Intra-Cross-Craft and Cross-Craft Interaction in the Architectural Domain from the Bronze Age to the Archaic Period in Mainland Greece

This paper examines the evidence for intra-cross-craft and cross-craft interaction for architectural innovations in mainland Greece from the Early Bronze Age to the Archaic period. Ceramic roofing tiles of the Early Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age, and Archaic period are given particular focus due to their long history in the region and their unmistakable materialization of both forms of interaction. Following a discussion of this case study, a survey of architectural innovations during the study period is presented. The survey largely confirms the observations about the pace, visibility, and influences on both intra-cross-craft and cross-craft interaction that were noted for the ceramic roofing tiles. It shows that intra-cross-craft interaction never seems to occur without cross-craft interaction, and that the latter was often obscured in the final appearance of the architectural feature; the same is not true for the contributions from non-architectural craftpersons.