The Sample. In each Fivondronana, we have tried to reach the totality of all existing distributors. In fact, the survey is very close to a census, even though in some cases, some distributors have refused to answer the questionnaires, and in other cases, the distributors did not have the knowledge to answer to some section of the questionnaires. At the beginning of the work, we have thought of considering three categories of distributors: wholesales, retailers, and an intermediate category of démi-grossistes. The functional difference among the three groups is in terms of their main customers. Wholesalers would sell primarily to other traders, retailers primarily to farmers, and démi- grossistes to both farmers and other traders. In practice, it was difficult to distinguish between a démi-grossiste and retailers, especially in the case of distributors who sell different products, including non agricultural products. They may have a license as démi-grossiste for the totality of their merchandise, but for agricultural inputs, they behave often like retailers. Moreover, in terms of sale prices they also behave similarly to retailers. We have then considered a different classification according to the status of the distributor which better reflects the mode of operation and the incentives of different distributors. We have then considered two categories: the retailers, démi-grossistes, and small companies on one hand, and the "organizations" including NGO and development organizations on the other hand. The importers are considered separately.
The Sample. Landscape exploration researches in Crete are numerous; the priority has been to include all archaeological projects since the 70’s, namely intensive surveys, but also an adequate and representative sample from the other traditions. The ‘Travellers’ tradition includes of course many more studies, but they do not have major differences and cannot be analysed at the same level with the rest of the surveys. The table below (2.3) presents the projects included in each tradition: Survey id Tradition Survey id Tradition Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx 66 Culture History Ayiofarango 77 Landscape Archaeology Ayiofarango 75 Culture History Katelionas Landscape Archaeology Ayiofarango 89 Culture History Lamnoni Landscape Archaeology Hood 65 Culture History Praisos Landscape Archaeology Hood 67 Culture History Sphakia Landscape Archaeology Pendlebury 1934 Culture History Vrokastro Landscape Archaeology Travels in Crete Culture History Phaistos Landscape Archaeology Wroncka Historical Geography Kommos Landscape Archaeology Faure Historical Geography Chania Landscape Archaeology Nowicki Historical Geography Aghios Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Landscape Archaeology Xxxxxxx Historical Geography Malia Landscape Archaeology Schiering Topographic Palaikastro Landscape Archaeology Hood Knossos Topographic Gournia Landscape Archaeology Minoan Roads Topographic Kavousi Landscape Archaeology Itanos Topographic Hagia Photia Landscape Archaeology Sieber Travellers Pseira Landscape Archaeology Pashley Travellers Gavdos Landscape Archaeology Lasithi Landscape Archaeology Table 2.3 Surveys Database: The sample
The Sample. Culture History Tradition (survey id Hood 67) All of his sites have been used. Descriptions of ‘apparently’ or ‘appear to be’ are treated as expressing doubt, therefore put in chronology fields [sherds table] with question marks. Landscape Tradition (survey id Vrokastro) Burial sites were not used because they are usually known, previously excavated, or with distinctive pottery and sometimes human bone. In most cases we wouldn’t doubt the site’s function. Survey id: Vrokastro PH No. sites Sample GR No. sites Sample BVT No. sites Sample settlement 36 4 settlement 30 3 settlement 7 1 settlement 36 4 settlement 30 3 settlement 7 1 settlement? 2 settlement? 1 settlement? 1 habitation 22 2 habitation 8 2 habitation 5 habitation? 21 2 habitation? 9 1 Habitation / settlement 3 Habitation/ settlement 16 2 Habitation / settlement 11 3 habitation? 6 burial 6 burial 5 ritual 4 burial? 3 burial? 5 ritual? 2 ritual? 1 ritual? 3 fort 1 agro-pastoral activity 2 1 fort? 1 fort? 2 agropastoral activity? 3 industrial activity 1 agro-pastoral activity 29 3 presence 1 presence 9 agro-pastoral activity? 8 1 unknown activity 6 1 agro-pastoral activity 2 1 industrial activity 7 1 agro-pastoral activity? 4 presence 13 unknown activity 15 2 unknown activity 10 1 Table 2.6 Interpretations Database: the sample
