M INOANS UNDER THE M ICROSCOPE Archaeological soil micromorphology at the Cretan Bronze Age site of Sissi Frank Carpentier Dissertation presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor in Archaeology February 2015 Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ilse Schoep MINOANS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Archaeological soil micromorphology at the Cretan Bronze Age site of Sissi Frank Carpentier 2015 FACULTY OF ARTS FACULTY OF ARTS Blijde Inkomststraat 21, box 3313 B-3000 LEUVEN, BELGIUM tel. + 32 16 32 48 85 frank.carpentier@arts.kuleuven.be www.arts.kuleuven.be/home/archaeology