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Redistribution in Aegean Palatial Societies. Introduction: Why Redistribution?

April 2011 (115.2)
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Redistribution in Aegean Palatial Societies. Introduction: Why Redistribution?

115.2
Michael L. Galaty
Dimitri Nakassis
William A. Parkinson
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This collection of papers explores the role of redistribution in Minoan and Mycenaean economies. The term "redistribution" was coined to describe a particular mode of economic exchange employed in ancient economies, particularly Near Eastern temple economies, and later applied to the Aegean. Recently, the redistributive model has been revised substantially, but these revisions largely have been ignored by Aegean prehistorians. We hope that this Forum will contribute to the ongoing debate about the nature and extent of control exercised by Aegean palatial authorities and to the larger study of ancient economic exchange in archaeology and anthropology.

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Redistribution in Aegean Palatial Societies. Introduction: Why Redistribution?

By Michael L. Galaty, Dimitri Nakassis, and William A. Parkinson

American Journal of Archaeology Vol. 115, No. 2 (April 2011), pp. 175–176

DOI: 10.3764/aja.115.2.0175

© 2011 Archaeological Institute of America

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