ABSTRACT
Abstract The frescoes of the Minoan and Mycenaean cultures of the Aegean Bronze Age have long been the focus of scholarly enquiry, predominantly studied as “art” through a variety of sight-based methodologies. The first part of this chapter summarizes the key interpretive frameworks employed to date in these studies. The second part draws upon sensory archaeology to consider frescoes as active material culture that required multi-sensory perception and interaction, and is illustrated by innovative haptic, olfactory and acoustic case studies as well as by wider kinaesthetic and mnemonic considerations.
