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Pandora's pithos

2017; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 29; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/02757206.2017.1397651

1477-2612

Andrew Bevan,

Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements

Large clay jars have long been popular for both wet and dry storage, but are particularly associated with Mediterranean wines and olive oil. Such 'pithoi' also underpin important historical shifts in social complexity and landscape investment, play prominent roles in Mediterranean social life, and thus offer an excellent opportunity to think about the deeper consequences of container culture.