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A Companion to the Archaeology of Early Greece and the Mediterranean
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A Companion to the Archaeology of Early Greece and the Mediterranean offers an original and inclusive review of two key periods of Greek archaeology, which are typically treated separately—the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age. It presents an in-depth exploration of the society and material culture of Greece and the Mediterranean, from the 14th to the early 7th centuries BC. The two-volume companion sets Aegean developments within their broader geographic and cultural context, and presents the wide-ranging interactions with the Mediterranean.
The companion bridges the gap that typically exists between Prehistoric and Classical Archaeology and examines material culture and social practice across Greece and the Mediterranean. A number of specialists examine the environment and demography, and analyze a range of textual and archaeological evidence to shed light on socio-political and cultural developments. The companion also emphasizes regionalism in the archaeology of early Greece and examines the responses of different regions to major phenomena such as state formation, literacy, migration and colonization. Comprehensive in scope, this important companion:
- Outlines major developments in the two key phases of early Greece, the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age
- Includes studies of the geography, chronology and demography of early Greece
- Explores the development of early Greek state and society and examines economy, religion, art and material culture
- Sets Aegean developments within their Mediterranean context
Written for students, and scholars interested in the material culture of the era, ACompanion to the Archaeology of Early Greece and the Mediterranean offers a comprehensive and authoritative guide that bridges the gap between the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781118770054 |
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Publisher: | Wiley |
Publication date: | 11/14/2019 |
Series: | Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World |
Sold by: | JOHN WILEY & SONS |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 1472 |
File size: | 14 MB |
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About the Author
Antonis Kotsonas is Assistant Professor of Mediterranean History and Archaeology at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University. His work focuses on material culture and socio-economic history in Greece and the Mediterranean.
Table of Contents
Volume 1Notes on Contributors xiii
Preface xxiii
Abbreviations xxvii
Maps xxix
Section I The Background 1
1.1 Natural and Human Ecology: Geography, Climate, and Demography 3John L. Bintliff
1.2 Evidence from Archaeology 33Oliver T.P.K. Dickinson
1.3 Evidence from Written Sources 55Lisa Bendall and Martin West
1.4 History of Research 75Antonis Kotsonas
Section II State and Society 97
2.1 The Rise of the Mycenaean Culture, Palatial Administration and Its Collapse 99Joseph Maran and James C. Wright
2.2 From the Collapse of the Mycenaean Palaces to the Emergence of Early Iron Age Communities 133Birgitta Eder and Irene S. Lemos
2.3 The Re-Emergence of Political Complexity 161James Whitley
2.4 From the Near East to the Far West 187Susan Sherratt
2.5 Mobility, Migration, and Colonization 217Antonis Kotsonas and Jana Mokri ŝová
2.6 Script and Literacy 247Philippa M. Steele
2.7 The Economy 271Dimitri Nakassis
2.8 The People 293Barbara A. Olsen
2.9 Religion and Cult 317Matthew Haysom
2.10 Death and Burial 349Yannis Galanakis
Section III Material Culture and Society 375
3.1 Architecture 377Ulrich Thaler
3.2 Wall Paintings 407Andreas G. Vlachopoulos
3.3 Pottery 433Walter Gauβ and Florian Ruppenstein
3.4 Bronze Vessels 471Hartmut Mattháus and Christian Vonhoff
3.5 Weapons 499Matthew Lloyd
3.6 Tools 523Nicholas Blackwell
3.7 Figurines and Sculpture 539
Melissa Vetters
3.8 Seals and Sealings 571Olga Krzyszkowska
3.9 Textiles 589Marie-Louise Nosch
3.10 Jewelry 603Eleni Konstantinidi-Syvridi
3.11 Ivories 627Iphigenia Tournavitou
Volume 2
Notes on Contributors xiii
Preface xxiii
Abbreviations xxvii
Section IV Regional Archaeologies of Greece and the Aegean 647
4.1 Sparta and Laconia 649William Cavanagh
4.2 Messenia 671Jack L. Davis and Sharon R. Stocker
4.3 Mycenae and the Argolid 693Joseph Maran and Alcestis Papadimitriou
4.4 The Corinthia 719Ioulia Tzonou and Catherine Morgan
4.5 Athens and Attica 743Alexandra Alexandridou
4.6 Thebes and Boeotia 763Vasileios Aravantinos
4.7 Euboea 787Irene S. Lemos
4.8 East Locris and Phocis 815Antonia Livieratou
4.9 The Central West Mainland 837Anastasia Gadolou and Kostas Paschalidis
4.10 The Central Ionian Islands 869Catherine Morgan
4.11 Thessaly 883Eleni Karouzou
4.12 The Thermaic Gulf 913Stelios Andreou
4.13 Troy and the Northeastern Aegean 939Carolyn C. Aslan
4.14 Ionia 961Olivier Mariaud
4.15 The Southeastern Aegean 985Mercourios Georgiadis
4.16 Naxos and the Cyclades 1007Andreas G. Vlachopoulos and Xenia Charalambidou
4.17 Knossos and North Central Crete 1029Eleni Hatzaki and Antonis Kotsonas
4.18 The Messara 1055Daniela Lefèvre-Novaro
4.19 Kavousi and the Mirabello Region 1067Donald C. Haggis
Section V The Mediterranean 1089
5.1 Shipwrecks 1091Christoph Bachhuber
5.2 Anatolia 1107Andreas Schachner
5.3 Cyprus 1133Artemis Georgiou and Maria Iacovou
5.4 Ugarit, Al Mina, and Coastal North Syria 1163Alexander Vacek
5.5 The Levant 1185Tzveta Manolova
5.6 Egypt 1215Jorrit M. Kelder
5.7 Sicily 1237Robert Leighton
5.8 Southern Italy 1261Marco Bettelli and Lucia Vagnetti
5.9 The Bay of Naples 1287Matteo D’Acunto
5.10 Sardinia 1311Paolo Bernardini
5.11 The Western Mediterranean 1325Eleftheria Pappa
Index 1349