Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter One. A Compulsory Detour Through Discussions Of Procedures -- Constitution Of The Corpus -- Sampling Strategies -- Identifications, Observations And Recording -- User-friendly Denominations And Specially Devised Typologies -- Descriptive Terminology -- Franchthi Neolithic Ornament Phases -- The Initial Neolithic -- Chapter Two. Newcomers Or Local Groups? The Initial Neolithic Assemblage -- Discontinuities: The Introduction Of Geometric Ornaments -- Discoid Cardiidae Beads -- A Very Early Spondylus Bead A Long Barrel-shaped Bead Of Micaschist Or Clay -- The Earliest Known Spondylus Annulet -- A Unique Perforated Bulla Striata -- Continuity: The Predominance Of Cyclopes, Dove Shells And Tusk Shells -- The Reappearance Of Small Tusk Shell Segments -- A Shift In Use Of The Cyclopes -- Columbella Rustica: Anthropic And Natural Perforations -- Newcomers, Local Groups Or Mixed Groups? -- The Elusive Origin Of The Neolithic Component -- The Initial Neolithic Ornaments: A Distinctive Assemblage -- The Early Neolithic -- Chapter Three. An Overview Of Early Neolithic Ornament Assemblages Caracterisation Of Franchthi Neolithic Ornament Phase 1 -- Dating Of Fnop 1 -- Composition Of The Fnop 1 Assemblage -- Traditional And New Raw Materials -- From Blanks To Broken Ornaments -- Chapter Four. Colourful Beads, Pendants And Studs -- Technical And Morphological Diversity Among Pendants -- Pendant Blanks: Local Manufacturing And Apprentices -- Stone And Shell Pendants -- Perforated Tooth -- Studs -- Stone Beads -- Some Mixed Early Neolithic/ Early Middle Neolithic Artifacts Of Interest -- Chapter Five. The Cerastoderma Bead Production: A Case Of Apprenticeship? The Cerastoderma Bead Production At Franchthi: A Debated Issue -- A Biased Representation Of The Bead Making Production: Drills And Bead Waste -- The Production Sequence -- Variants In The Chai?ne Ope?ratoire Of Production -- Deviant Specimens -- Learning The Skill: Novices Practicing -- Conclusion: All Crafts Must Be Learnt And Novices Leave Traces Behind Them -- Chapter Six. Perforated Shells: Traditional Types And New Standards -- Columbella Rustica -- Tritia Neritea: The Same, But Not Quite! -- Why So Many Unperforated Dove Shells And Cyclopes? Cowries And Other Rare Incised Shells: Ornaments? -- Early Neolithic 'conus Beads' -- A Single Naturally Worn Hexaplex Trunculus Fragment -- Rare Tusk Shells -- Perforated Cerastoderma Glaucum: Rejected! -- Chapter Seven. Early Neolithic Wats -- Chapter Eight. Early Neolithic Innovations -- Initial Neolithic And Early Neolithic Assemblages -- The Simplicity Of Early Neolithic Ornaments -- Long-distance Transfers -- Producing The Ornaments: Domestic Production And Specialised Production -- Local Preferences And Widespread Morphotypes -- The Importance Of Being Coastal Catherine Perle?s ; With The Collaboration Of Sandrine Bonnardin, Benoi?t Mille And Patrick Pion. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.