Early Athens: Settlements and Cemeteries in the Submycenaean, Geometric and Archaic Periods

by Eirini M. Dimitriadou

Overview

This volume is one of the most important works on ancient Athens in the last fifty years. The focus is on the early city, from the end of the Bronze Age—ca. 1200 BCE—to the Archaic period, when Athens became the largest city of the Classical period, only to be destroyed by the Persians in 480/479 BCE. From a systematic study of all the excavation reports and surveys in central Athens, the author has synthesized a detailed diachronic overview of the city from the Submycenaean period through the Archaic. It is a treasure trove of information for archaeologists who work in this period. Of great value as well are the detailed maps included, which present features of ancient settlements and cemeteries, the repositories of the human physical record. Over eighty additional large-scale, interactive maps are available online to complement the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781938770159
Publisher:	Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Publication date:	03/31/2019
Series:	Monumenta Archaeologica , #42
Pages:	608
Product dimensions:	8.46(w) x 10.94(h) x (d)

About the Author

Eirini M. Dimitriadou has a Ph D from the University of Athens and is a staff archaeologist in the Greek Archaeological Service.

Editorial Reviews

"Dimitriadou clearly shows that there is much Early Athens beyond the well-known sites of the Kerameikos and the Agora. She did the scholarly community a great service in drawing the attention to the wealth of data available." —Ronnberg, Maximilian F., University of Tubingen, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2019.10.48

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